Sustainability Conference 2023
Primary Sponsor
Date
15 June 2023
Book Before
8 June 2023
About the Event
Sustainability Conference 2023: Digitally sustainable – Data, devices, and durable solutions for our planet
Have you wondered how green your digital solutions are? Considered how friendly your data storage is to the environment? Been questioned how reusable, upgradeable, and recyclable your laptops are?
We will bring these themes, and more, into focus at the inaugural Sustainability Group Conference 2023, the first UCISA conference to bring sustainability in our digital workplace onto the centre stage. With growing global concern for our environment, from ever increasing pollution of our surroundings, loss of biodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions heating up our planet, we know action is needed. Technology can be part of the solution, but we also need to recognise it as part of the problem with E-waste being the fastest growing waste problem in the world.
In this conference we will explore:
- Strategies for sustainable data storage
- Carbon accounting for procurement
- Managing your devices in a greener way
- Sustainable learnings from the pandemic
You will hear from inspirational speakers who are passionate about making the technology solutions we help create, support, change and enhance, better for our physical environment and our societies whilst, of course, ensuring whatever we do stack up financially. The conference aims to inspire you with great stories, thought provoking facts and useful tips, helping you to make sustainability a core theme for all the services you provide for your organisation.
Have a good tale to tell about your now greener data centre? A great description of your more environmentally friendly device management? How you are procuring services from suppliers with sustainable credentials? Share your story with colleagues at the conference by presenting (15-20 mins) or by being part of a panel, contact us at events@ucisa.ac.uk.
Join us for a UCISA first – The Sustainability conference in June 2023!
Joining us for the night before? Plan on staying over the night after? Don't miss Gaia, Luke Gerram's world famous Earth artwork!
Created from NASA imagery, this iconic installation will be available to visit for £2 in Reading Town Hall as part of the Reading Climate Festival 2023.
Speakers
Polly Mackenzie
Chief Social Purpose Officer
University of the Arts London
Professor Richard Allan
Professor of Climate Science
University of Reading
Lise Foster
Director Technology
University of the Arts London
Lydia Painter
UX Designer
Jisc
Paul Rock
IT Architect
Cardiff University
Andrew Meikle
Head of Corporate Information Systems
Lancaster University
Henrik Brogger
Director of Digital Operations and Service Delivery
University of Reading
Trevor Baxter
Director of IT Innovation
King's College London
James Smith
Chief Information Officer
Middlesex University
Kevin Mortimer
Head of Operations
University of Reading
Head of Operations, since joining the University in 2017, Kevin has been focussing on simplifying the services and systems that the University infrastructure was managed on and turning research requirements into services offered to customers to ensure appropriate warranty applied.
Kolatat Phaiboonnukulkij
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Phytavaren Technology
Clare Casey
Head of Environmental Sustainability
Jisc
John Ireland
Director of Customer Service
University of Oxford
David Barrett
Head of Desktop, Print and Support
University of York
Craig Campion
Director of ITAD Services
Stone Group
Event Schedule
Thursday
Other Sponsors
Other Info
Exhibitor Information
UCISA Group
- Sustainability Group