| Tuesday 20th January 2009 |
FE Colleges and the International Market
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| 157 Group, British Council, UK Naric, UK CISA |
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| Thursday 22nd January 2009 |
Skills for Work 2009: employability in the economic downturn
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Speakers Include: Speakers will be announced shortly
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| LSN and LSC |
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| Thursday 22nd January 2009 |
6th Annual Positive Activities for Young People Conference
Rebalancing the Narrative - Celebrating Youth |
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| Supported by The National Youth Agency |
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| Tuesday 27th January 2009 |
School Transport 2009
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Speakers Include: Rt Hon David Blunkett MP,
Chair, Yellow Bus Commission
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| Tuesday 27th January 2009 |
International Higher Education Partnerships
Strategies, markets and structures |
Speakers Include: Keynote Speakers:
Professor Sir Drummond Bone
Former Vice Chancellor, University of Liverpool
Dr Madeline Green
Vice-President, International, American Council of Education; Vice-President, International Association of Universities
Speakers include:
Professor Ian Diamond
Chief Executive, Economic and Social Research Council
Professor Robin Middlehurst
Director, Centre for Policy Exchange in Tertiary Education, University of Surrey
Chaired by:
Professor Les Ebdon
Vice Chancellor, University of Bedfordshire and Chair, Million+
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| Thursday 29th January 2009 |
7th Annual Postgraduates Conference
Recruitment, retention and ensuring well-being |
Speakers Include: Professor Dianne Berry
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Reading and Chair, 1994 Group Research and Enterprise Policy Group
Professor Mary Stuart
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Kingston University
Professor Richard Kitney
Director, Graduate School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Imperial College
Professor Chris Brady
Dean of Business School, BPP College
Chaired by:
Professor Malcolm McCrae
Chair, UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE
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| Supported by: Universities UK, UK Council for Graduate Education, VITAE, NUS and the 1994 Group |
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| Monday 2nd February 2009 |
The HE Summit 2009
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Speakers Include:
Susan Anderson
Director, Public Services, CBI
Professor David Eastwood
Chief Executive, Higher Education
Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
Professor Rick Trainor
Principal, King’s College London
President, Universities UK (UUK)
Professor Nicholas Barr
Professor of Public Economics
London School of Economics (LSE)
David Lammy MP
Minister of State for Higher Education and Intellectual Property
David Willetts MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation Universities and Skills
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| Supported by: Universities UK (UUK) |
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| Tuesday 10th February 2009 |
3rd Annual Future of Nursing Summit
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Speakers Include: Sue Bernhauser, Dean of the School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield and Chair of the Council of Deans of Nursing and Health Professionals UK
Professor Dame Jill Macleod Clark, Deputy Dean - Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences & Head of School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Southampton
Dame Christine Beasley, Chief Nursing Officer (England), Department of Health
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| supported by Council of Deans and Heads of UK University Faculties for Nursing & Health Professionals |
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| Tuesday 10th February 2009 |
Transforming the Youth Workforce
Delivering the Vision |
Speakers Include: Ceridwen Roberts,
Senior Research Fellow, Dept of Social Policy and Social Work, Oxford University
Fiona Blacke,
Chief Executive, The National Youth Agency (NYA)
Kevin Ford,
Chief Executive, FPM Training
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| Tuesday 10th February 2009 |
14-19 Skills for Employability
Equipping young people for the world of employment |
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| Supported by Learning and Skills Council (LSC), British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and Learning and Skills Network (LSN) |
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| Wednesday 18th February 2009 |
The New Comprehensive Area Assessment
Delivering better outcomes through the new assessment framework |
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| The MJ |
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| Wednesday 25th February 2009 |
4th Annual Counsel and Care
Financing Older People's Care: Right Care, Right Deal |
Speakers Include: Cynthia Bower, Chief Executive, Care Quality Commission
Ed Mayo , Chief Executive, Consumer Focus
Imelda Redmond, Chief Executive, Carers UK
Dame Denise Platt DBE, Chair, CSCI
Stephen O'Brien MP, Shadow Minister for Health, HM Opposition
Jonathan Montgomery, Chair, Hampshire Primary Care Trust
James Buckley, Chief Executive, Tunstall Halthcare Group
Paul Cann, Director of Policy, Help the Aged
Conference chair:
Stephen Burke, Chief Executive, Counsel and Care
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| ADASS, DWP, Solace Enterprises, Carers UK, Opal UK, Help the Aged, OPAG |
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| Wednesday 25th February 2009 |
Student Retention and Progression Conference
Getting below the 20 percent non-completion rate |
Speakers Include: Professor Nicholas Barr
Professor of Public Economics, London School of Economics
Alice Hynes
Chief Executive Officer, Guild HE
Neil Wragg MBE
Chief Executive, Youth at Risk UK
Professor Liz Thomas
Higher Education Academy (HEA)
Chaired by:
Fran Hulbert
Policy Advisor; Former Director, Skills Policy Group, Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and RDA lead on skills
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| Supported by: Universities UK (UUK), AMOSSHE, The Higher Education Academy, Futuretrack funded by HECSU, Action on Access (AoA) and the 1994 Group |
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| Thursday 26th February 2009 |
Leading through teaching and learning 2009
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| In partnership with the LSN, Supported by: The 157 Group |
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| Thursday 5th March 2009 |
Brook Annual Sexual Health Conference and Awards 2009
Safeguarding young people's right to confidentiality: the law and best practice |
Speakers Include: Keynote speaker:
Anne Milton MP
Nurse and Shadow Minister for Health
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| Monday 9th - Tuesday 10th March 2009 |
2nd Annual European Serious Organised Crime
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Speakers Include: Professor John Grieve, John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety
Bernard Hogan-Hower, Chief Constable, Merseyside Police
Bill Hughes, Director General, SOCA
Peter Storr, Director, Home Office International Directorate
Theo den Haan, Project Manager, Operation Bagdad, Europol
Chief Constable Mick Creedon, Derbyshire Police and ACPO Lead on Asset Recovery
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| Supported by Merseyside Police, Merseyside Police Authority, SOCA, Home Office and Europol. Sponsored by SICPA |
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| Thursday 12th March 2009 |
Thrive or Survive?
A monitor conference for senior executives in foundation trusts |
Speakers Include: Bill Moyes, Chairman, Monitor
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| Thursday 19th March 2009 |
Community Consultation
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| Wednesday 22nd April 2009 |
Work Foundation Business Strategy Conference
Drivers of Growth: What will winners look like |
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| Monday 27th April 2009 |
British Chambers of Commerce Annual Convention
The Road to Recovery |
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| Monday 9th - Tuesday 10th November 2009 |
environmental futures 09
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