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2027 Leadership Forum Call for Proposals

About & the Submission Form

The SACUBO Professional Development Committee invites you to submit a proposal for the SACUBO Leadership Forum on February 24–26, 2027, in Houston, Texas. The theme for this year's event is Leading Forward: Resilience, Innovation, and Impact. Presenting at this event allows you to share your top strategies and leadership tips with our members and supporters. The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, October 2, 2026.

The Call for Proposals will open soon!

Topics

Please note: This is not a comprehensive list of topics. All relevant topics are welcome!

1. Leading Through Change and Uncertainty: Explore strategies for navigating disruption, ambiguity, and institutional transformation.

Sample Topics

  • Change management in complex organizations
  • Leading during periods of financial constraint
  • Crisis leadership lessons learned
  • Leading through organizational restructuring
  • Decision-making in uncertain environments

2. Building Resilient Organizations: Creating cultures, systems, and structures that can adapt and thrive.

Sample Topics

  • Organizational agility
  • Culture transformation
  • Strategic planning for resilience
  • Risk management and contingency planning
  • Creating sustainable organizational practices

3. People-Centered Leadership: Developing leaders who prioritize engagement, trust, and well-being.

Sample Topics

  • Building trust during challenging times
  • Employee engagement and retention
  • Psychological safety in the workplace
  • Coaching and mentoring leaders
  • Leading multigenerational teams

4. Wellness, Burnout, and Leader Sustainability: Helping leaders and teams maintain effectiveness over the long term.

Sample Topics

  • Preventing burnout
  • Workplace well-being initiatives
  • Managing leadership stress
  • Work-life integration
  • Sustainable leadership practices

5. Strategic Leadership and Innovation: Looking beyond today's challenges to prepare for tomorrow's opportunities.

Sample Topics

  • Innovation during uncertainty
  • Future-focused leadership
  • Leading transformational change
  • Strategic foresight and scenario planning
  • Leveraging challenges to drive innovation

Submission Guidelines

  • Sessions are 50 minutes in length.
  • Accepted proposals will not be assigned a specific date and time until two months prior to the meeting. Presenters should be available to speak on any day of the meeting.
  • The proposal should be a brief one-paragraph summary of the presentation that will be used for the meeting program and should include at least three learning objectives.
  • Include all presenters that will take part in the presentation. Do not list co-presenters without definite commitment that they will be on the session. The co-presenter(s) must agree to all the terms and conditions for participation. There is a limit of four speakers per submission.
  • Speakers must complete an agreement form to be confirmed for a session.
  • After sessions are chosen, speakers from colleges and universities will receive a discounted registration rate for the conference.
  • Speakers will not receive any royalties, honorarium, reimbursement of expenses, or other compensation from SACUBO in connection with the program, unless otherwise noted by SACUBO staff.
  • Business partners should contact the SACUBO Office if they have any questions.

For more information, contact a member of the Professional Development Committee.