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Speaker presentations

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Keynote 1-  Gatsby Benchmarks: 10 year review. An update on progress and summary of changes. Ryan Gibson, Senior Adviser: Careers, The Gatsby Foundation. View presentation

WORKSHOP 1

Can virtual experiences really be meaningful? Jo Bishop, Schools and Colleges Outreach Lead, Springpod and Lisa Tomkins, Education Outreach Partner, Met Office. View presentation

Connecting careers delivery with careers guidance through pre-guidance lessons, triage, tracking and follow-up, using the Careerpilot Pathway Planner. Sue Lewis, Careerpilot Manager, University of Bath. View presentation

Using the matrix Standard to improving lives through the provision of high quality careers Information, Advice and Guidance. Graeme Murdoch - matrix Standard. View presentation

AI, personal guidance and careers exploration. Deirdre Hughes, Co-Founder and Lauren Croll, Learning Design Specialist, CareerChat UK Ltd. View presentation

The value chain of career development. Jenny Connick, Founder, Talentino. View presentation

Meaningful encounters: Embedding experiences of the workplace throughout the year. Kim Anderson, Area Manager, Unifrog. View presentation

WORKSHOP 2

Beyond Boundaries: Making work experience more inclusive and accessible with XR simulators. Rachel Garwood, Founder and Director, Xplorient. View presentation

Everywhere is a workplace. An overview of work experience. Janet Hutchinson, Partner and Director of Career Mark and Tracey Taylor, Senior Career Practitioner, Complete-Careers LLP. View presentation

When is a skill an ‘essential skill’ and who gets to decide? John Ambrose, Company Designated Partner and Strategic Director at Complete-Careers LLP. View presentation

Engaging SLT and improving outcomes through the Careers Impact System. Marie Jobson, Senior Education Manager – Quality and Content and Sian Gresswell, Careers Consultant, Careers and Enterprise Company. View presentation

Growing the capacity of careers teams using the Career Development Professional Level 6 Apprenticeship. Jenny North, Head of Careers Guidance & Careers Leader. View presentation

Capturing learner voice through Future Skills questionnaire. Philippa Hartley, Careers and Education Development Consultant. View presentation

Keynote 2- The experience of 2023's Careers Leader of the Year. Tom Corry, Director of Careers, Chertsey High School. View presentation

WORKSHOP 3

Developing meaningful employer engagement activities. Steve Jones, Account Manager,  Morrisby. View presentation

Exploring the world of work. Jacqui Phipps, Careers Lead and End Point Assessment Manager, Suffolk County Council. Presentation tbc

Designing a programme that empowers young people to make informed choices: Higher and degree apprenticeships. Tina Wakelin, Area Manager, DANCOP. View presentation

Getting the thumbs up! How the Quality in Careers Standard creates high quality careers programmes. Erica Rowell, freelance Career Development Consultant and Iffat Ahmad, Careers Leader, Batley Girls' High School. View presentation

Using values to build life-long career skills. Dave Cordle, Independent Career Coach, The Career Mountaineer. View presentation

From margin to mainstream: Rethinking traditional work-experience, for an inclusive workforce. Mark De Backer, Deputy Director - Young People and Matthew Carter, Employer Enterprise Coordinator, Education Development Trust. View presentation

Keynote 3- Making careers programmes meaningful for life - how to build young people's career management skills to manage transitions through education, into work and beyond. Tristram Hooley, Professor of Career Education, University of Derby. View presentation.