AGENDA

AGENDA

AGENDA

Day 1

22nd April 2026

Day 1

22nd April 2026

4:45pm - 5:30pm

Registration & Networking

Registration & Networking

5:30pm - 5:45pm

Welcome Performance: A Global Hello
Presented by: Siksha School of Bharatnatyam

Welcome Performance: A Global Hello
Presented by: Siksha School of Bharatnatyam

An energetic welcome rooted in tradition - setting the tone for connection, collaboration, and momentum.

5:45pm - 6:15pm

Leadership Keynote

Leadership Keynote

The story behind LeadSquared - our global journey, lessons from scale, and what’s guiding the road ahead, presented by our Chief Executive Officer.

Nilesh Patel

Co-founder & CEO

LeadSquared

Nilesh Patel

Co-founder & CEO

LeadSquared

Prithwi Dasgupta

President, North America

LeadSquared

Prithwi Dasgupta

President, North America

LeadSquared

6:15pm - 9:00pm

Whiskey & Nashville

Whiskey & Nashville

A Nashville-style evening featuring a curated whiskey tasting, live performance by a local artist, and relaxed executive conversation. Note: Dinner will be served from 7:00 PM onwards.

Day 2

23rd April 2026

Day 2

23rd April 2026

8:00am – 9:00am

Breakfast & Networking

Breakfast & Networking

9:00am – 9:15am

Inside LeadEdge: LeadSquared’s AI Lab

Inside LeadEdge: LeadSquared’s AI Lab

An introduction to our innovation hub focused on building practical, responsible AI, and how it will shape what’s next for our ecosystem - presented by our President, North Americas.

Prithwi Dasgupta

President, North America

LeadSquared

Prithwi Dasgupta

President, North America

LeadSquared

9:15am – 10:00am

Inside the Innovation Engine: An exclusive look inside LeadSquared’s roadmap

Inside the Innovation Engine: An exclusive look inside LeadSquared’s roadmap

See how LeadSquared’s next phase of AI will impact every role - from counselors to executives - directly from our Chief Product Officer.

Vineet Das

President, North America

LeadSquared

Vineet Das

President, North America

LeadSquared

10:00am – 10:30am

Human-Forward, AI-Enabled Growth in the Modern Customer Journey

Human-Forward, AI-Enabled Growth in the Modern Customer Journey

An exclusive session by our Platinum Sponsor LEVEL Agency, on the role of AI in driving operational efficiency and growth.

Krish Sailam

SVP, Artificial Intelligence

Level Agency

Krish Sailam

SVP, Artificial Intelligence

Level Agency

Pat Van Gorder

Chief Partnership Officer

Level Agency

Pat Van Gorder

Chief Partnership Officer

Level Agency

Jenna Bluedorn

Senior Director of Product and Campus Marketing

Concorde Career College

Jenna Bluedorn

Senior Director of Product and Campus Marketing

Concorde Career College

10:30am – 11:00am

Networking Break

Networking Break

11:00am – 11:45am

Panel Discussion:
Beyond the First Interaction: Designing Retention & Life Time Value

Panel Discussion:
Beyond the First Interaction: Designing Retention & Life Time Value

Retention isn’t a single department - it’s an ecosystem of signals, nudges, expectations and timely interventions. What’s missing is the connective tissue that turns these pieces into a predictable, proactive retention engine.

This session will cover:

  • Predicting risk early (behavioral signals, engagement scoring, machine learning models)

  • Communication frameworks that prevent drop-off · How education retention maps cleanly to healthcare follow-up models

  • Creating value loops: employer partnerships, patient follow-ups, alumni funnels

  • Measuring lifetime value in both sectors

Andrea Merisotis Snow

Chief Legal & Government Affairs Officer

Pima Medical Institute

Andrea Merisotis Snow

Chief Legal & Government Affairs Officer

Pima Medical Institute

Kristine Kimble

Chief Operating Officer

Cotulla Education

Kristine Kimble

Chief Operating Officer

Cotulla Education

Dr. Janell Gibson

Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Columbia Southern University

Dr. Janell Gibson

Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Columbia Southern University

Sasha Peterson

CEO

Science Interactive Group

Sasha Peterson

CEO

Science Interactive Group

11:45am – 12:30pm

Panel Discussion:
Speed, Clarity, Ownership: Unifying the Experience From First Touch & Beyond

Panel Discussion:
Speed, Clarity, Ownership: Unifying the Experience From First Touch & Beyond

Across industries, most drop-off happens in the first 5 -15 minutes after someone reaches out. The issue isn’t interest - it’s friction: unclear routing, inconsistent follow-up, unreliable handoffs, and operational blind spots.

