My First Post

The accompanying slide deck for this keynote can be accessed here. Introduction Dear organizers, UNNC colleagues, and fellow participants of HEPA Forum 2026. I am very honored to be here and deliver this keynote. This year’s theme, “Continuing the Dialogue,” is very fitting as we are on rapidly shifting ground for university administrators and academics. Of course, the declaration of a “new era” or a “crisis” is really not new to the audience here. After all, in professions and societies that connect advancement to novelty, we hear it all the time. But it is my belief that, from our collective observations since November 2022 to now, this time is genuinely different. I am, of course, talking about AI. I hope to convince you of this and lay out some possibilities over the next 30 minutes. ...