Join us for our 2026 Annual Conference & Awards Ceremony at the prestigious Carden Park, Cheshire's leading country estate! We’ll bring together 200 guests to connect, have fun and gain valuable insights from industry experts and peers on how to improve payment processes across the higher education ecosystem. During the conference you’ll hear the latest findings from our research initiatives and student payer experiences, as well as topical keynote sessions, panel discussions, best practices, product updates and more. You’ll also be part of our awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of the sector.
Take a look at this 2-minute video for highlights of a previous Annual Conference & Awards Ceremony.
Who should attend
This event is for senior financial decision-makers and other key institutional stakeholders involved in the management of payment acceptance.
Agenda
Optional pre-event activities - Monday 2nd March
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 15:30 - 18:00 | Pre-event activities |
| 18:30 - 22:30 | Informal Networking Reception |
Day 1 - Tuesday 3rd March
| Time | Session | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 - 08:00 | Exercise | ||
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration | ||
| 09:30 - 09:50 | Welcome & Introduction Simon Read, SVP, EDU, EMEA, Flywire | ||
| 09:50 - 10:30 | Product Keynote Corey Rethage, Senior Director, Product Management & Peter Murdie, Senior Product Manager, Flywire | ||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Networking Break | ||
| 11:00 - 11:20 | New Research Sheona Griffiths, Senior Director, Flywire | ||
| 11:20 - 11:40 | Client Case Study TBC | ||
| 11:40 - 12:10 | Fireside Chat: Scaling Securely: How Governance, Risk & Compliance Frameworks Empower Global University Growth David Neild, Head of Consultancy, UK with David King, CTO, Flywire | ||
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Life of a Payment Giles Rowlinson, Senior Payments Manager, EMEA, Flywire | ||
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Networking Lunch Break | ||
| Track 1 - Flywire Solutions | Track 2 - Future-Proofing The Student Journey | Track 3 - Bite-sized Learning: Understanding Payments | |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Workshop: Debt Recovery Strategies - Policies, Process & Tools Bridget Walker, Senior Consultant, Flywire | Research Findings: Admissions Navigator Oliver Mussett, Senior Strategic Partner Manager, Flywire | Card Payment Mechanics & Economics TBC |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Fireside Chat: The International - Finance Partnership Tom Wilmot, Director, Global Expansion, Flywire | Bank Payments Systems TBC | |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Networking Break | ||
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Workshop: Student Financial Software (SFS) Mark Gilbert, Implementation Consultant, Flywire | Workshop: 2030 Applicant & Student Journey Blueprint Edified | Open Banking & Alternative Payments Giles Rowlinson, Senior Payments Manager, EMEA, Flywire |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Payment Regulations David Neild, Head of Consultancy, UK, Flywire | ||
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Keynote: Mike Bates - human intelligence specialist, covert counter-terrorism operations leader, entrepreneur & adventurer | ||
| 18:30 - 22:00 | Annual Awards Ceremony Dinner | ||
Day 2 - Wednesday 4th March
| Time | Session | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration | ||
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Bingo David Neild, Head of Consultancy, UK & Jo Brewin, Consultant, Flywire | ||
| 09:15 - 10:30 | Think Tank Simon Read, SVP, EDU, EMEA, Flywire | ||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Networking Break | ||
| 11:00 - 12:30 | AI in Higher Ed (One year later) TBC | ||
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Networking Lunch Break | ||
| Track 1 - Flywire Solutions | Track 2 - Securing & Steamlining the Student Journey | Track 3 - Bite-sized Learning: Understanding Integrations | |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | WPM Deprecation Oliver Mussett, Senior Strategic Partner Manager & Peter Murdie, Senior Product Manager, Flywire | A Shifting Policy and Regulation Landscape: Are You Ready? Jo Brewin, Consultant, Flywire; Bridget Walker, Senior Consultant, Flywire & Paul Davy, Agent Compliance Manager, University of Leeds | TBC |
| 15:00 | Conference Close | ||