GOETEC23 conference success

GOETEC Members and Partners came together on 31 Oct 2023 for the GOETEC23 Annual Conference at the University of Kent. The day was packed day with excellent talks by sector experts with plenty of time for networking.  Our members, partners, guest speakers and suppliers made this a successful and enjoyable event. Many thanks to all involved.  We can’t wait to see you next year at GOETEC24 on 8 Nov 2024.

GOETEC23: Digital Transformation in Collaboration

This year’s conference took place on 31 October 2023 at the University of Kent’s Darwin Conference Centre.

Conference Schedule

9am
Registration and Tea, Coffee & Networking

9:45am
Welcome from GOETEC Chair

Paul Butler, Chair, GOETEC Consortium, and Executive Director & CIO, Information & Library Services, University of Greenwich

10am
‘Be More Cockatoo’: the Power of Community and Collaboration for Digital Transformation

Deborah Green, CEO, UCISA

Collaborative Developments in Cyber Security

10:50am
Developing the UCISA Cyber Incident Communications Toolkit

Jason Nurse, Reader in Cyber Security, and Public Engagement Lead at the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS), University of Kent

11:15am
Tea, Coffee & Networking

11:30am
Jisc and a Ransomware Simulation Exercise case study

Henry Hughes, Chief Technology Officer, Jisc
Atif Siddique, Head of Information Security and Compliance, University of Greenwich
Craig Shephard, Head of Cyber Security, University of Greenwich

12:15pm
Developing the Regional Cyber Security Ecosystem in Kent and Medway

Shujun Li, Professor of Cyber Security & Director of the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS), University of Kent and Chair of Steering Group, Kent & Medway Cyber Cluster (KMCC)

12:50pm
Lunch & Networking

Developments for Digital Transformation

2:20pm
Framework for digital transformation in higher education: critical foundations for success

Simon Birkett, Senior Consultant in Digital Transformation, Jisc

2:50pm
Tea & Coffee

3pm
Roundtable: Strategic Approaches to Digital Transformation

Dan Shelley, Chief Infrastructure & Transformation Officer, East Kent Colleges Group
Paul Hogben, Director of ICT, MidKent College
Sarah Cockrill, Director of Digital Transformation and IT, Canterbury Christ Church University
Paul Sinnock, Deputy Director, IT, Information Services, University of Kent
Jodie Wetherall, Associate Director, Office of the CIO, University of Greenwich
Simon Birkett, Senior Consultant in Digital Transformation, Jisc

3:30pm
Developing Immersive Learning Spaces for FE

Paul Hogben, Director of ICT, MidKent College
Matthew Byrom, Digital TLA Innovator, East Kent Colleges Group

4pm
Medway Shared University Libraries System

David Puplett, Associate Director, Libraries and Academic Enhancement at University of Greenwich
Bonnie Ferguson, Deputy Director, Library, Information Services, University of Kent
Neil Donohue, Director of Library & Learning Resources and University of Librarian, Canterbury Christ Church University

4:30pm
Closing Remarks from the GOETEC Chair

Paul Butler, Chair, GOETEC Consortium, and Executive Director & CIO, Information & Library Services, University of Greenwich

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Free entry for up to 10 colleagues at each member institution, or by invitation. Otherwise £70 for the day including lunch and all refreshments.

With thanks for the support of our members and partners.

GOETEC Members and Partners