Dr Lucas Kavlie is an experienced higher education leader with deep expertise in institutional accreditation, regulatory affairs, and competency-based education. Known for navigating complex compliance landscapes, fostering student success, and leading strategic institutional initiatives, Dr. Kavlie is adept at building cross-functional teams, managing large-scale transitions, and aligning operations with state and federal requirements. He is a passionate advocate for reimagining education to improve access, affordability, and workforce readiness.
Topic
From Compliance to Co-Creation: Reimagining Quality Assurance in the AI Age
Abstract
Higher education institutions and industries must forge deeper, more dynamic partnerships to maintain relevance in the current age of Artificial Intelligence. As they do, the role of external quality assurance (EQA) must evolve from gatekeeping to guidance. In other words, EQAs must move from enforcing static standards to co-creating future-ready frameworks. In a world shaped by rapid technological change, global labor shifts, and the urgent call of the SDGs, traditional models of accreditation and regulation risk becoming barriers to the very innovation they seek to ensure.
This keynote explores how quality assurance agencies and institutional leaders can work in concert to support responsible, inclusive, and future-aligned industry collaborations. Drawing on lessons from national and international practice, we will examine emerging quality paradigms that honor both professional relevance and academic integrity. From co-designed micro-credentials to AI-enabled teaching and assessment, this session will offer a roadmap for building mutual trust, ensuring accountability, and supporting student success in ways that are both rigorous and responsive.
Moving beyond compliance for its own sake, we will embrace a model of co-creation where quality assurance is not a finish line, but a foundation for meaningful collaboration.