This session dives into how top operation leaders are creating continuity without restructuring teams by:

  • Improving speed-to-first-contact from intake

  • Standardizing qualification and expectation-setting

  • Giving admissions consistent visibility into marketing signals

  • Ensuring operational (FA, back office) teams get perfectly timed handoffs

  • Using AI and automation to maintain consistency, not replace staff

  • Building a frictionless end-to-end operational rhythm

Diana Hutchinson

Chief Experience Officer

Midwest Technical Institute and Delta Technical College

Diana Hutchinson

Chief Experience Officer

Midwest Technical Institute and Delta Technical College

Joe Mowery

Vice President of Online Education

Ancora

Joe Mowery

Vice President of Online Education

Ancora

Jay Rasmussen

SVP of Admissions

Lincoln Tech

Jay Rasmussen

SVP of Admissions

Lincoln Tech

Nancy Rogers

Co-founder, Vice President

Source For Training

Nancy Rogers

Co-founder, Vice President

Source For Training

Angela Poia

Senior Account Manager

MDT Marketing

Angela Poia

Senior Account Manager

MDT Marketing

1:0pm – 1:30pm

Lunch

Lunch

1:30pm – 2:00pm

What the data tells us: Implications for leaders and next steps

What the data tells us: Implications for leaders and next steps

Insights from LeadSquared’s customer base on experience, efficiency, and scale - shared by our Chief Operating Officer.

Prashant Singh

Co-founder & COO

LeadSquared

Prashant Singh

Co-founder & COO

LeadSquared

2:00pm – 2:45pm

Panel Discussion:
What Happens When AI Knows the Answer, But Not the Context?

Panel Discussion:
What Happens When AI Knows the Answer, But Not the Context?

Generic AI “respond,” but it rarely understands. In education and healthcare, this leads to broken journeys, mistimed outreach, compliance risks, and rising operational costs.

This session explores why context is the real multiplier of AI ROI, and how institutions can move beyond basic bot automation by:

  • Embedding journey-aware context into every AI action

  • Using AI to support human teams rather than replace them

  • Ensuring consistency across channels (SMS, chat, email, phone)

  • Reducing misrouting, repeat conversations, and unnecessary workload

  • Applying compliance guardrails (FERPA/HIPAA) that shape safe decisioning

  • Turning AI into an orchestration layer that improves outcomes, not just activity

Vineet Das

Chief Product Officer

LeadSquared

Vineet Das

Chief Product Officer

LeadSquared

Stephen Arthur

Director of AI and Analytics

ECPI University

Stephen Arthur

Director of AI and Analytics

ECPI University

Prithwi Dasgupta

President - North America

LeadSquared

Prithwi Dasgupta

President - North America

LeadSquared

Prathima Srinivas

CMIO - Applied AI for Healthcare

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Prathima Srinivas

CMIO - Applied AI for Healthcare

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

2:45pm – 3:00pm

Networking Break

Networking Break

3:00pm – 3:45pm

Panel Discussion:
When Every Interaction Is an Ad: Reducing Cost of Acquisition Through Experience Design

Panel Discussion:
When Every Interaction Is an Ad: Reducing Cost of Acquisition Through Experience Design

This session explores how large volume setups are layering intelligence, journey design and channel orchestration on top of existing processes to lift inquiry quality, improve engagement rates, and reduce wasted spend -without rebuilding their marketing engine from scratch.

We’ll cover -

  • Improving form and funnel experience

  • Eliminating duplication and wasted spend

  • Prioritizing sources by true yield, not vanity metrics

  • Using AI to pre-qualify and personalize instantly

  • Turning every touchpoint into brand lift

Joy McClure

Chief Admissions & Marketing Officer

Tricoci University

Joy McClure

Chief Admissions & Marketing Officer

Tricoci University

Rustam Irani

CEO

RGI Consulting

Rustam Irani

CEO

RGI Consulting

Jenn Lyles

Executive Director

Beauty Schools Marketing Group

Jenn Lyles

Executive Director

Beauty Schools Marketing Group

Ashley Kent

CEO & Founder

Clearstart

Ashley Kent

CEO & Founder

Clearstart

Krish Sailam

SVP, Artificial Intelligence

Level Agency

Krish Sailam

SVP, Artificial Intelligence

Level Agency

3:45pm – 4:00pm

Closing Remarks

Closing Remarks

Final takeaways and a look ahead to the evening’s celebrations.

Prithwi Dasgupta

President, North America

LeadSquared

Prithwi Dasgupta

President, North America

LeadSquared

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Break

Break

5:00pm – 10:00pm

Cumberland Cruise

Cumberland Cruise

A Nashville style sunset Cumberland River cruise to unwind, connect, and continue the conversations of the day.
Note: Dinner will be served from 7:15 PM onwards, on the Cruise.