Programme - Universities UK

Working for a stronger,
smarter sector
The 4th annual efficiency in HE
conference
Wednesday 25 March 2015
Woburn House Conference Centre
London WC1H 9HQ
Featured Speakers:
Prof Sir Ian Diamond
Alison Johns
Jeremy Clayton
Principal and ViceChancellor, University of
Aberdeen & Chair, UUK
sation Task Group
Chief Executive
Director, Knowledge and
Innovation Strategy
and International, The
Department for Business,
Innovation & Skills (BIS)
The Leadership
Foundation for
Higher Education
Agenda
The 4th annual efficiency in HE
conference
Wednesday 25 March 2015
Woburn House Conference Centre
London WC1H 9HQ
09:00
Registration & refreshment
09:30
Chair’s opening remarks
The Efficiency Challenge: context & future priorities
09:35
Efficiency, effectiveness and value for money
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of
Aberdeen & Chair, UUK Efficiency and
Modernisation Task Group
Innovation, efficiency and the future of public services
Dr Pat Oakley
Research Associate, King’s College London (invited)
10:25
Refreshments & networking
10:55
Making it happen – panel discussion
Nolan Smith
Head of Finance & Investment,
Higher Education Funding Council for
England (HEFCE)
Chris Cobb
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Operations) and Chief
Operating Officer, University of London
Bob Rabone
Chief Financial Officer, The University of
Sheffield
Dr Ghazwa Alwani-Starr
Director of Property and Facilities Management, University of Roehampton &
Deputy Chair, Association of University
Directors of Estates (AUDE)
11:45 Workshops
Kit Catalogue: Discovering the value of
sharing
Martin Hamilton, Futurist, Jisc
Dr Jacky Pallas, Director of Platform
Technologies, University College London (UCL)
Technology enhanced learning: efficient
management of change
Professor Peter Chatterton
Independent Consultant, Changing the
Learning Landscape project
Prof Gunter Saunders
Director, Technology Enhanced Learning,
University of Westminster
At a time where public funding is subject to heightened levels of
scrutiny and uncertainty than has previously been the case, the
sharing of knowledge and experiences of enhancing value-formoney within universities is both valuable and urgent.
The 4th Annual Efficiency in Higher Education Conference, will
disseminate the findings of Sir Ian Diamond’s second report into
efficiency and effectiveness in universities.
This event will be critical in helping to set the future agenda and
for providing insight and guidance to university leaders and senior
higher education professionals on how they can enhance the
efficiency and effectiveness of their institutions.
FX Plus: Realising the benefits from shared services
Niamh Lamond, Chief Executive Officer,
FX Plus
Steve Butcher, Head of Procurement and Shared Services, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
12:30 Lunch & networking
Innovation, effectiveness and the student experience
13:15
Value me, not my money! What students want from higher education
Speaker TBC
13:30
The Connected Curriculum: a new strategy for research-informed teaching
Dr Brent Pilkey, Senior Teaching Fellow,
UCL Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching
13:45
Flattening the hierarchy: Engaging senior
management in the student experience
Geoff Green, Director of Student Systems, University of Leicester (invited)
14:00
New approaches to student services: Lessons from SAM
Jen Paddison, SAM Project Manager,
University of Keele (invited)
14:30
Refreshments & networking
Leadership, change and the future of the efficiency
agenda
15:00
The leadership challenge for higher education
Alison Johns, Chief Executive, The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
15:20
Leading change at Northampton: A radical new vision for a university campus
Professor Nick Petford
Vice Chancellor, University of Northampton
15:40
Working together to deliver success
Jeremy Clayton
Director, Knowledge and Innovation Strategy and International, The Department for
Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
16:15
Chair’s final remarks and conference close
Interested in sponsorship opportunities for this event?
Contact: Catriona Coyle
Events and Sponsorship Manager
Email: catriona.coyle@universitiesuk.ac.uk
Tel: 0207 419 5411
The organisers reserve the right to make changes to this programme without prior notice