CUNY IT Conference 2026
Overview
The 2026 CUNY IT Conference focused theme is: AI Disruption and Opportunities. Artificial intelligence is reshaping higher education at extraordinary speed, altering how we teach, learn, conduct research, make decisions, design services, and imagine the future of our institutions. For many, AI represents disruption in its most immediate form—challenging long-standing assumptions about expertise, authorship, assessment, labor, privacy, and trust. Yet it also offers new opportunities to improve access, enhance student support, expand creativity, streamline operations, and open new possibilities for teaching and learning.
AI is already changing the conditions under which higher education operates. The question is not whether institutions will respond, but how. This year’s conference invites the CUNY community and its partners to share ideas, experiments, concerns, strategies, and discoveries that can help us navigate this moment with intelligence, imagination, and care. If you are exploring how AI is disrupting familiar practices—or creating meaningful new opportunities—we encourage you to join us for this year’s CUNY IT Conference!
As artificial intelligence continues to impact higher education, the 2026 CUNY IT Conference provides an important forum for our CUNY IT community to explore its impact on teaching, research, and operations. Please join your colleagues from across the university to examine emerging innovations, share practical insights and consider the opportunities enabled through AI. The conference will foster collaboration and the exchange of ideas on how to enhance our current processes. Whether your focus is instruction, technology, research, administration or operations, this event offers an opportunity to connect, learn and help shape the use of artificial intelligence at CUNY.
– Eusebio Formoso, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and University Chief Information Officer, CUNY
Speakers
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
524 W 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Advisory Board
Education Representatives
Tripti Batra
Web, Communications and Marketing Manager
CIS
CUNY
Danni Chisick
Senior National Conference Director
Center for Digital Education
Seb Formoso
Vice Chancellor for Information Technology & University Chief Information Officer
CUNY
Ramesh Ganeshram
Assistant Director
CIS
CUNY
Sadia Ismat
Chief IT Risk Officer
CIS
CUNY
Edi Ruiz
Conference Co-Chair
Lehman College
Greet Van Belle
Conference Co-Chair
York College
Industry Representatives
Paul Baum
Client Executive NYC
NetApp
Monica Duffy
Portfolio Account Executive
Cisco
Nick Frogameni
Account Executive
Canva
Ken Gazda
Sales Director
Dell Technologies
Sophia Gilbakis
Director
Strategic Markets Sales
Mythics, LLC
Blythe Kladney
Manager
Higher Education
Deloitte
Hollie Klem
Director of Events and Partnerships
Gravyty Technologies Inc
Laura Knox
Enterprise Account Manager
Enterprise
McGraw Hill Education
Bradley Nichols
Public Sector Account Executive
SHI International Corp
Kevin Oliver
Account Manager
Arista Networks
Mark Romano
Director of Business Development and Strategic Relationships
NYSTEC
Dylan Tarnowsky
Strategic Account Manager
D2L
Dave Trygar
Senior Director of Higher Ed
Apporto
Armando Vizcaino
Senior Customer Success Account
Microsoft
Registration Information / Contact Us
Event Date: December 3 and 4, 2026
This is an invitation-only event, open to higher education institutions only. For more information or to request an invitation, please contact Timiko Watkins.
If you represent a Private Sector organization and are interested in Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact Heather Earney.
This event is open to all individuals who meet the eligibility criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, disability, or any other protected class. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for all participants.
Contact Information
Need help registering, or have general event questions? Contact:
Timiko Watkins
Center for Digital Education
A division of e.Republic
Phone: (916) 932-1314
E-mail: twatkins@erepublic.com
Already a sponsor, but need a hand? Reach out to:
Mireya Gaton
Center for Digital Education
A division of e.Republic
Phone:(916) 296-2617
E-Mail: mgaton@erepublic.com
Want to sponsor and stand out? Reach out to explore opportunities!
Heather Earney
Center for Digital Education
A division of e.Republic
Phone: (916) 365-2308
E-mail: heather.earney@erepublic.com