After a COVID-related hiatus last year, we are delighted to announce the details of the next HEPI Annual Conference, which will be held online (via Zoom) on Thursday, 24 June 2021 under the title ‘Learning from the crisis’.
Jointly sponsored by Lloyds Bank and UPP, the event will include the launch of the results of the Advance HE / HEPI 2021 Student Academic Experience Survey, opening remarks from the Secretary of State for Eduction, the Rt. Hon Gavin Williamson, keynote addresses by the Chief Executive of the Office for Students, Nicola Dandridge, and the Rt Hon. James Purnell, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Arts London as well as a session on crisis and disaster management.
The Conference is open to all. Institutions that already support HEPI’s work, including most UK universities and our corporate Partners, are entitled to a number of free places. Institutions and organisations that are not within the HEPI Partnership Programmes may purchase a place at the Conference at a small cost.
To register your place, please go to www.bookwhen.com/hepi
Agenda:
9.00am Welcome: Nick Hillman, HEPI Director (Chair)
9.10am Opening Address from the Rt Hon. Gavin Williamson CBE MP, the Secretary of State for Education
9.35am Introduction to the day from UPP
– Jon Wakeford, Director, Strategy and Communications at UPP
9.45am Results of the 2021 HEPI / Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey
– Jonathan Neves, Head of Business Intelligence and Surveys, Advance HE
– Rachel Hewitt, Director of Policy & Advocacy, HEPI
10.05am Questions / discussion
10.15am Panel discussion on the results of the 2021 Survey
– Rama Thirunamachandran, Chair of MillionPlus and Vice-Chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University
– Shirley Pearce, formerly Chair of the LSE and former Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University
– Bobby Duffy, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the KCL Policy Institute
– Sunday Blake, President of University of Exeter Students’ Guild
10.45am Questions / discussion
11.00am SHORT BREAK
11.05am Introductory remarks from Lloyds
– Andrew Connors, Head of Higher Education, Lloyds Banking Group
11.15am Morning Keynote Address
– Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive, Office for Students
11.35am Questions / discussion
11.45am Handling a crisis: what universities need to know
– Donald Steel, Director at Donald Steel Public Relations London Ltd and Vice President, Crisis Communications at Kenyon International Emergency Services Ltd
12.05pm Questions / discussion
12.15pm Afternoon Keynote Address
– The Rt Hon. James Purnell, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of the Arts London
12.30pm Questions / discussion
12.40pm Concluding remarks
12.45pm Conference ends
For any queries, please contact [email protected]