| Tuesday 9th February 2010 |
Future of Nursing
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Speakers Include: Keynote address: Ann Keen MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health Services
-Rosemary Kennedy, Chief Nursing Officer for Wales
-David Foster, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health
-Sue Bernhauser, Dean, Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Chair, Council of Deans of Health
-Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive/General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing
-Janice Sigsworth, Director of Nursing, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
-Prof. Dame Jill Macleod Clark, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton
-Gail Adams, Head of Nursing, Unison
-Prof. Jan Draper, Professor and Director of Nursing, Open University
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| Thursday 18th February 2010 |
TOTAL PLACE
A new opportunity? |
Speakers Include: Bob Neill MP, Shadow Minister for Local Government and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
Sir Michael Bichard, Executive Director, Institute for Government and
Chair, Total Place High-Level Officials Group
Mike Farrar, Chief Executive, NHS North West
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| The MJ and Leadership Centre for Local Government |
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| Monday 22nd - Tuesday 23rd February 2010 |
3rd Annual European Serious Organised Crime Conference
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Speakers Include: Phil Woolas MP
Minister of State for Borders and Immigration
Rob Wainwright
Director, Europol
Janice Ayala
Assistant Director, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Bill Hughes QPM
Director General, Serious Organised Crime Agency
Tyson Hepple
Director, Policing Policy and Operations Directorate, Home Office
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| Supported by SOCA, Europol, Metropolitan Police, London First, Merseyside Police. Sponsored by Fujitsu |
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| Tuesday 23rd February 2010 |
The Role of Higher Education in the Regions
The impact of higher education on regional economic development |
Speakers Include: Christina Hartshorn
Head, Leadership and Entrepreneurship, South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)
Professor John Goddard OBE
Professor Emeritus of Regional Development Studies and formerly Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University
Peter Hayes
Director, Enterprise Centre, Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Julian White
Chief Executive, White Rose University Consortium
Conference Chaired by:
John O’ Leary
Editor, Policy Review Magazine
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| Supported by NCGE and Enterprise UK |
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| Tuesday 23rd February 2010 |
A Watershed in Welfare
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Speakers Include: Keynote speaker:
* Sir David Freud, Shadow Minister for Welfare Reform
Other speakers include:
* Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive, ACEVO
* Breege Burke, Managing Director, Working Links
* Fran Perry, Director of Employment & Skills, Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (CESI)
* Toni Percival, Head of Sourcing – Disadvantaged Groups, Commercial Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions
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| ERSA, ACEVO and QCDA |
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| Thursday 25th February 2010 |
The 8th Annual Postgraduate Conference
Access, Employer Needs, Student Experience and Competitiveness |
Speakers Include: Dr David Docherty
Chief Executive, Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE); Advisor, The Postgraduate Review, The Department of Business Innovation and Skills
Professor Paul Wellings
Chair, 1994 Group and Vice-Chancellor, Lancaster University
Aaron Porter
Vice-President, National Union of Students (NUS)
Jacqui Zinkin
Former Director, Postgraduate Programmes, Westminster Business School
Iain Cameron
Head of Research Careers and Diversity, Research Councils UK
Moira Hiatt
UKPASS Development Manager, UCAS
Dr Charlie Ball
Deputy Director of Research, HECSU
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| Supported by: The 1994 Group, The National Union of Students, Universities UK and UKPASS |
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| Wednesday 3rd March 2010 |
Graduate Employability
What graduates need and what employers want |
Speakers Include: Keynote address - David Willetts MP
Miles Templeman, Director General - Institute of Directors
Prof. Janice Kay, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor -University of Exeter
Tanith Dodge, Director of HR - Marks and Spencer
Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive - Association of Graduate Recruiters
Aaron Porter, Vice President - NUS
Dr Paul Redmond, Head of Careers and Employability Service - University of Liverpool
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| Thursday 4th March 2010 |
3rd Annual Brook Sexual Health Conference and Awards 2010
BoyGirlManWoman: Putting gender at the heart of improving sexual health and reducing teenage pregnancy |
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| Supported by Department of Health. Media partner: Children & Young People Now |
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| Tuesday 9th March 2010 |
The Inaugural Scottish Creative Economy
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Speakers Include: Alasdair Smith
Scotland Director, Skillset
Caroline Parkinson
