Gecko Forum 2025
Sheraton Grand Hotel, Edinburgh
Tuesday 4th - Wednesday 5th November, 2025
Thank you to our partners, clients and the whole Gecko team for a day of informative sessions, networking and fun.






The details
You asked, we listened. In 2025, Gecko Forum expands to two full days packed with value, designed to give you more time to learn, connect, and make an impact.
Hands-on Workshop
Roll up your sleeves and build with Gecko from the ground up. You'll create working elements across the platform and see how everything connects. It's professional development you can implement straight away.
🗓️ Tuesday 4th November
📍 Sheraton Grand Hotel, Edinburgh
‍We'll be starting workshops late morning to allow for travel time. Exact timings to follow shortly.Â
Main Conference
All the Forum insights you love, with customer stories, product updates, market perspectives and the future of AI. We're mixing things up this year with some fresh additions to keep you engaged throughout the day.
‍🗓️ Wednesday 5th November
📍 Sheraton Grand Hotel, Edinburgh
‍We'll kick off with a welcome breakfast from 8:30AM, with sessions starting at 9:30AM.Â
What's on
Expect big ideas, real stories, and future thinking.
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Insight into Gecko's
Product Roadmap
Gecko
What’s next for Gecko? In this product-led session introduces our Product team, who'll spotlight some of the exciting new product developments we're working on at Gecko.
Utilising Events & CRM to Engage Parents and Drive Attendance Rates
University of Liverpool
Parents are an influential group when students are considering their HE options — but they're also one of the hardest to reach directly. In this interactive session, Jonny will dive into his recent success in engaging parents through events and share why they'll be even better in 2024.
AI & Gecko: How it Works, How it's Implemented & Why it's a Big Deal
Gecko
Given our partners' enthusiasm for our recent ChatGPT-enabled product releases, we couldn't *not* ask JR to dive a little deeper, and share how AI is now integrated across Gecko's product suite.
Building the Future of Student Engagement
Gecko
Matt, our CEO & Founder, will start by recapping the last 12 months, before looking ahead at how Student Engagement will evolve in the future (and how AI and emerging tech will have arole to play).
2023: The Future Student Odyssey
Revolution Viewing
Just like Stanley Kubrick did with his groundbreaking film, the Revolution team will take you on an unprecedented exploration of tomorrow's student engagement trends, and provide insight into how you'll leverage them to increase conversion rates.
Roundtable: Lessons Learned from Launching Chatbots
Gecko
JU will be joined by an eclectic range of Gecko Partners from both sides of the pond, who will share their experiences of leveraging Gecko's chatbot, including the impact it has had on their institutions, and how it’s changed the way they work.
A 4-Year Evolution of Gecko-Powered Offer Holder Events
UWE Bristol
No-one needs to tell our partners that it's a competitive market when appealing to offer holders and admitted students. This session looks at how UWE's events have evolved in-line with their changing business needs, as well as what they have in store for 2024.
The Visit App Relaunch
Gecko
See what’s new, see what’s improved, and see how you can use the new Visit app to run smoooooth events on campus.
...and many more
Check out the highlights
Gecko Forum 2025 was our largest event yet! Check out the highlights reel and photo gallery below.
Getting there
Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1 Festival Square, Edinburgh EH3 9SR
‍It’s right in the heart of the city.

Where to stay
All of these are just a short stroll away, no need to climb Arthur’s Seat.
Onsite: Sheraton Grand Hotel
You can't get much closer to the action than this.
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Keen to relive the action?
Watch on-demand!
We've had such an amazing event, but don't stress if you missed the action. Register below for instant access to every session, on-demand.
Your Questions, Answered
This event is for Gecko customers and partners (though if you're a future-customer and would really like to attend, please email chris@geckoengage.com).
Most attendees will be hands-on users of Gecko/their CRM OR their team leverages Gecko to help with student recruitment, admissions or marketing at their institution.
This event is free to attend for Gecko customers and partners. Attendees are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements.
Please reach out to your Account Manager if you'd like to meet with the Gecko team outside of the core event hours (if you are travelling to Edinburgh the day before the event, for example). Additionally, there will be time to catch-up with your Account Manager during the event, and break-out rooms will be available.
Based on past events, clients saw most value from arriving in Edinburgh the day before the event, and leaving the day after (so they can partake in all of the networking festivities after-hours). We understand this might not be possible for all, however. So we advise that you arrive into central Edinburgh before 9am and depart after 6pm to ensure you don't miss any of the sessions on the conference day.
Don't worry, we've got your back! We'll be streaming the entire Gecko Forum live. Sign-up through the registration form and let us know which attendance option works best for you.
