Thank you so much to everyone involved in the AUDE Conference 2025 which was held between 28 April and 1 May at Cardiff University. We are immensely grateful to everyone for their contributions, whether that is as a delegate, a speaker, an exhibitor or supporter. The headline supporters for #AUDE25 were JLL and Overbury while Lancer Scott were the supporters for the AUDE Awards in 2025.
Check out our photo highlights and gallery from the Awards.
An overview of the AUDE Annual Conference 2025 programme can be found below, with available presentations to download. Please ensure you are signed into your AUDE account to view the slides.
Speakers: Professor Peter Madden, OBE. Professor of Practice in Future Cities, Cardiff University and Professor Juliet Davis, Head of the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
Plenary 2: Optimising Performance of the Human Mind (presentation slides not available for download)
Speaker: Jess Wall, Psychological Skills Mentor, Chimp Management.
Speakers: Lindokuhle Mzolo, Campus Manager: University of Johannesburg, Immediate Past President and representing HEFMA; Lalit Agarwal, President & Chief Executive Officer representing APPA; Kate Robertson, Principal Project Manager, University of the Sunshine Coast representing TEFMA and Syd Cottle, Director of Estates Management, University of Liverpool and AUDE Chair.
Plenary 4: Aim High (presentation slides not available for download)
Speaker: Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
Plenary 5: Managing financial failure with the shared services solution (presentation slides not available for download)
Speakers: Dawn Taylor, Interim Director of Estates & Facilities, ARU; Steph Harris, Director of Strategy, Insight and Member Engagement UUK; Vanessa Wilson, CEO, University Alliance; Professor Elisabeth Hill, Deputy President and Provost, City St George’s, University of London and Professor Jenny Higham, Vice-Chancellor, University of Suffolk.
Speaker: Roger Martin-Fagg, Behavioural Economist, Martin-Fagg Associates Ltd.
Speakers: Marcus Dixon, Head of UK Living & Residential Research, JLL; Anita Edson, Director of Estates & Campus Facilities, Cardiff University and Sue Emms, Architect Principal, Global Sector Head for Education and Chair of the Northern Studio, BDP.
Speaker: Dr Simon Merrywest, Executive Director for the Student Experience, University of Manchester.
Speaker: Graham Lewis, Chief Officer University Environments and Property, Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Speakers: George Griffith, Director, Provelio and Paul Morris, Director of Capital Development & Estate Operations, Lancaster University.
Speakers: Prof. dr. ir. Alexandra den Heijer, Professor of Public Real Estate, TU Delft and Jasmine Bacani, PhD researcher, TU Delft.
Speakers: Trevor Wills, Director of Estates & Facilities, University of Plymouth and University Design Forum Chair; Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, University of Leeds; Dr Hiral Patel Lecturer in Architecture, Director of Engagement, Cardiff University; Cora Kwiatkowski, Associate Director Architect, Head of Universities, Stride Treglown, and University Design Forum Trustee; Holly Chung , Student, Cardiff University and Emma Keyse, Head of Business Development - London, Overbury, and University Design Forum Trustee, Chair.
Speakers: Gary Moss, Director of Estates, University of Nottingham and Laura Armitage, Director of Estate Masterplanning, University of Nottingham.
Workshop 8: Data driven decision making improving FM outcomes (presentation slides not available for download)
Speakers: Lucy Black, Associate Director – Facilities & Student Accommodation, University of Plymouth & Chair AUDE SFM SIG; Bryan Carroll, Director of Estates and Facilities, Southampton Solent; Tom Andrews, Head of Facilities Management, University of Hertfordshire and Duncan Johnston, Facilities Manager, University of Glasgow.
Speakers: Tshisevhe Nesengani, Head of Department- Infrastructure Maintenance, University of Venda and Higher Education Facility Managers Association of Southern Africa (HEFMA); James Wright, Senior Maintenance Manager, University of Leeds; Kate Powell, Executive Officer to the Principal, University of Glasgow; Sarah Anne Borg, Senior Executive - Architect and Civil Engineer, University of Malta; Graeme Race, Senior Programme Manager, University of York and Helen Shaw, Deputy Director of Estates – Campus Development, Cardiff University.
Speaker: Simon Verrall, Security Operations Manager, University of Sheffield.
