{"id":2473,"date":"2026-07-08T14:52:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/conference\/?page_id=2473"},"modified":"2026-08-06T13:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:21:59","slug":"hotel-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/postsecondarycteevent\/keynote-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"row-block_18df3b27e20eb17d48b5af01634cf286\" class=\"blog-banner v2 blue-bg \">\r\n      <div class=\"background-img\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/postsecondarycteevent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/07\/BLANK-PostSecondary-digitalad-1920x185-v1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"content-area \">\r\n    <h1 class=\"width800\">Featured Keynote Speaker<\/h1>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n  \n\n  <style>\r\n    body blockquote::before {\r\n        background: #11ada2;\r\n    }\r\n  <\/style>\r\n  \t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t\t#row-block_b7987deabe0043de1d1e85d000759124.wysiwyg-2col {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top:-10px;margin-bottom:-30px;\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t@media (max-width: 991.98px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t#row-block_b7987deabe0043de1d1e85d000759124.wysiwyg-2col {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top:-5px;margin-bottom:-15px;\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<section id=\"row-block_b7987deabe0043de1d1e85d000759124\" class=\"wysiwyg-2col \">\r\n  <div class=\"content-area\">\r\n        <div class=\"text-area full_width\">\r\n      <section style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px 0 40px;\"><!-- Speaker introduction --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 28px; align-items: center; background: #f2f8fc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 28px; margin-bottom: 32px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 1 400px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 400px; height: auto; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/07\/Postsec-keynote-graphic.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Anne M. Kress, Opening General Session speaker\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 360px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #285aa5; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0 0 8px;\">Dr. Anne M. Kress<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 16px;\">Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)<br \/>\nOpening General Session<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.35; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px;\">President<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Biography and video --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 42px; align-items: flex-start;\">\n<p><!-- Biography --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 580px; line-height: 1.65;\">\n<p>Dr. Anne M. Kress is President of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), one of the largest community colleges in the nation, serving more than 70,000 students across six campuses. A champion for student success, she has over three decades of experience in higher education leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kress is actively engaged in national and regional policy and advocacy initiatives. She serves as Chair of the American Council on Education Board and is a member of the board of the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Her regional and community engagement includes board service with the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area and the Virginia Council of Presidents, as well as the Capital Area Food Bank, the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Virginia Technology Council, and Leadership Greater Washington. She is also a member of the President\u2019s Forum, the Global Community College Leadership Network, the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and M&#038;T Bank\u2019s Greater Washington Directors\u2019 Advisory Council.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kress has testified before Congress on issues impacting community colleges and participated as a negotiator in federal rulemaking on higher education policy. Her leadership has been recognized with the 2024 Association of Community College Trustees Outstanding CEO Award for the Southern Region. She has been named to lists of the Virginia Business 500; Washington Business Journal Power 100; Washingtonian 250 Most Powerful Women; and 50 Most Influential Northern Virginians.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kress earned bachelor\u2019s degrees in finance and English, a master\u2019s in English, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration\u2014all from the University of Florida.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.event-sponsors {\n  padding: 55px 20px;\n  background: #fff;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n\n.event-sponsors__container {\n  max-width: 1250px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n}\n\n.event-sponsors h2 {\n  margin: 0;\n  font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 46px);\n  line-height: 1.15;\n  font-weight: 700;\n}\n\n.event-sponsors__divider {\n  width: min(700px, 75%);\n  height: 1px;\n  margin: 28px auto 38px;\n  background: #b7b7b7;\n}\n\n.event-sponsors__logos {\n  display: grid;\n  align-items: center;\n  justify-content: center;\n  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