Agenda

Sunday, April 12, 2026

TimeEventLocation
4pHotel Check-in
Luskin Conference Center
Lobby
6-8pOpening ReceptionLuskin Conference Center
Centennial Ballroom

Monday, April 13, 2026

TimeEventLocation
7-8:30aBreakfastCentennial Ballroom
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
Centennial Ballroom
9aInclusive Excellence:
Our Common Enterprise
Heather Caruso
Associate Dean,
Inclusive Excellence, UCLA
Centennial Ballroom
9:45aBreak
9:55aDrawing Subcommittee
10aSaving Higher Education, One Room at a Time
Prof. David Meyer
Sociology, UC Irvine
Centennial Ballroom
10:50Break
11aHappier Hour:
How to Beat Distraction,
Expand Your Time,
and Focus on What Matter Most
Cassie Mogiliner Holmes UCLA
Centennial Ballroom
11:45aUC Regents Update
Mayté Frías
AVANZA Director
Staff Advisor to the Regents
UC Davis
Centennial Ballroom
12-1pLunchCentennial Ballroom
1:05pDrawing SubcommitteeCentennial Ballroom
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
Pathway
Negotiation Skills For Managers – Using Time, Information, Power
Thomas Nykiel
UCLA
Odyssey
Stalemates & Solutions: Growing Stronger Teams After Getting Stuck
Michael V. Jenkins, PhD
UCLA Health
Centennial Ballroom
Leading for Resilience: Creating the Conditions for Trust, Meaning, and Team Effectiveness
Kelsey Duff
UCLA
Megan Eigenbrod
UCLA Health
Innovation
3-4pCampus Tour
Meet @ Bruin Bear
UCLA AMG
Bruin Bear
4:15-6pUCLA Reception
Botanical Gardens 
5:30-6:30pUCLA Botanical Garden ExperienceBotanical Gardens

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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

Yvette Obando
Centennial Ballroom
3:35pConference Conclusion