EMPOWER-LOGO-2025


8 & 9 July  |  Sheffield, United Kingdom

Tribal's Empower Conference is back - scroll down for the full agenda!

Our theme this year is Empowering the Core: Transforming Student Systems for University Success.  We're embracing the immense potential of IT teams and SITS users in restructuring the educational landscape. Our two-day conference offers meaningful discussions and demonstrations of the role of university student systems, and the practical and strategic impact of your contributions. Join us too in celebrating your integral role at our Celebration of Success awards and gala dinner.

Sign up now and help us transform the future of SITS.

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DATE
Tuesday 8 July
&
Wednesday 9 July

location

LOCATION

DAYTIME
Sheffield Hallam University

EVENING
Cutler's Hall

MEET THE SPONSORS

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TICKET INFORMATION

2-DAY CONFERENCE TICKET
Cost:  £175 + vat


  • Access to all plenary and workshop sessions
  • Access to all on-demand session content post-event
  • Access to our sponsors exhibition space
  • Food and refreshments throughout the day
  • Delegate conference goody pack on arrival
  • Ticket to the Celebration of Success awards and gala dinner

* Payment is via Purchase Order which will need to be supplied at the point of booking.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE
MEDIUM AVAILABILITY
OF TICKETS

AGENDA OVERVIEW

PLEASE NOTE THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE


DAY ONE

09:00 - 09:30

Registration


10:00 - 10:30

Introduction and Welcome


10:00 - 11:30

Product Roadmap's - Infrastructure, Product and Enablers


11:00 - 11:30

Refreshments


12:00 - 13:00

BREAKOUT SESSION
What's New in SITS?

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Exploring Our Roadmap: The Journey to SaaS

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Reducing Risk by Moderating Database Technology with Tribal Cloud v3

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Reducing Management Burden by Modernising Integrations via our API Layer

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Standardising Processes to Drive Efficiency


13:00 - 14:00

Lunch


14:00 - 14:30

BREAKOUT SESSION
Migrating to SITS - Customer Panel

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HEFS Customer Case Study

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Cloud Migration Customer Case Study


14:30 - 15:30

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Interactive HESA Session

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Introducing Tribal Visas & Immigration

BREAKOUT SESSION
What's New in SITS Exam?

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Connecting the Dots: Change Management Masterclass

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Interactive Flywire Session

 


15:30 - 16:00

Refreshments


16:00 - 16:30

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Timetabling

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Student Support and Wellbeing

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Collaborating for Customer Success: An Informal Overview

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Supporting Customers: An Informal Overview of Customer Support, Business Advisory and Professional Services


16:30 - 17:15

Keynote Speaker


18:30 - late

Celebration of Success Awards and Gala Dinner


DAY TWO

10:00 - 10:30

Exhibition and Workshops


10:30 - 11:30

BREAKOUT SESSION
SITS Adopt Demonstration

BREAKOUT SESSION
Exploring our Roadmap: The Journey to SaaS

WORKSHOP
Interactive Sponsor Session

WORKSHOP
Overcoming Data and Integration Challenges in Higher Education

WORKSHOP
Standardising Processes to Drive Efficiency


11:30 - 12:00

Refreshments


12:00 - 13:00

WORKSHOP
Interactive Sponsor Session

WORKSHOP
Transforming Wellbeing Support to Reduce Dropout

WORKSHOP
Testing, Testing!! 123 to ABC

WORKSHOP
Project Management Strategy: Tactics vs Techniques


13:00 - 14:00

Lunch


14:00 - 15:30 (Session lengths vary)

WORKSHOP & DEMONSTRATION
Dramatically Faster Admissions

WORKSHOP
Good Looking Policy vs Bad Looking Data

WORKSHOP
How to Drive Efficiency in University Timetabling

WORKSHOP
Working in Harmony: SITS and Maytas

WORKSHOP
SITS Reimagined

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Interactive Sponsor Session

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The Future of University Marketing and Recruitment

BREAKOUT SESSION
Turning Potential into Expertise: Tribal Future Talent Programme


15:30 - 16:00

Refreshments and Conference Close


GETTING HERE


DAYTIME VENUE:
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY 


Sheffield Hallam University (Owen Building)
Hallam Square
Sheffield City Centre
S1 2LX
United Kingdom

EVENING VENUE:
CUTLER'S HALL

7-15 Church St
Sheffield City Centre
S1 1HG
United Kingdom

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GETTING TO SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY 

WALKING
The Owen Building is a very short walk up from Sheffield Train Station. 

BY CAR
There is no parking available on-site.

The nearest public car parks are:
Arundel Gate, S1 6DG
Q-Park Charles Street, S1 2NJ

BY TRAIN
The City of Sheffield is on the main line running between London and Edinburgh providing regular trains through the city.

Visit the National Rail website for train times.