The theme for the 2017 SHEC National Leaders Summit is The STEM Blueprint: Driving Innovation in Higher Education. This Summit is for thought leaders committed to preparing the nation’s best-educated, most competitive STEM workforce through compelling relationships, collaboration and shared goals. At this unique forum, STEM stakeholders from business and higher education partners will provide best practices for aligning higher education with industry needs. With the goal of meeting the nation’s demand for STEM graduates, participants will share best- in-class STEM learning examples. Join us as we address some of the key practices in higher education strengthening the STEM ecosystem through themes including experiential learning, design thinking, innovative partnerships and career and technical education.