The Graduate Employability Conference | 19th June 2019

The Graduate Employability Conference provides a vital platform to determine how all universities can develop innovative strategies and an institution wide approach to enhance student employability in an increasingly competitive jobs market.

Our 2019 Speakers

Dr Brooke Storer-Church

Employability and Skills Manager,
Office for Students (OfS)

Stuart Norton

Senior Adviser (Learning and Teaching),
Advance HE

Stephen Isherwood

Chief Executive,
Institute of Student Employers

Neha Agarwal

Head of Research and Insight,
HESA

Doug Cole

Deputy Director of Employability,
Nottingham Trent University

David Eade

Director of Employability,
Nottingham Trent University

Paul Phillips

Employer Engagement Manager,
University of Leicester

Lisa Taylor

Associate Dean of Employability,
University of East Anglia

Stuart Johnson

Director of Careers Service,
University of Bristol

Dr Andrea Kreideweiss

Director Careers and Employability
University of Reading

Karen Barnard

Director, UCL Careers,
UCL

Beth Thomas Hancock

Volunteering Manager and Mentoring Manager,
University of Brighton

Dr Bob Gilworth

President,
AGCAS

John Lynch

Mentoring Consultant,
University of Brighton

Matthew Vincent

Business Development Officer,
University of Nottingham

Richard Bowden

Employer Relationships Manager,
De Monfort University

Debra Macfarlane

Quality Enhancement Manager,
QAA

Katherine Brewster

Regional University Relationship Manager,
FDM Group

100+ ATTENDEES

15+ SPEAKERS

BEST PRACTICE INSIGHTS

8+ HOURS OF CPD CONTENT

Testimonials

This event was an opportunity to network with colleagues from all over the country and hear from experts in their field about topical issues surrounding higher education employability and skills agenda.

Employability and Skills Officer, University of Stirling

A great conference with relevant motivational speakers and good networking opportunities.

Head of Placements & Employability, Manchester Fashion Institute, The Manchester Metropolitan University

Highly relevant to my role as a Principal Lecturer for Employability communicating valuable best practice across a spectrum from strategy to teaching delivery

Principal Lecturer, Employability, University of Sunderland

First time I had attended this event and was excellent both from a policy and practice perspective as well as a networking opportunity.

Head of Employability & Professional Enrichment, Robert Gordon's University

A highly valuable opportunity to explore the interface between emerging policy, national imperatives and best practice in employability

School Employability Manager, The Nottingham Trent University

Very informative day with useful speakers on current matters.

Head of Careers & Employability, University of Buckingham

Provided a very useful and up to date insight on how Universities are being required to get their graduates ready for the work place

Head of Training and Development, Gleeds

The graduate employability conference was a great eye opener to anyone wishing to keep up to date with current trends of employment from a variety of perspectives (from third sector to Industry and everything in between). It was relevant and up to date and well timed ahead of the academic year.

Enterprise Programmes Officer, University of Strathclyde

I found the event to be an excellent mix of policy updates and best practice case studies, the speakers came across well and I have definitely taken away some ideas to share with my team.

Faculty Employability Advisor, Anglia Ruskin University

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