TASO Annual Conference 2022

This year we will be hosting our annual conference in-person at the Knowledge Centre at The British Library.

We will be bringing together some of the leading voices in the higher education (HE) sector for a day of incisive and thought-provoking presentations, discussion, and networking around the topics that matter when it comes to inequalities in HE.

Confirmed speakers:

• John Blake, the recently appointed Director of Fair Access and Participation at the Office for Students (OfS)
• Hillary Gyebi-Ababio, Vice President for Higher Education at NUS
• Mary Stuart CBE, Director of Leadership Development at Minerva
• Ibz Mo, vlogger, commentator and tutor
• Sol Gamsu, sociologist and geographer of education at the University of Durham
• James Turner, CEO at The Sutton Trust
• Lord David Willetts, former Minister of State for Universities and Science

The full conference programme can be found below.

The conference promises to be one of the big events in the HE sector calendar this year, so we recommend applying soon to avoid disappointment.

Conference schedule

TASO Annual Conference 2022 - programme

Please find below the programme for our annual conference on Thursday 28th April 2022. This may be subject to change.

Time	Type	Title	Speakers	Chair
09:30am	Registration	Registration and refreshments	N/A	N/A
10am	Address	Welcome and introduction	Professor Eunice Simmons, Chair, TASO Board of Trustees and Vice-Chancellor, University of Chester	N/A
10:30am	Address	Keynote address	John Blake, Director for Fair Access and Participation, OfS	Ryan Shorthouse, TASO Trustee and CEO, Bright Blue
11.15am	Break
11:45am	Panel session	Measuring what matters	Dr Lauren Bellaera, Chief Impact and Strategy Officer, The Brilliant Club Dr Lígia Teixeira, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Homelessness Impact James Turner, Chief Executive, The Sutton Trust	Jessica Hunt, Deputy Director (Research), TASO
12:30pm	Address	What we have learnt this year	Omar Khan, Director, TASO	N/A
1pm	Lunch
1:45pm	In Conversation With	In conversation with Ibz Mo	Ibz Mo	Lynsey Hanley
2:30pm	Presentation	Getting the most from the TASO Evidence Toolkit	Rain Sherlock, Evaluation Manager, TASO Zahra Boudalaoui-Buresi, Research Officer, TASO	N/A
3pm	Break out session	Roundtable discussions with refreshments	N/A	N/A
3:45pm	Panel session	The responsibilities of Higher Education in Britain today	Lord David Willetts, former Minister of State for Universities and Science Mary Stuart CBE, Director of leadership development, Minerva previously Vice Chancellor, University of Lincoln Hillary Gyebi-Ababio, Vice President Higher Education, National Union of Students (NUS) Dr Sol Gamsu, Department of Sociology, Durham University	Omar Khan, Director, TASO
4:30pm	Address	Closing remarks	Dr Omar Khan, Director TASO	N/A
4:35pm	Drinks reception
5:30pm	Close

Who should attend?

• HE professionals interested in improving access and student success
• Anyone wanting to learn more about evidence-informed practice and policy

Questions?

Please get in touch by emailing info@taso.org.uk