What are the top business trends shaping higher education in 2020 and what are the strategic technologies that universities should be implementing to respond to these trends? In this session we will cover analysis of both the higher education business trends and strategic technologies and show that they reflect a broader set of themes or meta-trends affecting higher education today. Identifying and understanding the themes across the broader ecosystem enables CIOs to see the forces of change and the opportunities currently impacting higher education. Presenter: Bob Yanckello Position / Organization: Sr. Director Analyst Higher Education - Gartner Bio: Bob Yanckello is a Sr. Director Analyst in Gartner Research where his focus is higher education technology strategies, including administrative systems, enterprise application suites, cloud/SaaS in higher education and business systems, with focus on student information systems. Prior to joining Gartner, Bob had over 27 years of experience in higher education. Most recently he was the CTO at the University of Central Florida and served an 18-month interim role at UCF College of Medicine & UCF Health. He has extensive experience in strategic planning, the ITLL framework as well as ERP support and implementations. Prior to that, he served as the CIO at Central Connecticut State University. Initially, he worked in Planning and Institutional Research for 11 years. As a former CIO and CTO he managed diverse information technology environments and directed a broad spectrum of integrated administrative and academic applications. He has direct experience working with senior leaders developing strategy and delivering operational results. He holds a M.Ed. from Pennsylvania State University.
Presented by: Business Student Assistant, Gray Larkin