Our Product Leads and Product Operations team have created the Festival of Products to showcase how the product model delivers value for universities. Bringing together peers working on Digital Products across organisations to share their experiences, show impact, and celebrate success in Higher Education. To shine a light on product best practices and the future of Digital products.
Welcome to the Festival of Products – Serving up innovation in HE
As Wimbledon serves up world‑class tennis this July, we’re bringing our own winning energy to the world of Product Operations, Agile Product Management, and continuous improvement within HE. Think of this event as our chance to rally together, sharpen our skills, and smash through challenges with best practice ways of working.
But this isn’t just a one‑off match. The Festival is the starting point for a new community of practice, a collaborative league of universities and tech partners who are ready to share knowledge, trade tactics, and work together to raise everyone’s game.
So, grab your racquet (or, just a coffee), take your seat, and get ready for a day of learning, networking, and product innovation that’s set to be a real ace.
Keynote speeches from:
Liz Goulding, Managing Director & Chief Product Officer, The Economist
A Managing Director and Chief Product Officer with a track record of scaling global digital platforms and building enterprise revenue streams across media, education, and sport. Focused on building new products, teams, and capabilities within complex organisations and leading product, engineering, data, and AI teams in high‑stakes, zero‑failure environments. Liz currently serves as CPO at The Economist and Managing Director of Economist Education and previously held senior product and technology leadership roles at Warner Bros. Discovery and Sky, including digital delivery across three Olympic Games.
Louise May, Product Leader, Product Focus
With over 25 years of experience in product management, Louise is an accomplished and commercially driven product leader with a strong track record of shaping strategy, driving innovation, and delivering sustained growth. Louise drives successful product portfolio transformations, establishes high-performing product organisations, and embeds agile practices at scale, excelling at building and executing product-focused operating models that deliver business impact.
Agenda
We will be serving up three sessions throughout the day:
09.00-10.00 – Registration
Session 1 – ‘On form – what good Digital Products look like.’
10.00-10.20 – Welcome – Kavita Kapoor – Director of Digital Products – Imperial
10.20 – 11.00 – Keynote talk – Changing the conversation from “What do you want?” to “What problem are we solving?” – Louise May, Product Leader, Product Focus
11.00-11.30 – Talk – My Imperial Campus – Building alongside Students, Rob Sherwood, Head of Digital Campus Product Line, Imperial
11.30-11.45 – Break
Session 2 – ‘The long game’- The Product journey.
11.45-12.30 – Panel discussion 1 – Our Product Journeys in HE (Seema Kisnay (RCA), Sarah Tan (LSE), Adrian Bryant (UAL) and Gemma Seabrook (Imperial).
12.30 -13.30 – Lunch & Exhibition stalls
Session 3 – ‘The Next Set’ – Shaping the future of Product delivery.
13.30 -14.05 – Keynote talk – The future of Product – Liz Goulding, CPO The Economist
14.05-14.50 – Panel session 2 – The future of Product in HE (Alkesh Shah (KCL), Gary Keene (UAL), Robin Lupton (ARU and Cat Buckle (Imperial).
14.50 -15.00 – Closing remarks – Brendan, Head of Cross Functional Products, Imperial
15.00-16.00 – Networking and drinks reception