Smart Campus Insights Brief

Register to attend the Smart Campus Insights Brief for free

Thursday 24th April 2025
10:00 am - 12:40pm
Virtual Conference

This Smart Campus Insights Brief will explore how universities can harness data and advanced digital infrastructure to support improved decision making on estate management and optimise the campus experience for users.

This insights brief will:

  • Assess how estates leaders can develop an operational plan for leveraging smart capabilities

  • Explore the tools needed to support data-led decision making on campus

  • Share insights from smart campus practitioners on how they are enhancing the experience of campus users through data analytics

Why attend?

Learn from leading universities at the forefront of developing smart campuses

Build a strategic approach for the smart campus agenda at your institution

Gain insights on the data and digital infrastructure tools needed for success

Agenda

10:00 am

Introduction and Objectives


10:10 am

From Smart to Intelligent Campuses: A Roadmap

  • Designing a truly integrated approach to data-led decision making across an institution

  • The real prize in supporting connected devices that make intelligent decisions based on real time environmental data

  • Building the infrastructure and capabilities to join up data sources across a campus

  • How do we set meaningful goals to support intelligent decision making on campus?

James Clay
Head of Higher Education and Student Experience
Jisc (CONFIRMED)


10:40 am

Break


10:50 am

Delivering Smart Campus Technologies at Scale

  • How do we meaningfully translate smart technologies that already exist into a cohesive system-wide integration?

  • Overcoming the barriers to scalability when transitioning from legacy systems

  • What are the building blocks? Identifying operational inefficiencies and designing solutions on space utilisation and energy management

  • Approaches to project delivery, demonstrating ROI and managing institution-wide transformation amid funding constraints

Trevor Payne
Director of Estates
University of Oxford (CONFIRMED)


11:20 am

Break


11:30 am

Understanding Location and Movement Across Campus

  • What data do we need to understand space utilisation across an estate?

  • What digital infrastructure is needed to develop effective insights on location?

  • How do we use data on traffic, flow and movement to optimise the user experience in real time?

  • How can we develop analytics and data maturity to unlock new insights on the campus experience? 

Ade Mawdsley
Space Resource & Programme Manager
University of Nottingham (CONFIRMED)


12:00 pm

Break


12:10 pm

Unlocking the Power of Data in a Smart Campus: A Practical Guide

  • Getting the basics right: Learn how to establish strong foundations with effective parent/child data relationships and global identifiers for seamless system integration

  • Simplify with labelling conventions: Discover the importance of consistent labelling practices to ensure clear, accessible, and actionable data across your campus systems

  • Solve Real Problems with Data: Understand how to deliver actionable data tailored to solving specific campus challenges and create a strategic plan for ongoing success

Oliver Ramsey
Campus Senior Data Manager
University of Bristol (CONFIRMED)


12:40 pm

Session Close

*Programme subject to change

Audience

This session is designed for all those engaged in developing smart campuses. Those in attendance will include:

  • Directors of Estates

  • Directors of Estate Development

  • Directors of IT

  • Directors of Digital Transformation

  • Heads of Estates Information and Systems

  • Heads of Systems and Cloud Transformation

  • Heads of Networks

  • Heads of Cyber Security

  • Heads of Digital Assets

  • Chief Data Officers

  • Data and System Managers

  • Strategic Project Managers

Secure Your Ticket

HE and Public Sector

Free

Private Sector

£395 + VAT

HE Team of 3

Free

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