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From left, event emcee Ralph Figueroa, conference co-organizer Tim Akers, keynote speaker Valerie Capers Workman, conference co-organizer Ryan Keating.
April 27, 2026

Cal State San Bernardino is featured in a national Fortune article highlighting keynote speaker Valerie Capers Workman, Esq., whose remarks at the university’s Defining the Future Conference were shared on LinkedIn and later amplified to a national audience. The coverage places CSUSB at the center of a broader conversation on the value of higher education and the future of work in the age of AI.

Photo of an audience at a conference, facing a stage.
January 8, 2026

Registration is open for Defining the Future, the nation’s first conference dedicated to accelerated workforce development in emerging technologies, set for April 15-16 at Cal State San Bernardino. The conference is open to students, professionals, researchers, innovators and anyone interested in technology, business innovation, sustainability and future trends shaping industries and society.

Cal State San Bernardino will host Defining the Future, the nation’s first conference dedicated to accelerated workforce development in emerging technologies, set for April 15-16, 2026.
November 20, 2025

“The Defining the Future conference is designed to introduce students to the wide array of jobs in a variety of fields where they can leverage their interests and their experiences to move from campus to careers,” said Ryan Keating, co-organizer of the conference, which will take place April 15-16.