Higher Education Data Conference 2024
Wednesday 13th November
Hear from fellow HE peers and experts to learn how to get the most value from your data.
The event is free to attend and will take place at the InterContinental hotel in Edinburgh.
Option to join us for dinner the night before the event.
Agenda
09:30 | Breakfast and registration | ||
10:00 | Welcome and introductions | Pete Sapseid Head of Customer Success |
Ometis |
10:10 | Keynote: Explore a vision for the future harnessing the power of AI today | Chris Lofthouse Commercial Director |
Ometis |
10:40 | Our new Student Registration app: ARU have recently converted their business critical dashboard RegStats from QlikView to Qlik Sense Introducing writeback in financial forecasting: How ARU forecast fixed asset depreciation |
Stuart Powell Deputy Director of Finance Mark Gittins Business Information Manager |
Anglia Ruskin University |
11:25 | Using AI to predict student attrition: Bring together multiple sources of data and run through algorithms to quickly highlight students that are likely to leave their course. | Dan Titchener Qlik Consultant |
Ometis |
11:45 | Refreshments break | ||
12:00 | Data integration, quality and governance: How to bring together disparate data sources, ensure their quality and that the right people have access at the right time | David Tomlins Head of Solution Delivery |
Ometis |
12:30 | Moving analytics to the cloud: The reasons we're doing it and the extra benefits we expect to enjoy. | Ken Burch Head of Internal Student Reporting |
Oxford Brookes University |
13:15 | Lunch | ||
14:00 | Improving the planning process: See how write back can be used to allow changes in planning on the fly. | Ryan Peachey Qlik Consultant |
Ometis |
14:20 | Qlik Sense SaaS implementation – Hybrid BI provision (between QlikView and Qlik Sense) Our implementation of Qlik Sense SaaS and journey through hybrid BI provision. Achievements, lessons learnt and next steps |
Emilia Siatrak Deputy Director (Analytics) Catherine Porter Senior BI Developer |
Royal Holloway, University of London |
15:05 | 80% of data is unstructured. learn how to use AI to quickly find data held in PDFs, blog posts, documents and more | Chris Lofthouse Commercial Director |
Ometis |
15:30 | Refreshments and networking |
Agenda may be subject to change
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
Register
Please complete the form below to confirm your place.
Postal address:
InterContinental Edinburgh,
19-21 George Street, Edinburgh,
EH2 2PB, UK
Reservations: +44 131 225 1251
edinburghthegeorgereservations@ihg.com
Directions:
If driving, use the postcode EH2 2PB. For public transport, take the tram from the airport to St Andrew Square, which is a minute's walk from the hotel. Alternatively, Edinburgh Waverley train station is nearby, offering direct services to London King's Cross. From the station, it's a short taxi ride (about 5 minutes, £6-£8 fare) or a 10-minute walk to reach the hotel.
Whilst there's no onsite parking, guests can benefit from discounted parking rates at nearby St James's Quarter. Discounts are applied on exit by presenting ticket validated by hotel reception.
Alternate hotel options:
There are other hotel options nearby to suit different budgets. Some of the lower cost alternatives within a mile include: