HE Transformation Business & Estates | 19 November
09:20 am - 09:30 am
Enhancing Operational Performance through Joined-Up Transformation
Institution-wide alignment on business transformation
Reimagining service design models
Making real gains on operational performance amid financial pressure
Gerry Greyling
Chief Operating Officer
Bournemouth University
09:30 am - 10:20 am
Why endless rounds of cost cutting will not work in driving long term resilience
Stabilising costs around a strategic approach to systems, processes and structures
Where does the money actually come from? Aligning back-office functions to support surpluses and growth areas
Embedding long term ROI into rethinking cost base management
Salami Slicing is Dead: Developing a Sustainable Approach to Cost Base Management
Rachel Elias-Lee
Chief Finance and Operating Officer
University of South Wales
Darren Xiberras
Chief Financial Officer
Cardiff University
Hannah Al-Katib
Director of Strategy and Planning
University of the Built Environment
Ben Vulliamy
Executive Director
Association of Heads of University Administration (AHUA)
Dr Rhiannon Birch
Managing Consultant
SUMS Consulting
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Cost Transformation: What It Takes to Succeed
Taking control: The conditions for a successful cost transformation programme
Exploring the core components that drive a successful cost transformation programme
Reviewing cost items through the lens of the 6Rs framework
Sharon Gladish
Director
Interpath
James Clark
Managing Director
Interpath
11:10 am - 11:50 am
Commercialisation Obsessives: Getting Serious About Income Diversification
Challenging the ‘dirty word’ status of commercialisation
Exploring the growth areas and identifying commercial opportunities that support strategic purpose
What can we learn from institutions that have successfully diversified income streams?
Untapped potential? Are we really getting the most from our existing assets?
Jamie Warner
Head of Financial Operations
Goldsmiths, University of London
Professor Peter McCaffery
Vice Chancellor
Royal Agricultural University
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
The Campus Diaries: How Users Interact with the Estate and What Needs to Change
Space and place: How campus users really engage with the university estate
Are we utilising our spaces effectively to meet the evolving needs of students?
What does the rise of commuter students, microcredentials and new forms of delivery mean for campus design?
Bold thinking: How can we change to deliver more responsive and adaptive spaces?
Becky Bradshaw
Deputy Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer
University of Northampton
Anita Edson
Director of Estates
Cardiff University
Rob Wadsworth
Director of Campus Innovation
University of Leeds
12:40 pm - 1:20 pm
Harnessing real time data to drive enhanced decision making across the estate
From smart to intelligent campus: The infrastructure and data capabilities needed to make the leap
Setting your operational goals: How can smart technologies and environmental data be used to drive efficiency, reduce waste and support an enhanced user experience?
Scalability in action: Developing existing digital assets to support system-wide integration
Is Your Estate Working for You? Deploying Smart Campus Capabilities at Scale to Meet Efficiency Objectives
James Clay
Head of Higher Education and Student Experience
Jisc
Ian Rooney
Director of Estates and Facilities
Durham University
Trevor Payne
Director of Estates
University of Oxford
Rob Collins
Head of Smart Campus Technology
University of Bristol
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
Razor Sharp Purpose? Good Growth, Surplus Building and Knowing Where to Invest
Knowing your surpluses: Where do they exist? Why are they working?
Mission clarity: Aligning your growth plan and activity areas with an unmistakable USP
Examining new business opportunities that speak to your proposition
Being brave: What is not going to be driving sustainable income in five years from now?
Embedding scalability in your business model: Where to invest
Vanessa Wilson
Chief Executive
University Alliance
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm
Developing purchasing power in the sector through enhanced collaborative agreements
The critical steps on standardisation to drive shared procurement processes
Negotiating at scale and deploying partnered approaches to procurement resourcing
Harnessing benchmarking tools and data sharing to drive improved purchasing decisions
The regulatory and legal considerations: what is achievable?
The Big Procurement Conversation: Untapping the Real Buying Power in Higher Education
Julie-Ann Garton
Managing Director, NWUPC
Chair, UKUPC
Jasbinder Sanhu
Deputy Director
LUPC
Adam Clarke
Managing Director
TEC
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Business Model Design Forum: What Are the Options? Is it Right for Us?
Not another restructure: The principles for designing resilient operating models
System-wide answers: What are the core operating and delivery changes needed to drive success?
Real examples: Where is business model change working and what routes can we take?
Over to you: The organisational development priorities for your institution
Tracey Slaven
Chief Transformation Officer
University of Cumbria
Alix Morgan
Business Transformation Director
The University of Sheffield
Gill Preston
Director - Strategic Delivery Unit
University of Exeter
Dr Rhiannon Birch
Managing Consultant
SUMS Consulting
Joanna Hynes
Chief Operating Officer
Leeds Trinity University
3:45pm - 4:05 pm
Beyond New Target Operating Models: Skills, Technology & Sponsorship for Real Transformation
When a new target operating model is the answer…and when it’s not
Don’t ask a fish to climb the tree: aligning workforce skills and organisational need
New technology isn’t going to save us but changing how we use the technology might
Working with external partners to gain credibility and secure a mandate for change
Tom Wilcock
Director of Transformation
Keele Univesity
*Agenda subject to change
