Ahead by Bett - Neil Iles

Neil Iles is an I&T Infrastructure Project Manager at SOAS University of London. He is joining our content programme to speak on data and technology consolidation in Higher Education.

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Time and date	Venue	Topic	Speakers
Thursday 24/03/2022 From 10:50 To 11:15 03/24/2022 10:50 03/24/2022 11:15 Data and Technology Consolidation in Higher Education: Thoughts from the trenches In collaboration with AvePoint Digitisation offers new opportunities to transform your collaboration platform, streamline processes and governance policies, all leading to an improved digital workplace provided to students and staff. We welcome Neil Iles, I&T Infrastructure Project Manager from SOAS University of London to our fireside chat as we take a look at their journey to Microsoft 365 . Discussion topics: Why are so many institutions and systems looking seriously at consolidation? Do the kinds of changes that come with a consolidation create aspects of a student experience that could eventually be considered differentiating? What advice would you share with institutional and system leaders that are moving into a consolidation process? Are there any other challenges that you feel should be, if not top of mind, then on radar for leaders in the early days of executing on a consolidation strategy? Is there anything you’d like to add about this broad industry shift towards a consolidation strategy, and your observations on how to best go about this approach? Themes: Innovation, Leadership ExCeL London	ExCeL London	"Data and Technology Consolidation in Higher Education: Thoughts from the trenches"	Ian Tilsed Neil Iles

Time and date

Venue

Topic

Speakers

Thursday 24/03/2022

From 10:50 To 11:15

03/24/2022 10:50 03/24/2022 11:15 Data and Technology Consolidation in Higher Education: Thoughts from the trenches In collaboration with AvePoint

Digitisation offers new opportunities to transform your collaboration platform, streamline processes and governance policies, all leading to an improved digital workplace provided to students and staff.

We welcome Neil Iles, I&T Infrastructure Project Manager from SOAS University of London to our fireside chat as we take a look at their journey to Microsoft 365 .

Discussion topics:

Why are so many institutions and systems looking seriously at consolidation?
Do the kinds of changes that come with a consolidation create aspects of a student experience that could eventually be considered differentiating?
What advice would you share with institutional and system leaders that are moving into a consolidation process?
Are there any other challenges that you feel should be, if not top of mind, then on radar for leaders in the early days of executing on a consolidation strategy?
Is there anything you’d like to add about this broad industry shift towards a consolidation strategy, and your observations on how to best go about this approach?

Themes: Innovation, Leadership ExCeL London

ExCeL London

"Data and Technology Consolidation in Higher Education: Thoughts from the trenches"

Ian Tilsed Neil Iles