Higher Education Partnership Network South 2026
12 November 2026 – 13 November 2026
Radisson Blu Edwardian, Heathrow, London, United Kingdom
HEPN South is an invitation-only event from Partnership Network Events that brings senior higher education leaders together with solution providers over two days at the Radisson Blu Edwardian, Heathrow. The programme combines main-room and breakout sessions on strategy, digital and AI, operations, workforce and culture, and student outcomes, alongside pre-scheduled one-to-one supplier meetings and a "Dragons' Den" sponsor pitch session.
25 sessions · 28 speakers
Organiser (1)
Sponsors (16)
DTP Group · Hable · FeedbackFruits · Multiverse · Teachermatic · BabelQuest · Adobe · Think Beyond Cloud · TechnologyOne · Zellis · OneAdvanced · CI Projects · Boundless Learning · MHR · Pathify · Formus Pro
Speakers (28)
- Ceri Nursaw Chief Executive, NCEE
- Jonathan Lidster Chief Planning and Data Officer, Lincoln Bishop University
- Professor Jane Robinson Pro Vice-Chancellor, Engagement & Place, Newcastle University
- Professor Rebecca Riley Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor - Regional Engagement, University of Birmingham
- David Oswell Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange, Goldsmiths University of London
- Emily McIntosh Chief Student Officer, Harper Adams University
- Buge Apampa Pro-Vice Chancellor of Education and Experience, University of East London
- Elisabeth Hill Deputy President and Provost, City St George’s, University of London
- Eric Murphy Co-founder and Principal Consultant, BabelQuest
- Esther Adesina President Community, Hertfordshire Student Union
- Favour Samuel President, National Union of Students’
- Gareth Pivacic Senior Director, Technology & Innovation, Boundless Learning
- Gwyn Jones Associate Director of Student Support Services, Brunel University of London
- Harry Baggaley Student, University of Gloucestershire
- James Gardiner Associate Dean Student Experience and Outcomes, University of East Anglia
- Karen Omisore Academic Registrar, Imperial College London
- Kelly Cocks Senior Director, Partnership Growth and Delivery, Boundless Learning
- Kirsty Macari Associate Vice-Principal Education and Student Experience, University of Dundee
- Lewis Wilson Vice President of Higher Education, National Union of Students
- Marc Griffiths Pro-Vice Chancellor for Regional Partnerships and Engagement, University of the West of England
- Michael Knight Chief Information Security Officer, The University of Manchester
- Mihita Parekh President, Middlesex University Students' Union
- Namira Shrestha President, University of West London Students’ Union
- Nick Worsfold Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor, Student Experience, Brunel University of London
- Nicki Harman Chief Impact Officer, Hable
- Pradeep Passi Pro Vice-Chancellor (Social Justice and Equity), University of Salford
- Sally Wheeler Vice-Chancellor, Birkbeck, University of London
- Toby Turk Account Executive, Pathify
Agenda
- Chair’s opening remarks 12 November 2026 · Main Room
- Who are universities really serving and how do we prove it? 12 November 2026 · Main Room
- Sponsor presentation 12 November 2026 · Main Room
- Dragons’ den - Speed presentations 12 November 2026 · Main Room
- What do students need from higher education? 12 November 2026 · Main Room
- The perfect storm and today's turning point 12 November 2026 · Breakout Room 2
- Sponsor presentation 12 November 2026 · Breakout Room 3
- Beyond outsourcing: Building sustainable digital capability through strategic partnerships 12 November 2026 · Breakout Room 1
- Building a safer, smarter future for AI in higher education 12 November 2026 · Main Room
- There is no future state: Leading change in the era of AI 12 November 2026 · Main Room
- What do we stop doing? Making difficult choices about the academic portfolio 12 November 2026 · Breakout Room 2
- Gen Z or Gen AI? Rethinking pedagogy for the AI-native student 12 November 2026 · Breakout Room 3
- Where should universities collaborate rather than compete? 12 November 2026 · Breakout Room 1
- From data chaos to AI readiness: Can universities actually trust their data? 12 November 2026 · Main Room
- What is keeping us awake? Collaborative solutions for sector challenges 12 November 2026 · Main Room
- Chair’s summary 12 November 2026 · Main Room
- Chair’s opening remarks 13 November 2026 · Main Room
- The university operating model no longer works: How are we rebuilding for a new era? 13 November 2026 · Main Room
- From decision to year-one impact: how long should a university CRM really take? 13 November 2026 · Main Room
- Doing more with less with student services 13 November 2026 · Breakout Room 2
- Insights into Manchester’s Cyber Plan 13 November 2026 · Breakout Room 2
- Belonging before employability: Are universities solving the wrong problem? 13 November 2026 · Main Room
- Making Lifelong Learning happen: Can universities adapt? 13 November 2026 · Breakout Room 1
- Regulation, free speech and risk: Navigating campus tensions 13 November 2026 · Main Room
- Chair’s closing remarks 13 November 2026 · Main Room