The Engage Summit is Element451's annual higher education conference that brings together professionals from various roles within colleges and universities to discuss and explore new ideas, best practices, and innovative approaches to student recruitment, admissions, and retention. This year, Engage is happening June 27-28 in Raleigh, NC and online!

Take the unique opportunity to learn from industry experts, network with peers, gain practical insights, stay up-to-date on industry trends, and explore new solutions. Don't miss out on this chance to enhance your knowledge, equip your entire team, and grow your professional network. 

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What You'll Learn at the 2023 Engage Summit

The 2023 Engage Summit theme is “Unifying the student experience.” Piece of cake, right?

Creating a cohesive experience for every individual learner is no easy task. That’s why we’ve gathered the best minds in higher ed, marketing, artificial intelligence, and management to help you create lasting change at your institution that students will notice.

Take a look at some of the sessions we’ve curated just for you!

Rise of the Chatbots: Transforming Student Engagement and Success with AI

It’s time to take your engagement strategies to the next level with the power of AI. We’ll explore the cutting-edge, AI-driven chatbot solution that is transforming the way higher education institutions engage with students — Element451’s BoltBot.

BoltBot, powered by ChatGPT (GPT-4), is set to revolutionize your team’s ability to achieve personalized communications at scale. We’ll dive into incredible use cases and discover how this feature can shift the paradigm from traditional human-first, reactive approaches to digital-first, proactive strategies.

Early Success, Not Early Alerts

Feeling seen, feeling heard, and feeling welcomed. This is our goal for every enrolled student. Join us for an engaging session that opens the dialogue of how to shift the paradigm from traditional human-first, reactive approaches to proactive strategies with our innovative features.

At Element451, we're all about putting the power of AI in your hands to impact student retention. Our goal is to move beyond early alert to early success. We want to empower students by giving them real-time guidance and support when they need it most to help them thrive.

Discover how to leverage tasks for case management, an appointments module for faculty and advisor meetings, journeys for tracking alerts, BoltBot for 24/7 assistance, marketing automation for proactive outreach, and more. We’ll help you empower your student success team to take a proactive approach to student retention. Don't miss out on this critical session and transform your student success strategy.

AI Driving Enrollment Management

In the session, Dr. JC Bonilla, NYU Faculty and Global Chief Analytics Officer at VaynerX, will review how AI can support the 3 omnipresent forces in enrollment management:  planning, communications, and operations.  

The session will review emerging technologies and trends that educators can use for instrumenting the planning of the recruitment cycle, designing and launching modern communications with AI-driven creative, as well as sustaining admissions operations with AI back-office infrastructure.

Are you Guilty of Talent Management Malpractice?

Join us for an inspiring talk on how leveraging your people data can help overcome bias in the workplace and inspire high performance.

We'll explore how data-driven insights can help identify and address unconscious biases in hiring, promotions, and performance evaluations. By understanding the data, we can create a more equitable and inclusive workplace that creates high-performing individuals and teams.

We'll also discuss real-world examples of companies that have successfully used people data to mitigate bias and drive better business outcomes. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to use data to create a more engaged and inspired workforce.

Breaking the Data Silos

Are you ready to break down the data silos and unleash the power of innovation? Join us to explore how Element451's open APIs and data integration enable better insights and drive innovation. APIs are the key to unlocking innovation, integration, efficiency, flexibility, and a better user experience.

By providing developers with access to data and functionality that would otherwise be difficult to obtain, open APIs enable increased innovation and easier integration across multiple systems. This not only saves time and resources but also leads to enhanced user experiences through more intuitive and customized applications.

In this session, we will take a closer look into the Element451 data ecosystem, showcasing how it can help you break down departmental barriers to unlock the power of your data. By leveraging open APIs and integrations, you’ll gain deeper insights into your students and enable more meaningful engagement.

Register for the Engage Summit Virtual Sessions

Attending virtually means you can still participate in all the learning and networking opportunities from the comfort of your own home or office. You'll still get to hear from industry leaders on best practices for using technology to enhance your recruitment efforts.

You'll also learn all about the benefits of using AI in recruitment and how it can help you reach a wider, more diverse audience of prospective students.

But that's not all. You'll have the opportunity to network with other universities and industry professionals, sharing insights and collaborating with like-minded innovators. And with the option to purchase a group registration, your entire team can attend and learn together, no matter where they are.

So, don't let distance or travel restrictions hold you back from attending the Engage Summit.

The virtual option is just as amazing and offers all the same benefits as the in-person experience. Mark your calendar for June 27 and 28, and get ready to revolutionize your recruitment efforts with the power of AI.

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