2026 HEPI Annual Conference

Overview

‘Student life in an age of populism, technological change and geopolitical tension’ 

On Thursday 11 June 2026, HEPI will host its Annual Conference at One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA, kindly supported by TechnologyOne and Kortext.

This year’s Conference will focus on how a shift toward a more populist government might affect the higher education sector, set against the wider challenges of intergenerational inequity, technological change, and intensifying geopolitical tensions.

Full agenda to be announced soon.

Speakers

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  The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern

  Minister for Skills

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  Vivienne Stern MBE

  Chief Executive, Universities UK

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  Christina Lamb OBE

  Chief Foreign Correspondent, Sunday Times

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  Professor Bobby Duffy

  Director of the Policy Institute, King’s College London

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  Professor Dame Sally Mapstone

  Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of St Andrews

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  Josh Fleming

  Interim Chief Executive, OfS

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  Dr Gosia Turner

  Head of Surveys, Jisc

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  Luke Tryl

  Executive Director, More in Common

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  Anila DeHart

  Advisor & Researcher, Education–Workforce Coordination

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  Amira Campbell

  President, National Union of Students

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  Cheryl Watson

  Vice President of Education, UK, TechnologyOne

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  James Gray

  Chief Executive Officer, Kortext

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  Professor Rakesh Patel

  Professor of Medical Education, St Mary’s University London

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  Jonathan Neves

  Head of Research & Surveys, Advance HE

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  Rose Stephenson

  Director of Policy and Strategy, HEPI 

Agenda

A full agenda will soon be available here.

Partners

Click here to access more information about Kortext.

Click here to access more information about TechnologyOne.

Register

Register your place here.

The HEPI Annual Conference is kindly sponsored by TechnologyOne and Kortext. HEPI University Partners and corporate Partners receive two free places at the Conference. For any queries please contact [email protected].