The STEM Innovation Forum is a collaborative space where educators, industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators come together to share effective practices, spark new ideas, and grow a national community of practice committed to advancing STEM education and workforce development.
We are inviting our partners, members, and colleagues to submit proposals for Learning Sessions that bring this vision to life. This is your opportunity to showcase successful strategies, partnerships, and programs that are shaping the future of STEM and strengthening talent pipelines across the United States!
Why Lead a Learning Session?
Learning Sessions are 40-minute, high-impact breakout conversations designed to inspire action. Presenters engage the audience through a 30-minute panel or presentation followed by interactive Q&A, offering attendees concrete tools, replicable practices, and fresh perspectives they can take back to their own organizations and communities.
Suggested topics for your session include:
- Proven approaches to improve and enhance career awareness and exploration in STEM fields
- Innovative career-connected educational pathways that align learning to job opportunities
- Powerful and effective community, workforce, and industry collaborations
- Data-driven solutions that improve student outcomes and strengthen the STEM economy
We especially welcome proposals that model cross-sector collaboration, uniting schools, higher education, industry, nonprofits, and government around shared goals.
Help Shape the Conversation — and the Future of STEM
Equip peers across the country with strategies to scale impact, remove barriers, and build capacity in their own contexts. Learning Sessions are more than sharing your story — it’s informing and helping us shape an innovative and equitable STEM workforce.
Proposal Deadline: September 21st, 2025
If you have a program, initiative, resource, or collaboration that’s making a measurable difference in STEM readiness and workforce impact — we want to learn from you!
