APPA’s 2024 Thought Leaders Report Now Available

After months of compiling, organizing, analyzing, and final editing information gathered from symposium attendees and subject matter experts, APPA’s 2024 Thought Leaders Report has been released and is now available for download in the APPA Bookstore.

Titled “The Campus of 2030: Risks and Opportunities,” the 2024 Thought Leaders Report is the end result of observations made during the Thought Leaders Symposium, held February 26–28, 2024, in Alexandria, VA. During that symposium, 30 professionals in educational institutions and facilities management examined a variety of topics, including new technologies like AI, staffing, adapting to institutional change, the outlook of enrollment in higher education, leadership, and streamlining processes to help facilities personnel prepare themselves and their institutions for the future.

In the months before the 2024 report was released, several videos from Thought Leaders participants were posted on the APPA website, giving their individual impressions and takeaways from the symposium. Links to those videos are also included at the end of the report.

Launched in 2006, APPA’s Thought Leaders Series facilitates dedicated discussions on various subjects impacting educational facilities. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, Johnson Controls and Siemens, the Thought Leaders reports are free and can be downloaded from the APPA Bookstore.