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Higher Education Data Conference 2025
Tuesday 11th November

Hear from fellow Higher Education peers and experts to learn how to get more value from your data.

The event is free to attend and will take place in central London.

Our 25+ HE customers include:

  • Abertay University
  • Anglia Ruskin
  • Bloomsbury Institute
  • Bournemouth University
  • Brighton
  • Cardiff Met
  • University of Chichester
  • University of Glasgow-1
  • Wrexham Glyndwyr
  • Keele
  • University of Kent
  • Leeds
  • LSHTM
  • Northampton
  • Oxford Brookes
  • Rose Bruford
  • Royal Holloway
  • Salford
  • Strathclyde
  • Suffolk
  • Surrey
  • Teesside
  • West of Scotland
  • Westminster-1
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Why attend:


1. See what's working - universities sharing real projects

2. Latest tech - new Qlik features, Snowflake integration, product roadmap

3. Industry panel - honest chat about HE challenges

4. Network with peers throughout the day, and join us for dinner the night before (optional)

What to expect

 The agenda is still being finalised, but here's what to expect based on previous years:

  1. Full day event (9:30am - 3:30pm) including:
  2. University case studies from real data projects
  3. Practical sessions on student analytics/retention, data challenges, system implementations
  4. Industry panel discussion
  5. Networking throughout the day

Previous speakers have included: ARU, Oxford Brookes, Royal Holloway and others

Agenda

09:00 Breakfast and registration  
10:00 Welcome and introductions Pete Sapseid
Contracts Manager at Ometis
10:10 Keynote
Overview of key challenges and developments impacting the Higher Education industry, including Qlik's new features.		 Alex Cosgrove
Account Manager at Ometis
10:40 AutoML implementation with RHU
Royal Holloway University shares real insights from their AutoML proof of concept - what worked, what didn't, and what became lessons learned.		 Emilia Siatrak
Deputy Director (Analytics) at RHUL

Catherine Porter
Senior Business Intelligence Developer at RHUL
11:10 University of St Andrews
Building a predictive admissions dashboard in Qlik Sense with Python integration: setup, strengths, user feedback, and lessons learned		 Nick McVie
Business Intelligence Developer at St Andrew's
11:40 Refreshments break  
12:00 Higher Ed data platforms
Learn how universities can become more competitive through better data foundations, and how it can facilitate a more successful AI adoption.		 Nick Baker
Technical Director at Ometis
12:40 AI done right
Practical approaches to common AI implementation challenges, featuring real-world tools and methodologies that deliver competitive advantage.		 Paul Greenhead
Director of Client Services at Ometis
13:00 Lunch  
14:00 Anglia Ruskin University
FE-nomenal Data: Unlocking Insights in Further Education.		 Lydia Austin
Head of Business Intelligence Systems and Data Management at ARU

Luke Williams
Business Intelligence Analyst at ARU
14:30 World class planning solutions in Qlik with Inphinity
How to use Inphinity in your Qlik Sense platform to deliver high-end Financial, Resource or Project planning solutions for your organisation. 		 Simon Kirby
Chief Solutions Officer at Inphinity
15:00 Oxford Brookes University
Qlik Cloud implementation: data gateway setup and UI enhancements through custom extensions for filtering and popups		 Ken Burch
Head of Internal Reporting at Oxford Brookes University
15:20 Wrap up and closing remarks Pete Sapseid
Contracts Manager at Ometis
15:30 Refreshments and networking  

 

Sample job titles of people who attended last year:

  • Director of Finance
  • Assistant Director of Finance
  • Deputy Director of Finance
  • Accountant
  • Head of Admissions
  • Head of Admissions
  • Director of Strategic Improvement
  • Director of Student Employability
  • Alumni Officer
  • Head of Planning
  • Head of Planning and Performance
  • Planning Officer
  • Institutional Research Manager
  • Head of BI
  • Data Warehouse Manager
  • Data Engineer
  • BI Data Architect
  • BI Reporting Specialist
  • Solutions Analyst

"It's always useful to see what other universities are doing at the HE conference. We get ideas, share concepts, and it's good to know other people in the industry are having the same challenges."

Ruth Masson

St Andrews University

"Seeing the new stuff coming forward will be great for us and help us understand how we can use it ourselves."

Stuart Powell

Anglia Ruskin University

"My team's been fairly self-sufficient building our Qlik applications, but I think that's a mistake. Talking to the Ometis team here and other people that deal with them, I think we'll be using them more in the future to speed up our processes."

Ken Burch

Oxford Brookes University

Register for free

Please complete the form below to confirm your place.

Postal address: 

The Derby - St Pancras, Kings Cross Conference,

Derbyshire House, St Chad’s St, London, WC1H 8AG

Phone number: +0203 096 5495

Directions:

If driving, use the postcode WC1H 8AG. For public transport, take the train to King's Cross or St Pancreas International, which is a short walk from the venue. 

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Alternate hotel options:

There are other hotel options nearby to suit different budgets. Some of the lower cost alternatives within a mile include: