Agenda

Day 1 - Tuesday 8 October

Start timeSession & speakerTrack
09:00Welcome refreshments and registration
10:00Welcome and housekeeping
10:15Opening keynote: From communication tool to strategic asset, social media is in its leadership era - Jenny Li Fowler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Leading content and culture change
11:00Keynote: We're all designers: playing our part in great user experiences - Neil Allison, The University of EdinburghExperience and content design
11:45Refreshments and networking
12:25Breakout: Content marketing strategies that deliver postgraduate recruitment results and empower in the process - Tony Sheridan, KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)Content marketing tactics and success
Breakout: Bridging the gap: Insights from the private sector to elevate your higher ed marketing - Richard Francis, FoleonContent marketing tactics and success
Breakout: Lights, camera, ethics: a filmmaker's guide to global research storytelling - Daniel Boden, London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineContent marketing tactics and success
Breakout: Creating powerful personas that drive an impactful content strategy for students and alumni audiences - Robert Perry, Pickle Jar Communications Experience and content design
13:10Lunch
14:10Breakout: From pixels to people: creating a collaborative digital content community in higher education - Sarah Vickers & Scott Hood, University of LiverpoolLeading content and culture change
Breakout: Oxytocin, dopamine and endorphins: the chemistry for engaging with prospective students - Victoria Littler & Jonny Harper, VeppleContent marketing tactics and success
Breakout: Black lives matter in education - Osaro Otobo, Halpin, and Founder of Make Diversity CountBuilding communities and social advocacy
Breakout: Transforming academics into social media influencers - Mikki Collins and Florence Largillière, Pickle Jar CommunicationsBuilding communities and social advocacy
15:05Breakout: Building better content brick by brick: using structured content and content models to create once, publish everywhere - Dana Rock, Pickle Jar CommunicationsExperience and content design
Breakout: Beyond the social media post: humanising your brand through tone of voice and community engagement - Nat Green and Sophie Hawkesford, The University of EdinburghBuilding communities and social advocacy
Breakout: Building an integrated, inclusive, and adaptive content strategy to drive personalised CRM and email marketing success - Jason Yip, Newcastle UniversityContent marketing tactics and success
Breakout - AI-powered content: beyond SEO to captivate your audience - Farrukh Iftikhar, Kontent.aiContent marketing tactics and success
15:50Refreshments and networking
16:10Insight exchange: your chance to really dig into topics that matter to you and your peers right now.
16:55Day 1 closing remarks

Day 2 - Wednesday 8 October

Start timeSession & speakerTrack
08:45Content strategy maturity roundtables (Booking required)Content marketing tactics and success
09:30Doors open for arrival tea, coffee and networking
10:05Keynote: Enhancing your content intelligence and impact: putting AI assistants to work ethically and powerfully - Tracy Playle, Pickle Jar Communications and Founder of ContentEdLeading content and culture change
11:00Breakout: The reel deal: empowering students to become authentic university ambassadors using TikTok & Instagram - Michelle McMahon, University of Limerick Building communities and social advocacy
Breakout: School of hard knocks: lessons in managing stakeholders throughout large content design projects - Jonny Vaughan & Claire Furnish, University of Southampton Leading content and culture change
Breakout: Building bridges into accessibility research - Ayala Gordon & Sara Cunha, University of SouthamptonExperience and content design
11:45Refreshments and networking
12:15Breakout: Optimising stakeholder engagement in award-winning campaigns: From concept to evaluation - Samuel Harriman & Olivia Finch, University of OxfordLeading content and culture change
Breakout: A fireside chat with Tracy Playle hosted by Nathan Monk
Prospectus+
Leading content and culture change
Breakout: The impact of visual design on content - Lauren Tormey, The University of EdinburghContent marketing tactics and success
Breakout: Spotting and eliminating "action bias" - the desire to always publish something - Adrian Imms, University of SussexExperience and content design
13:00Lunch
13:55Breakout: Content that just works: a whistlestop tour of impactful content marketing concepts that drove results - Emanuel Díaz, IE UniversityContent marketing tactics and success
Breakout: How to deliver a consistent content strategy across complex and sprawling institutions - David Eccles & James Moore, University of London

Experience and content design
Breakout: Creating content strategies that traverse the whole student and alumni lifecycle - Kim Donaldson, University College Utrecht Building communities and social advocacy
14:40Refreshments and networking
15:00Keynote: Storytelling and science: sparking a passion for STEM - Simon Singh, Author, journalist and TV producer
15:45Closing remarks