Director, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Creative & Cultural Skills
Prof. Malcolm Foley
Dean of Faculty of Business and Creative Industries, University of the West of Scotland
Ken Hay
Chief Executive, Scottish Screen and Creative Industries Lead for Creative Scotland
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| Thursday 11th March 2010 |
14-19 Funding Conference
Transferring the funding, transforming the system |
Speakers Include: Michael Pettifer, Director of 14-19, Learning and Skills Council
John Stone, Chief Executive, Learning and Skils Network (LSN)
Malcolm Trobe, Policy Director, Association of Schools and College Leaders (ASCL)
Nick Duggan, 14-19 partnership manager, lead strategic role, Sheffield City Council
Chris Waterman, Executive Director, E-strategix
John Freeman CBE, Director, Raising Expectations Action Programme (REACT)
Mary Vine-Morris, Director, London 14-19 Regional Planning Group
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| Tuesday 16th March 2010 |
Delivering Services for Gypsies and Travellers
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Speakers Include: Bill Holland, Assistant Chief Constable, Warwickshire Police and National ACPO lead for Gypsies and Travellers
Bill Forrester, Head of Gypsy and Traveller Unit & Kent Supported Employment, Kent County Council and Chair, National Association of Gypsy and Traveller Officers (NAGTO)
Dr Nick Leach, Market Harborough Medical Centre
Caroline Cormack, Head of Affordable Housing Delivery, Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)
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| National Association of Gypsy and Traveller Officers (NAGTO) |
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| Tuesday 23rd March 2010 |
Information, Advice and Guidance for Young People
Highlighting opportunities, realising potential |
Speakers Include: John O'Leary
Editor, Policy Review Magazine, former Editor, TES
Dr Graeme Atherton
AimHigher LondonWest, Central and North (WECAN) Partnership Executive Director
Paul Marshall
Executive Director, 1994 Group
Jo Wiggans
Director, AimHigher Greater Manchester
Trisha Conning
Primary Educational Opportunities Manager, University of Liverpool
Una Bennett
Head of MIAP
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| Supported by Learning and Skills Council and MIAP |
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| Tuesday 30th March 2010 |
Developing the Childcare Workforce
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Speakers Include: Dwynwen Stepien, Early Years Lead Commissoning Support Programme & Director Early Childhood Unit, National Children’s Bureau (NCB)
Jane Haywood, Chief Executive, Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC)
Purnima Tanuku, Chief Executive, National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA)
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| CWDC, NDNA, Together for Children |
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| Tuesday 30th March 2010 |
Offenders' Learning, Skills and Employability
High standards for adult and youth offenders |
Speakers Include: Merron Mitchell
Senior Vice-Principal, Offender Learning, The Manchester College
Phillip Collet
Senior Director, Goals UK CIC
Sue O’Hara
National Director for OLASS, Learning and Skills Council
Donald Rae
Assistant Director, Children and Younger Adults Department, Derbyshire County Council and REACT Programme
Bob Ashford
Head of Youth Justice Strategy, Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
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| Supported by Association of YOT Managers, Business in the Community, Prisoners' Education Trust and Transition to Adulthood. Sponsored by QCDA |
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| Wednesday 31st March 2010 |
Community Consultation
Hard choices, engagement and localism |
Speakers Include: John Tizard, Director, Centre for Public Service Partnerships
Kai Rudat, Director, Office for Public Management
Bobby Duffy, IPSOS Mori Institute
Rhion Jones, CEO, Consultation Institute
Jennifer Ngyou, Policy Advisor, Communities and Local Government, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)
Phil Teece, Programme Manager, Participatory Budgeting Unit
Clive Saunders, Chair, Watford African Caribbean Association
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| Tuesday 20th April 2010 |
Student Retention and Progression Conference
Collaboration, Communication, Completion |
Speakers Include: The Conference website, including speaker list and agenda, will be available shortly.
If you have any questions please contact Nikki Insley on 020 7324 4357 or email nikki.insley@neilstewartassociates.co.uk
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| Thursday 10th June 2010 |
Safeguarding Children Forum
Encouraging effective multi-disciplinary working |
Speakers Include: John Brownlow, Director, Safe Network
Jacky Tiotto, Head, National Safeguarding Delivery Unit, Ofsted
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| Tuesday 15th June 2010 |
Supporting Creative Industries 2010
Ready for Recovery |
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| Creative and Cultural Skills, AoC |
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| Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th July 2010 |
5th International Carers Conference
New Frontiers in Caring: 2010 and Beyond |
Speakers Include: Speakers will be announced shortly.
Would you like to contibute to the programme?
Visit the website to submit your abstract for consideration.
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| Hosted by: Carers UK, University of Leeds Supported by: Yorkshire Forward |
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