Jointly hosted by BCS, CPHC and UKCRC, the UK Computing Summit 2025’s theme is Navigating Change (surviving and beyond).
Speakers
This year's speakers include:
- Professor Tom Crick MBE FBCS, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Professor Louise Archer
- Jim Dickinson, WohnkHE
- Dr Sue Sentance
- Dr Petar Veličković, Research Scientist for Google DeepMind
Synopsis
The UK Computing Summit 2025 brings together the HE Computing community for two days of keynotes, panel discussions and workshops.
This exciting event invites everyone engaged in higher education and computing to connect, learn, and shape the conversation around key topics in the sector. This year’s agenda covers a range of topics, including tech policy, the pathway to chief scientific adviser, sustainability in computer science, recruitment and retention of staff, EDI, neurodiversity, and more. There will also be plenty of opportunities for networking, including the Summit Dinner on the Tuesday evening.
Full programme is available here.
Agenda
Tuesday 29 April
9:30am - Registration
10:00am - Opening
10:15am - Keynote: Jim Dickinson, WonkHE, What's Coming Next in Higher Education Policy - and can we influence it?
11:00am - Networking break
11:30am - Panel discussion: Pathway to Chief Scientific Adviser
12:15pm - Parallel sessions: Student-led Sustainability for Better Computer Science / Staff Recruitment & Retention HE academics & wider industry
1:00pm - Lunch and networking
2:30pm - Fireside Chat with Petar Veličković, Research Scientist Google DeepMind
3:15pm - Keynote: Louise Archer, Gender Diversity, Changing Practice
4:00pm - Student Chapter showcase with the BCS Lincoln Chapter
4:45pm - Day One Ends
7:00pm - Summit Dinner at Cutler's Hall. After dinner speaker: Dr Sue Sentance
Wednesday 30 April
9:00am - Venue opens
9:30am - Keynote: AI & its Impact on Young People and Their Career
10:05am - Parallel sessions: Tech Policy / GCSE Computing
10:40am - Parallel sessions: Spotlight on Apprenticeships / A Pathway to Chartership
11:10am - Networking break
11:30am - Parallel sessions: Fireside Chat on Women in Cyber / Neurodiversity
12:15pm - Parallel sessions: Outreach and Widening Participation / Funding Opportunities
12:55pm - Closing session
1:10pm - Networking lunch
2:00pm - Summit ends
*Session content and timings may be subject to change.
Ticket costs
- Full summit (including both days and the summit dinner): £200.00
- Day 1 only (not including the summit dinner): £60.00
- Summit dinner only: £80.00
- Day 2 only: £60.00
Refunds / Cancellations
A refund, excluding fees, will be issued if a cancellation request is received within 14 days of the booking date. Named substitutions will be allowed after this date.
This event is brought to you by: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, CPHC and UKCRC
