Agenda

Sunday, April 12, 2026

TimeEvent
4pHotel Check-in
6-8pOpening Reception

Monday, April 13, 2026

TimeEvent
7-8:30aBreakfast
8:30aWelcome to UC AMP
“One UC, Many Voices:

Building Resilience Together!”
Yvette Obando, Chair
UC AMP Chair
UCSD
8:40aWelcome to UCLA
Darnell Hunt
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
9aInclusive Excellence:
Our Common Enterprise
Heather Caruso
Associate Dean,
Inclusive Excellence
UCLA
9:45aBreak
9:55aDrawing Subcommittee
10aSaving Higher Education,
One Room at a Time
Prof. David Meyer
Sociology
UC Irvine
10:50Break
11aHappier Hour:
How to Beat Distraction,
Expand Your Time,
and Focus on What Matter Most
Cassie Mogiliner Holmes UCLA
11:45aUC Regents Update
Mathew Hanson
Director, New Ventures
Staff Advisor to the Regents
12-1pLunch
1:05pDrawing Subcommittee
Transition to Breakout Sessions
1:30-2:30pBreakout Sessions
We Are Mission Critical: Owning Your Impact and Strengthening Your Resilience Through Change
Melanie Bonilla
UCLA Health
Negotiation Skills For Manager – Using Time, Information, Power
Thomas Nykiel
UCLA
Stalemates & Solutions: Growing Stronger Teams After Getting Stuck
Michael V. Jenkins, PhD
UCLA Health
Leading for Resilience: Creating the Conditions for Trust, Meaning, and Team Effectiveness
Kelsey Duff
UCLA
Megan Eigenbrod
UCLA Health
3-4pCampus Tour
Meet @ Bruin Bear
UCLA AMG
5pUCLA Reception
6-9pEntertainment

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

TimeEvent
7-8:30aBreakfast
8:30aWelcome to Day Two!
Announcements
Yvette Obando, Chair
UC AMP Chair
UCSD
8:35aDrawing Subcommittee
8:45aUCOP HR Update
Dianna E. Henderson
Vice President of Systemwide Human Resources (VP SWHR)
9:30aBreak
9:45aAccessibility and AI:
Key Updates and Strategic Direction
Kate Miffitt & Judy Thai
UCOP
10:30aDrawing Subcommittee
10:45aBreakout Sessions
We Are Mission Critical: Owning Your Impact and Strengthening Your Resilience Through Change
Melanie Bonilla
UCLA Health
Negotiation Skills For Manager – Using Time, Information, Power
Thomas Nykiel
UCLA
Stalemates & Solutions: Growing Stronger Teams After Getting Stuck
Michael V. Jenkins, PhD
UCLA Health
Policy in Translation: Designing Department-Level Academic Leave Strategies from Broad University Guidance
Taylor Binaries, UCSD
Sandy Rosas, UCSD
Nicole Daneshvar, UCSD
12-1:30pLunch
1:30-2:15pOracle Survival from superusers
Oracle Panel – Systemwide
2:15pAnnouncement
2:30-3:30pUCOP Budget Update
Cain Diaz
Associate Vice President, Budget, UCOP
3:30pIntroducing our Incoming
UC AMP Chair

Yvette Obando
3:35pConference Conclusion