Times Higher Education (THE)’s Digital Universities UK (DUUK) event, which brings together higher education, industry and policy leaders working at the forefront of academic innovation and technology, takes place from Monday 17 to Thursday 20 April 2023 and will be co-hosted by the University of Leeds.
The event’s keynotes are:
- Wei Li, Intel’s Vice-president and general manager of artificial intelligence and analytics
- Simone Buitendijk, University of Leeds President and vice-chancellor
- Simon Nelson, CEO of QA Higher Education
There are more than 100 speakers at the event that share expertise in digital transformation across the university sector, including Ash Roots, University of Exeter's Chief digital officer, and Sarah Dyer, University of Manchester's Associate dean of teaching, learning and students. Senior individuals from corporate tech companies that are speaking include Jen Wyatt, Microsoft’s Director of education (UK), Louise Thorpe, Anthology’s Vice-president and head of client experience (EMEA) and Joshua Sine, Qualtrics’ Vice-president of higher education strategy and Emma Broom, Fujitsu’s Head of local government and higher education. See the full line up line-up here.
The University of Leeds is the host partner for the event and this year’s theme is, ‘The innovation challenge: Accelerating digital higher education’ where the latest challenges and opportunities of digital-first higher education that will reshape the future will be presented.
More than 600 delegates have signed up to attend the four day event that also includes interactive panels, live demonstrations, workshops, networking opportunities and a competition featuring innovative edtech start-ups. See the full agenda here.
Charlotte Coles, THE’s Director of global events and organiser of Digital Universities UK, said:
“Digital Universities UK is set to be our biggest and best event yet for the higher education digital community.
“The programme and expert speakers will provide ample opportunity for higher education leaders to collaborate and provoke new ways of thinking about the positive changes that people, and technology, can bring to their institution.”
Professor Simone Buitendijk, University of Leeds, Vice-chancellor, said:
“This event could not be timelier – we have arrived at a historic moment to lead and shape the transformation in global higher education.
“It will be an invaluable platform for education leaders, policymakers and industry partners to gather to discuss how best to overcome the hurdles and obstacles the sector faces in the future. The theme of the event, ‘The innovation challenge: Accelerating digital higher education’, reflects the task ahead.”
More information about the event is available here. The event is sold out. If you are a journalist and would like to attend email: communications@timeshighereducation.com
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