ICG Annual Conference and Exhibition 2012

Action on Careers – Making a Difference

Sponsored by:

Welcome

9.15am

8 November

Jan Ellis

Business Development Manager, ICG

Welcome to Conference

Presidential AddressSarah Finnegan-Dehn

Presidential Address

9.30am

8 November

Chaired by:

Jan EllisBusiness Development

Manager, ICG

Keynote

10.00am

8 November

Chaired by:

Monica Lemecha, Honorary Secretary

ICG

Keynote Presentation

‘Developing the Skills and Labour Market Agenda for the UK: The Employer Perspective’

Jean Llewellyn Chief Executive of the National Skills Academy Nuclear

Steve Nash After Sales Director BMW, incoming Chief Executive of the IMI

Exhibition

11.00am

8 November

Workshops

Session One

12 noon

Opening of the Exhibition

Refreshments available in the Bar and Restaurant areas

Workshops – 12 noonAll workshops take place in the Syndicate Rooms on the Ground, Stratford Suite and First Floor -quickest route right out of Stratford Suite

Please consult the Workshops Programme sheet in your packs for precise locations

Keynote

2.00pm

8 November

Chaired by:

Sarah Finnegan-Dehn,ICG President

Keynote Presentation

‘International Perspectives on Career Guidance’

Professor Gideon Arulmani The Promise Foundation and President of the Indian Association for Career and Livelihood Planning

Keynote

2.00pm

8 November

Chaired by:

Sarah Finnegan-Dehn,ICG President

Keynote Presentation

‘International Perspectives on Career Guidance’

Professor Tony Watts OBE International Policy Consultant on Career Guidance and Career Development

Workshops

3.00pm

8 November

Session Two

All workshops take place in the Syndicate Rooms on the Ground, Stratford Suite and First Floor - quickest route right out of Stratford Suite

Please consult the Workshops Programme sheet in your packs for precise locations

Exhibition

4.00pm

8 November

Refreshments available in the Bar and Restaurant areas

Keynote

4.45pm

8 November

Chaired by:

Karen O’Donoghue, Chief ExecutiveVia Partnership

Keynote Presentation

‘Skills and Economic Growth: High Performing Systems’

David HarbourneDirector of Policy and Research, The Edge Foundation

Jaine BoltonChief Operating Officer, National Apprenticeship Service and UK Official Delegate for WorldSkills

Tonight

Drinks Reception7.15pm

Presidents Dinner

8.00pm

Drinks Reception

From 7.15pm in the Lower Cocktail Bar and Lounge

Presidents DinnerHeld in the Stratford Suite

Disco – 10.00pm to 1.00am

Bar open until late

ICG Annual Conference and Exhibition 2012

Action on Careers – Making a Difference

Sponsored by:

Workshops

9.00am

9 November

Session Three

All workshops take place in the Syndicate Rooms on the Ground Floor, Stratford Suite or First Floor

Please consult the Workshops Programme sheet in your packs for precise locations

Keynote

10.00am

9 November

Chaired by:

David Milton,ICG Vice-President

Keynote Presentation

‘From Research to Implementation: A Focus on the Key Issues for the UK Careers Sector - Labour Market Information (LMI)’

Professor Jenny Bimrose Institute of Employment Research, University of Warwick

Keynote

10.00am

9 November

Chaired by:

David Milton,ICG Vice-President

Keynote Presentation

‘From Research to Implementation: A Focus on the Key Issues for the UK Careers Sector -

UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) and the National Careers Council (NCC)’

Dr Deirdre Hughes, OBE UKCES Commissioner and Chair of the National Careers Council

Break

11.00am

9 November

Refreshments available in the Bar area and Lounge

Discussion and Debate

11.30am

9 November

Chaired by:

Rachel MulveyICG Past President

‘The CDI – A united voice for the career development sector’

•Steve Higginbotham,

•Sarah Finnegan-Dehn,

•Alan Vincent

Founding Directors of the Career Development Institute

Keynote

12.30

9 November

Chaired by:

Steve Higginbotham,ICG Immediate Past

President

Keynote Presentation

‘Supporting Social Mobility through Learning and Skills Development: the Challenges and Opportunities’

David Hughes, Chief Executive of NAICE

Rajay Naik, Director of Government and External Affairs, The Open University

Lunch andNetworking

1.15pm

9 November

Hot and cold buffet lunch and refreshments available in the Restaurant

Discussion and Debate

2.30pm

9 November

Chaired by:

Steve StewartChief Executive CSWP

Careers Sector Panel

‘Developing a New Paradigm for the Careers Profession’

David Andrews OBE, Careers Education Consultant

Trina Neilson, Chief Executive, Career Wales

Joe Billington, Director, National Careers Service

Vivienne Brown, MyCareerClub and Vivienne Brown Associates

Rajay Naik, Director of Government and External Affairs, The Open University

New ICG Presidential

Team

3.30pm

9 November Installation of the new ICG Presidential Team

David Milton President

Sarah Finnegan-Dehn Immediate Past President

Closing Remarks

3.55pm

9 November

End of Conference

4.00pm

Final messages

Sarah Finnegan-Dehn

Refreshments available in theBar and Lounge