About the Event

The HESS National Conference is the annual gathering of the Higher Education Systems & Services Consortium, a community of practice built for private, nonprofit colleges and universities. CIOs, CFOs, and technology leaders from member institutions come together for three days of member presentations, software demonstrations, and hands-on workshops focused on administrative systems, technology strategy, cybersecurity, data and AI, and shared-service models. The conversations are practical and peer-driven, centered on the challenges private institutions are working through together.

Student First Is There

Student First and our partner Doctums will be at the 2026 HESS National Conference, joining technology and finance leaders from private, nonprofit institutions for three days of open, practical conversation about what’s next for campus systems. Doctums brings deep expertise in education administration, technology, and the student experience. Together, we’re looking forward to talking with HESS members about how a modern, cloud-native SIS and an experienced implementation partner can help their teams support students across the full lifecycle.

We’d love to meet you in Louisville.