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Thursday, October 15, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Lisbon
Registration, Check-in, and Information

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Lisbon

Registration, Check-in, and Information

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Lisbon
Opening Plenary

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Lisbon

Opening Plenary

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Lisbon
Coffee Break

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Lisbon

Coffee Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lisbon
EMEA Concurrent sessions, Oct. 15 | 11:00am-12:00pm

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lisbon

EMEA Concurrent Sessions, Oct. 15 | 11:00am-12:00pm

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lisbon

Campus to Context: Aligning Institutional Expectations with Local Realities

Session Leader: Julie Ficarra (she/her/hers) – Cornell University

Presenter: Stephen Robinson – Champlain College, Dublin Campus

Presenter: Monica Francioso – CEA CAPA

EMEA: Ethics, Collaboration, and Transparency

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lisbon

Problem-Sensing Over Playbooks: Developing Entrepreneurial IE Professionals

Session Leader: Sara Easler – University of Tennessee Haslam College of Business

Presenter: Jennifer Engel – Indiana University

Presenter: Jody A. Pritt – Penn State University

EMEA: Leadership Development

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lisbon

Why Not Africa? Disrupting Europe-Default in Education Abroad Portfolios

Session Leader: Phil S. Agbeko – Hilltop Global Group

EMEA: Program Development and Management

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lisbon
Lunch

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lisbon

Lunch

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Lisbon
EMEA Concurrent sessions, Oct. 15 | 1:45pm-2:45pm

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Lisbon

EMEA Concurrent Sessions, Oct. 15 | 1:45pm-2:45pm

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Lisbon

Beyond Tourism: Reframing Education Abroad in Africa

Session Leader: Heidi Barends – EDU Africa

Presenter: Anna K. Mwaba (she/her/hers) – Smith College

EMEA: Teaching and Learning

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Lisbon

Experiential Learning for Intercultural Competence and Community Impact

Presenter: Monica Perez-Bedmar – Saint Louis University Madrid Campus

Session Leader: Alicia de la Peña – CEA CAPA Madrid

Presenter: Amalia Perez-Juez – Boston University Madrid

EMEA: Community and Belonging

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Lisbon

From Intent to Impact: Real-World Transformation Through the CANIE Accord

Session Leader: Daniel Ponce Taylor – Intercultural Outreach Initiative (IOI)

Presenter: Stephen Robinson – Champlain College, Dublin Campus

Presenter: Mark Blakemore

EMEA: Environmental, Social, and Economic Sustainability

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Lisbon

Reasonable for Whom? Disabilities, Mental Health & the Limits of Our System

Session Leader: Katie DeGuzman – Dickinson College

Presenter: Laura Raynaud (she/her/hers) – Dickinson in France

Presenter: Ahmad M. AbuShaikha (he/him/his) – CET Academic Programs

Presenter: Popi Triantafyllidou – CYA/ College Year in Athens

EMEA: Health, Safety, and Well-Being

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Lisbon
Coffee Break

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Lisbon

Coffee Break

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Lisbon
EMEA Concurrent sessions, Oct. 15 | 3:30pm-4:30pm

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Lisbon

EMEA Concurrent Sessions, Oct. 15 | 3:30pm-4:30pm

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Lisbon

Decoding Gen Z: Turning Language into Action for Student Success

Session Leader: Giacomo Sproccati – Florida State University International Programs Italy

Presenter: Ignacio Messana – Florida State University

EMEA: Program Development and Management

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Lisbon

Navigating Political Protest Abroad: Program Continuity & Assessing Risks

Session Leader: Shaun M. Jamieson – Emory University

Presenter: Ashley Courney (she/her/hers) – Columbia University

EMEA: Health, Safety, and Well-Being

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Lisbon

Staging Learning: A Performative Framework for Education Abroad

Session Leader: Marilena De Chiara – CET Academic Programs

EMEA: Teaching and Learning

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Lisbon

The Second Shift: A Town Hall on Sustaining Careers and Family Care

Session Leader: Julie Ficarra (she/her/hers) – Cornell University

Presenter: Lou Berends – CEA CAPA Education Abroad

Presenter: Erin Tschupp (she/her/hers) – Accent Global Learning

EMEA: Community and Belonging