TUES 3RD NOV
Day One: Hands-on Workshop
Roll up your sleeves and get hands-on. You'll build working elements across the platform and see how everything connects — professional development you can put to use straight away.
You will need your own laptop in order to participate in the workshops.
Sessions and timings will appear here as they are confirmed.
Your workshop hosts
The workshops are run by our own product, customer success and account management teams — the people who build Gecko and who you work with all year.
We are still confirming the running order. Sessions will appear here as they are signed off, and timings once they are agreed.
WEDS 4TH NOV
Day Two: 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.
All sessions, timings, and speakers are subject to change, check back here for updates.
Breakfast & Arrival
Check in, caffeine up, then say hello.
Gecko Keynote: The Big Picture
A look at where Gecko has got to over the past year, how your feedback shaped it, and where the platform is heading.
Gecko Product Showcase
All the latest and greatest developments — what to use now and what’s coming next. A run through what’s landed recently, plus features that quietly go unnoticed, shaped by what we’ve heard from universities.
Short Break
Loo break and more coffee.
HE Perspective: The Sector, From the Inside
What’s shifted in the last twelve months, what’s making the job harder, and where institutions are putting their energy. The focus turns to the university view for the rest of the day.
Case Study #1
A deep dive into what has made a real difference to push one Gecko university forward.
Partner Session: Signals From Across the Sector
What’s working across partners’ universities, and how it lines up with your pressures. A collaboration from across providers, on impact — not a sales pitch.
Lunch
Yummy food, and networking with colleagues from across the UK and beyond.
Why Gecko, and What Happened Next
Lessons in adoption and growth. University leads reveal what made them look for something different, what they’ve expanded since, and honest feedback and insight.
Case Study #2
An interview with a fellow Gecko university sharing more real-life wins.
Short Break
Loo break and yet more coffee.
Fairy Bot Mother’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year
The famous quiz, back for another magical year.
Summary of Success & Wrap
This year’s success stories and achievements.
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.