In 2026, the university research enterprise stands at a defining crossroads. Sweeping federal scrutiny, escalating legal and compliance risks, and formidable financial headwinds pose monumental hurdles to the institutional research enterprise. Even as these challenges arise, higher education remains the vital national engine driving scientific breakthrough and technological advancement. As the latitude for error and threshold for risk shrinks in the face of these challenges, the expertise and judgment of campus counsel and research administrators is critical to charting a path forward and into the future for academic research.
Join your peers in Washington, D.C., at this critical juncture to explore the latest legal insights, compliance strategies, and practical approaches related to:
- Research security, foreign collaborations and engagements, and research misconduct;
- Human subjects research, clinical trials, and related data use concerns;
- The evolving contours of AI use on campus and university research activities;
- Technology transfer considerations such as commercialization strategies, compliance risks, and conflicts of interest; and
- Navigating the current federal funding and enforcement landscape and communicating with campus stakeholders.
Workshop attendees will also have the opportunity to connect with colleagues and discuss relevant issues through private small discussion groups.
Who Should Attend?
This is an intermediate to advanced level program. Presenters will presume attendees have some familiarity and experience with sponsored research, research compliance, research security, international research collaborations, artificial intelligence, and/or technology transfer and commercialization. The workshop content will be most useful to college and university counsel and campus administrators with significant responsibilities for research, technology transfer, and innovation activities.
Workshop Sponsors
Cooperating Association
