2026 Career and Technical Education Summit

DATES: November 2026 (exact dates will be posted soon)
EVENT LOCATION: Twin Cities metro area

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Applications to exhibit (get a booth/table) will be open in mid-March. Please check back here for the link to apply, including pricing structure.

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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, presenters, and exhibitors 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 collaboration. 

 

For questions about the Summit, contact Yingfah.Thao@MinnState.edu, Director of Professional Development and the main point of contact for the Summit.

For all registration and payment concerns, contact Jared.Reise@MinnState.edu. 

For questions about submitting your application to exhibit (getting a booth), contact Robb.Lowe@MinnState.edu, Director of Career Pathways.