Welcome to the 2025 CTE Summit
THEME: Leadership in Motion
DATES: November 12-13, 2025
EVENT LOCATION: Delta Hotels Minneapolis Northeast, 1330 Industrial Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55413
Registration Fees
General Registration $150/person. This fee covers the attendance of one person and includes all meals, refreshments, access to all concurrent sessions, and access to the exhibitors. Register Now
Presenter/Co-presenter(s) $75. If your proposal is accepted, you will be eligible for a discounted rate to attend. Presenters will have access to the entire conference. If your session is selected, you will receive a unique registration link along with your proposal acceptance notification.
Post-Summit Event: Collaboration Across Differences in STEM Fields
November 13
Time: 12:30 - 3:00 PM
Location: Salon C
Fee: $50 (This fee includes a boxed lunch)
Join the IDEAL Center from the Science Museum of Minnesota for an interactive workshop to examine the beliefs, values, and norms in Education, Academic and STEM and their impact on access, engagement, and participation. This session will provide strategies for productive teamwork and collaboration—in the classroom and beyond—to advance leadership and action to transform our communities and institutions to be more inclusive, equitable, and accessible.
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2025 Schedule At-a-Glance
This schedule is provided for planning purposes; times may shift slightly as we sort out details.
November 12, 2025
- NOTE: The Exhibitor Hall will be open all day on both dates.
- 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Pick up Name Tags and Breakfast Buffet - 8:30 - 9:00 AM
General Session and Welcome - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote Speaker - 10:00 - 4:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Lunch with extra time for visiting the Exhibitor Hall - 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Reception hosted by Greater Twin Cities United Way
November 13, 2025
- 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Pick up Name Tags and Breakfast Buffet - 8:30 - 9:00 AM
General Session and Welcome - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote Speaker - 10:00 - 12:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Extra time for visiting the Exhibitor Hall - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Post-Summit Session: Collaboration Across Difference in STEM Fields (Separate registration required) - 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Articulated College Credit Meeting (Business meeting for committee members)
Career and Technical Education Summit Room Block
Start Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
End Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Cost: $129.00 USD per night
Deadline to book to receive this rate: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Room Reservations: Book your group rate for Career and Technical Education Summit Room Block
Call for Proposals are Closed
The Career and Technical Summit is Minnesota's largest conference convening career and technical education leaders, educators, community partners, workforce, business and industry, and K-12 and higher education. The Summit serves as a platform for learning, sharing best practices, addressing critical issues in CTE, raising awareness, and discussing current trends in education.
- The concurrent sessions are 60 minutes.
- If accepted, you will be assigned a time slot at the discretion of the conference organizers.
- If your proposal is accepted, all presenters/co-presenters must register for the Summit and pay a discounted registration fee ($75) per person.
- All presenters, including any co-presenters, must pay for their own travel and lodging costs and other incidental expenses.
Notification of Acceptance
- September 19: Deadline to submit a proposal.
- September 26: Notifications will go out to the primary presenter only.
- It's the role of the primary presenter to notify their co-presenters.
If you have any questions about your proposal status, please contact Yingfah Thao at Yingfah.Thao@MinnState.edu.
UPDATE as of September 15, 2025: Applications are now closed.
Thank you for considering exhibiting with us. We are at capacity and can no longer accept exhibitor applications. Please bookmark this page and consider us for November 2026.
Cost to Exhibit
- $225 (1 person) Includes admission for one person, a standard-size exhibitor table, one outlet/power cord, and meals. Due to limited space, we ask that exhibitors do not participate in concurrent sessions unless there is room in the breakout rooms.
- $300 (2 people) Includes admission for two people, a standard-size exhibitor table, one outlet/power cord, and meals. Due to limited space, we ask that exhibitors do not participate in concurrent sessions unless there is room in the breakout rooms.
- $100 Non-Profit Status(1 person) Must be able to show proof of non-profit status. Proof of nonprofit status must be submitted to yingfah.thao@minnstate.edu upon approval of your application.
Deadlines and Important Dates
- Tuesday, September 30, 2025, is the application deadline.
- Applications are reviewed by the committee on a rolling basis
- We will make our best effort to notify exhibitors of acceptance within 2-3 weeks of receiving the submitted application.
If you have questions related to exhibiting, please get in touch with Robb Lowe at Robb.Lowe@MinnState.edu.
If you have questions related to payment processing, please contact Jared.Reise@MinnState.edu.
This annual Career and Technical Education Summit brings together the largest and broadest group of people dedicated to serving students, workforce and business/industry, and local communities in career and technical education throughout Minnesota. We encourage you to attend if you self-identify with any of the following groups:
- Teacher or Faculty (school or college)
- Director, Coordinator, Administrator, Managers, and other leadership roles
- Perkins Coordinator
- Workforce Development Roles
- Business and Industry Leaders, Representatives, Trainers and Educators in CTE industries
- Career Counselors and Advisors (such as Career Navigators, CareerForce staff, etc.)
- Teaching and Learning Directors and Professional Staff
- Educators in the MNDOC involved in CTE classroom and career instruction
- Leaders in Career Pathways work
- CTE leaders in concurrent enrollment, PSEO, and CTE articulation
- State agencies with initiatives focused on workbased learning, college to career, etc.
About the Summit
This annual Summit has continued to serve secondary and postsecondary CTE teachers and faculty, educators, administrators, workforce, community partners, and business/industry partners since 2009. It has continued to grow over the years into the premier conference connecting the career and technical education community in the Upper Midwest. Participants and presenters alike come from high school, colleges and universities, workforce, local business and industry partners, and our local communities to convene once a year to share best practices in their field, network, and continue to develop their professional development in order to best serve CTE students across the state.
The Career and Technical Education Summit is Minnesota's largest conference convening career and technical education educators, leaders, community partners, workforce, and business and industry in K-12 and higher education. The Summit serves as a platform for learning, sharing best practices, addressing critical issues in CTE, raising awareness, discussing current trends in education, and fostering professional development. We bring together practitioners to share impactful strategies to close the equity gaps for career and technical education learners.
For questions about the Summit, contact yingfah.thao@minnstate.edu, Director of Professional Development and the main point of contact for the Summit.
For registration and payment, contact jared.reise@minnstate.edu.