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WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE 2026 FORUM
This year, we’re bringing together UConn’s talent, expertise, and innovation with the businesses, communities, and leaders shaping Connecticut’s future. With a special focus on AI and the rapidly changing workforce, the Forum will explore how UConn can help regional businesses and Connecticut towns navigate new opportunities, solve challenges, and grow.
You’ll hear from state leaders, industry partners, faculty, and top students about the people, ideas, research, and resources UConn brings to Connecticut—and the many ways those assets can connect with your organization. With a presence across Connecticut and expertise spanning virtually every sector, UConn can connect businesses and communities with the people and resources they need to move ideas forward.
And this is more than a day of ideas—it’s a day designed to open doors. Whether you’re looking to recruit talent, explore AI and emerging technologies, connect with faculty and researchers, solve a business or community challenge, engage UConn students, or build a new strategic partnership, you’ll leave the Forum with new possibilities—and the UConn connections to help make them happen.
FUELING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE: UCONN’s TRAINING PIPELINE
In the age of artificial intelligence, UConn’s student training pipeline serves as a critical engine for keeping Connecticut’s economy competitive, resilient, and technologically advanced. As state employers increasingly demand AI literacy and technical fluency across all sectors—from aerospace and defense to healthcare and insurance—UConn is directly modernizing the regional workforce through cutting-edge curricula and industry-aligned credentials. Specialized pathways such as the Data Science and Engineering major, the FinTech and Business Analytics & Project Management (BAPM) programs, and advanced graduate credentials in Artificial Intelligence and AI for Business supply high-demand technical talent directly into Connecticut’s core business hubs.
ECONOMIC IMPACT & PUBLIC VALUE
Through dynamic partnerships spanning national security, advanced manufacturing, sustainable infrastructure, and biomedical innovation, the university translates cutting-edge discovery into meaningful public impact. From protecting coastal ecosystems and solving local infrastructure challenges to advancing research in cognitive neuroscience and oncology, UConn’s multidisciplinary research teams are enhancing the health, safety, and economic vitality of communities across the state and the nation.
FUTURE VISION & INNOVATION
Driven by a commitment to innovation and student success, UConn is preparing the next generation of scientific and technological leaders. Through expanded academic mentoring initiatives, securing robust federal funding partnerships, and spearheading sustainable green initiatives like carbon-capture solutions, the university is advancing discoveries that address real-world challenges. By fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration, UConn continues to strengthen Connecticut’s innovation ecosystem and contribute solutions with local and global impact.
INVESTING IN HUMAN CAPITAL
UConn is a primary source of talent for Connecticut. With over 34,000 students, our commitment to the state is clear: 68% of undergraduates and 66% of graduate students were state residents in Fall 2025. Top employers for UConn graduates include General Dynamics Electric Boat, Travelers, and PWC.