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Friday October 9, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Panelists:
  • Dr. TJ Bliss — Associate Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer, Utah System of Higher Education
  • Nicole Allen — Director of Open Education, SPARC
  • Luc Massou — Scientific Advisor, Ministry of Higher Education and Research, France; Professor of Information and Communication Sciences, University of Lorraine

Moderator: Cailyn Nagle, Senior Program Manager, OER, Michelson 20MM Foundation

As Open Education matures, the question shifts from whether it works to whether it lasts. This closing keynote asks what it will take to sustain not only the work, but the people, institutions, and communities behind it.

Funding models, policy and partnerships, support for the next generation of open leaders, and building sustained resilience—from a single course to a national system. Practical ideas, not just principles.



Moderators
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Cailyn Nagle

OER Sr Program Manager, Michelson 20 Million Minds Foundation

Speakers
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TJ Bliss

Associate Commissioner and Chief Academic Officer, Utah State Board of Higher Education
Leading Academic Affairs for a system of 16 public degree-granting and technical education institutions serving over 200,000 students.
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Nicole Allen

Executive Director / Director of Open Education, Open Education Association / SPARC
Nicole Allen is the Director of Open Education for SPARC and Executive Director of the Open Education Association. Nicole has dedicated her career to ensuring global access to knowledge and is an internationally recognized advocate for open education. She has been widely cited in... Read More →
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Luc Massou

Scientific advisor, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space (France)
Luc Massou is full professor of Information and Communication Sciences at University of Lorraine (France) and serves as a scientific advisor to the General Direction for Higher Education and Professional Integration (DGESIP) at the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Space... Read More →
Friday October 9, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
01 - Salon MIT - 7th Floor MIT Samberg Conference Center, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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