SPEAKERS

Higher Education Partnership Network brings together the most inspirational leaders and transformational suppliers in the higher education sector to share cutting-edge insight, knowledge and experience. Our agenda is carefully curated to address the most relevant and emerging challenges in the sector.

HEPN NORTH 2023 SPEAKERS

Mark Wantling
Chief Information Officer
University of Salford
Sir Timothy O’Shea
Emeritus Professor of Digital Education and former Principal & Vice Chancellor
University of Edinburgh
Prof. Mohammed Dastbaz
Deputy Vice Chancellor
University of Suffolk
Jo Purves
Pro-Vice Chancellor, Academic Development
University of Salford
Prof. Kamil Omoteso
Pro-Vice Chancellor
University of Derby
Matt Gee
Chief Financial Officer
Arden University
Prof. Ebrahim Adia
Pro-Vice Chancellor
University of Central Lancashire
Prof. Jackie Labbe
Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost
University of Gloucestershire
James Rolfe
Chief Operating Officer
Anglia Ruskin University
Dr Janet Lord
Director of Education
Manchester Metropolitan University
Simon Corbett
Director of IT
Northumbria University
Anna Sheldrake
Director of Digital
University of Suffolk
Tom Wright
Director of Digital Student Experience
University of Lincoln
Dr Sarah Jones
Pro-Vice Chancellor, Academic Enhancement and Research
University of Gloucestershire
Prof. Ross Renton
Principal
ARU Peterborough
Nigel Buckland
Director of IT Services
Leeds Beckett University
Prof. Craig Gaskell
Pro-Vice Chancellor, Enterprise
Teesside University
Prof. Mike Weed
Senior Pro-Vice Chancellor
Canterbury Christ Church University
Dr Ayman El Hajjar
Head of Cyber Security Research Group
University of Westminster
Alison Whaley
Director of Student Experience
Cranfield University
Penny Pickering
Head of Employability and Careers
Cranfield University
Prof. Arad Reisberg
Head of Brunel Law School
Brunel University London
Rob Blagden
Director of Libraries, Technology & Information
University of Gloucestershire
Prof. Letizia Gramaglia
Head of Academic Development & Director of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy
University of Warwick
Claire Gryce
Deputy IT Director
University of Sussex

HEPN SOUTH 2022 SPEAKERS

Prof. Alison Honour
Deputy Vice Chancellor
Canterbury Christ Church University
David Mba
David Mba, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research, Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise
University of Arts London
Amanda Neylon
Director of Digital Technologies
Nottingham Trent University
Julia Clark
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Student Experience
University of Wolverhampton
Minesh Tailor
Chief Information Officer
University of Bedfordshire
Sarah Cockrill
Director of IT
Canterbury Christ Church University
Prof. Larra Anderson
Pro Vice Chancellor, Academic
Norwich University of the Arts
Geoff Aldridge
Learning Experience and Technology Director
Open University
Paul Bason
Director of Digital Innovation
Manchester Metropolitan University
Udy Archibong
Pro Vice Chancellor, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
University of Bradford
Pradeep Passi
Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
University of Central Lancashire
Prof. Paul Noon OBE
Pro Vice Chancellor, Enterprise & Innovation
Coventry University
Sara Raybould
Pro Vice Chancellor, Student Experience
University of West London
Mark Fogarty
Director of Academic Partnerships
Leeds Trinity University
John Hill
Head of Digital Learning
University of Derby
Tom Shaw
Associate Director, Digital Innovation and Open Research
Lancaster University
Ellen Buck
Director of Learning and Teaching
University of Suffolk
Claire McGrady
Head of International Marketing
Middlesex University
Mike Burns
Head of Service Delivery, Information and Digital Group
University of Warwick
Susan Shutter
Director of HR
University of Bedfordshire
Dr Anne Nortcliffe
Founding Head of School of Engineering, Technology and Design
Canterbury Christ Church University

HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP NETWORK 2021 THEMES

Workforce, skills & wellbeing

2020 has been an incredibly challenging year for staff across the NHS. The wider global context has also bought with it vital discussions around diversity. It’s vital that the sector comes together to understand how healthcare workers from all backgrounds can be developed and uplifted in such trying times. Our speakers will be exploring:

AI & RPA

The pressure of the pandemic has seen many healthcare organisations make massive strides in automation they may never have thought possible. Next-level AI and RPA programmes have been deployed at pace to ease growing demand on the healthcare system. Our speakers will be exploring:

Innovation & improvement

Continuous innovation and improvement in healthcare is vital no matter what the circumstances. But as external pressures shift and change, so much the sector’s approach to continuous improvement. Our speakers will be exploring:

Telehealth & virtual care models

COVID has shown us what is possible when it comes to delivering care virtually – and it’s vital to consider what we can learn from this and carry forward into the future. Whether technology, process or care-driven, the conversation around virtual care is evolving. Our speakers will be exploring: