Building the University of the Future: People and IT in Partnership

Sponsored by the Leadership Foundation and Cardiff University

Monday 24 – Tuesday 25 November 2008

Mercure Holland House Hotel and Spa
24-26 Newport Road,
Cardiff,
CF24 0DD
Tel: 02920 435 000

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Day 1: Monday 24 November 2008

1330 Arrival - refreshments and registration (Argyll Room)

1400 Welcome (Caernarfon Room)
Dr Heather Graham, Associate Director, Wales, Leadership Foundation
Professor Peter Blood, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University

1415 The CEO / CIO Relationship (Caernarfon Room)
Martyn Harrow, Director of Information Services, Cardiff University

1500 Breakout discussions

1520 Refreshment Break (Argyll Room)

1530 University Strategy and IT: A World View from the
University of British Columbia (Caernarfon Room)
Ted Dodds, Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice-President – IT,
University of British Columbia, Canada

1620 Technology in support of Institutional Merger and Change (Caernarfon Room)
Dr Paul Rullmann, Vice-President, Delft University of Technology,
The Netherlands

1710 Breakout discussion: To Consider Future Directions for the UK

1740 Close (Caernarfon Room)

1845 Pre Dinner Drinks sponsored by JISC (Argyll Room)
Laurie Taylor, Writer and Broadcaster

1930 Dinner sponsored by JISC (Caernarfon Room)

Day 2: Tuesday 25 November 2008

0900 Introduction to the day (Caernarfon Room)
Martyn Harrow, Director of Information Services, Cardiff University

0910 Feedback from Day 1 (Caernarfon Room)

0930 On-line Innovation in Higher Education (Caernarfon Room)
Dr Malcolm Read, JISC Executive Secretary

1000 Findings from the JISC / Leadership Foundation Study (Caernarfon Room)
Current engagement of institutional strategies with the information technology agenda
Introduced by Dr Malcolm Read, JISC Executive Secretary
Presented by Dr Jon Duke and Dr Andy Jordan of Duke & Jordan Ltd

1100 Breakout discussion of findings

1120 Refreshment Break (Argyll Room)

1135 The Strategic Role of IT in Teaching & Learning, Library Services and Research (Caernarfon Room)
Presentations by:
Professor Denise Kirkpatrick, Pro-Vice Chancellor for LTQ, The Open University
Margaret Coutts, University Librarian, Leeds University
Dr Phil Richards, Director of IT, Loughborough University

1220 Panel Discussion

1245 Close (Caernarfon Room)
Ewart Wooldridge, Chief Executive, Leadership Foundation

1300 Lunch First Floor Restaurant