Transform College Student retention with AI and Machine Learning
Allan Forsyth, Head of Information Systems and Development, New College Lanarkshire
Join ICS.AI and special guests New College Lanarkshire as we showcase how using machine learning and human parity Conversational AI can transform student retention and recruitment.
ICS.AI have developed powerful machine learning models to ingest readily available student data. Our findings have identified key cohorts of students who are most at risk of dropping out and where early intervention and 24/7 access to assistance can reduce dropout rates leading to further funding. Join our session and transform the way your student retention and recruitment function perform.
Smart Lockers - Shaping IT Delivery
Group discussion
It’s no secret that IT budgets have continued to be reduced throughout the FE sector, making delivering on engaging technology more challenging than ever. With an ever-growing list of equipment needed to deliver the very latest in career guided learning, we are going to look at how hundreds of education sites in the UK have embraced self-service IT and how this has given them a modern and cost-effective solution to providing vital IT to students and staff.
We will also look at what our customers say are some of the most important factors when looking at their next IT purchases including service delivery, cost savings and environmental impact.
Improved resiliency through secure Data Backup with Amazon Web Services
Barry Ashcroft, Director of IT, City of Glasgow College; and Stephen Croke, CirrusHQ
Join City of Glasgow College and AWS Education Specialist partner CirrusHQ to learn more about secure data backup with AWS. In this session Barry Ashcroft from COGC will discuss recent NCSC guidelines around backing up data to a secure location, establishing a no-commitment cloud landing zone and guidance on working with AWS. Stephen Croke from CirrusHQ will detail the engagement process, proof of concept funding available from AWS and how your college can solve the challenge of cost-effective data security.
Sustainable Procurement
Alexandra Conder, HP Sustainability Account Manager for Scottish Procurement, HP
HP and sustainability go hand-in-hand with its rich history of environmental firsts and leadership across the IT sector. Working with the Scottish Government, HP has a strong commitment to sustainability that provides national benefits to customers across the Mobile and Desktop Client Frameworks.
HEFESTIS
Darren Clement, CISO-Share & Project & Change Share; and Mairead Wood, DPO Share, HEFESTIS
We will provide a walk through of our most popular shared services, showcasing how they deliver benefit to our customers in both value add and financially. Our CISO-Shared service, Project & Change management shared service, DPO-Shared Service and UniDesk our Service management platform shared service. Our fantastic leaders for each shared service will share a passionate insight into what they and their teams deliver.
