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2026 CACTE CareerTech Summit

2026 CACTE CAREERTECH SUMMIT WELCOMES YOU!
July 19-23, 2026
PUEBLO CONVENTION CENTER
Pueblo, CO

FAQs and up-to-date conference information can be found on the 2026 CACTE CareerTech Summit Page.
Registration rates, lodging information, and the Call for Proposals link are located there.

For General Conference Questions, contact Sheri Bryant, Assistant Director & Conference Coordinator, at [email protected]
For Exhibitor Questions and Support, contact Janet Brophy, Summit Assistant, at [email protected]

Dan Rinn

Unicon

VP, Workforce Systems

Colorado Springs, CO / Gilbert, AZ

unicon.net

About me

The technical work and data governance that bridges data islands at the state level with employers and education. Examples of work in CA (connecting data for California’s 116 Community Colleges) and TX (Texas Education Exchange that connected data between 1,200 school districts).

7:00am MDT

Morning Beverage Service, sponsored by iCEV (included for all) PCC Hallways Registration Check-in Desk Open Registration Desk - Outside Fortino Hall

8:00am MDT

Exhibitors Open PCC Hallways

8:45am MDT

First-Time Attendees Orientation Fortino Grand Hall A/B

9:30am MDT

General Session One Fortino Grand Hall A/BChaney Mosley

9:45am MDT

KEYNOTE: Teaching Complex, Challenging, & Thought-Provoking Topics in CTE With Confidence and Care Fortino Grand Hall A/BChaney Mosley

11:00am MDT

Visit Exhibitors PCC Hallways

11:20am MDT

Let’s Go Fish! Casting for Community Partners and Opportunities Exhibit Hall A2Miranda Ziegler Program Quality Isn't a Catch Phrase, It's Our Business (Innovation Grant Panel) Heroes PavillionVictoria Crownover

12:20pm MDT

Legislative Buffet Luncheon, sponsored by TOSA by Isograd (included for all) Fortino Grand Hall A/BWendy Rhodes • Nikki Carter • Tonette Salazar

2:00pm MDT

Better Together: Strengthening CTE Through Relationships That Work Exhibit Hall A2Leslee Herre • Natalie Johnson • Keri Stuebinger Scalable Work-Based Learning for All Students Heroes PavillionLisa Hollingsworth • Christy Biedron Legislative Committee Meeting Meeting Room 4/5Wendy Rhodes • Tonette Salazar

2:45pm MDT

Afternoon Snack w/ Exhibitors, sponsored by iCEV PCC Hallways

3:10pm MDT

Building Powerful Partnerships: How Educators Can Leverage Local Industry Associations Meeting Room 4/5Marlo Asher • Becca Wray

4:10pm MDT

CACTE Annual Business Meeting - OPEN TO ALL ATTENDEES Fortino Grand Hall A/B

5:10pm MDT

Visit Exhibitors PCC Hallways

7:30am MDT

Morning Beverage Service, sponsored by CWDC (included for all) PCC Hallways

8:00am MDT

Exhibitors Open PCC Hallways

8:30am MDT

General Session Two Fortino Grand Hall A/BAlisha Hyslop • Victoria Crownover

10:15am MDT

Colorado CTE Updates w/ Program Directors & CTSO State Leaders Room locations vary by division

11:30am MDT

CACTE Awards Luncheon & Officer Installation, sponsored by CWDC (included for all) Fortino Grand Hall A/B

1:30pm MDT

ACE-CTE for All Division Day Programming Exhibit Hall A2 COWBL-Work-Based Learning Divion Day Programming Heroes Pavillion PACE-Postsecondary, Adult & Career Division Day Programming Meeting Room 4

3:00pm MDT

Afternoon Snack, sponsored by CWDC (included for all) PCC Hallways

6:00pm MDT

COWBL Social -Angelo's Pizza Angelo's Pizza

9:00am MDT

Innovations in CTE Teacher Recruitment/Retention (Innovation Grant Panel) Heroes PavillionVictoria Crownover

10:00am MDT

Behind the Bills: The CACTE Legislative Fellowship Experience Exhibit Hall A2Nikki Carter Multimodal AI Meets Collaborative Robotics - An Integrated Hands-On Approach Meeting Room 2/3Songwei Wang, Ph.D.

11:00am MDT

General Session 3 Fortino Grand Hall A/B