Strategic Initiatives Conference
2025

SIGAP is grateful to the University of Southern California (USC) for hosting the 2025 Strategic Initiatives Conference (SIC) from Sunday, August 3 - Tuesday, August 5, 2025. 

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At each conference, we aim to provide meaningful discussions where lessons learned are analyzed and shared in a replicable way. Previous topics have included: 

• Insights on the largest SI gifts of recent years, including presentations by peers

• An analysis of the evolution of strategic initiatives from faculty-, school-, or president-led priorities 

• Best practices for launching, engaging, and sunsetting strategic initiatives 

• Due diligence and scrutiny of complex gift structures

• Inter-institutional and multi-institutional SI gift collaborations

• Designing for effective SI governance 

• Emerging trends in strategic initiatives at international universities

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The upcoming year's programming, including keynote speakers, will be announced in 2025.

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2025 Conference Details

This is an event by invitation only, convening a group of approximately 60 leading professionals. They are specifically selected based on their Application. All prospective participants, including previous attendees, must submit this application to be considered for the 2025 conference. 
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In support of our culture of keeping conversations in the room, which allows for open and candid participation, a remote/hybrid option is not offered, nor are sessions recorded.

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