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Live Events: Big Conversations in your region
Alongside the tools and resources available to you on this website, we will be running a series of Big Conversations across the UK.
These conversations will inspire and engage companies to act and become part of the Work Inspiration movement. Come join your regional Big Conversation and help turn work experience into work inspiration.
Forthcoming events
Media & Creative Industry
09/06/2010 -
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Business in the Community is working with the Media and Creative industry and it's education partners to develop a Big Conversation that addresses the challenges faced by young people aspiring to be a part of the industry.
The key aim of the event is to build commitment in Media and Creative businesses about the importance of work experience and to deliver improvements in what is offered to turn it into Work Inspiration. This event will take place on 9th June at ITV in London and will be chaired by Adam Crozier, CEO, ITV.
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For more information and to register your interest please contact: |
Katy Neep
, Campaign Manager
at katy.neep@bitc.org.uk
020 7566 8696
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Birmingham (West Midlands)
24th May 2010 -
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Business in the Community is working with local partners in businesses and in education across West Midlands to develop a Big Conversation event that will address the local issues.
The key aim of the event is to build commitment in local businesses about the importance of work experience and to deliver improvements in what is offered to turn it into Work Inspiration.
This event will take place at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham
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For more information and to register your interest please contact: |
David Darlaston
, Regional Director
at david.darlaston@bitc.org.uk
0121 451 2227
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Belfast (Northern Ireland )
25th May 2010 -
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Business in the Community is working with local partners in businesses and in education to develop a Big Conversation event that will address the local issues. The key aim of the event is to build commitment in local businesses about the importance of work experience and to deliver improvements in what is offered to turn it into Work Inspiration.
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For more information and to register your interest please contact: |
Liz Lemon
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at Liz.Lemon@bitcni.org.uk
02890460606
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Professional Services Sector, London
28/04/2010 -
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Business in the Community’s (BITC) The Big Conversation chaired by Sir Stuart Rose, Chairman, Marks & Spencer, and convened by Christine Hodgson, CEO Capgemini Technology Services, North West Europe, will be held on Thurday,28th April 2010 in London.
Business leaders and young people will come together to discuss and share ideas about how to improve young people’s first experience of work and why it is important for professional services sector to work with young people before they go into further or higher education.
To register your attendance please complete the online booking form at the BITC website and submit your details. Please also indicate if you have any additional requirements so that we can ensure your comfort on the day.
Full link: http://www.bitc.org.uk/events/big_conversation_1.html
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For more information and to register your interest please contact: |
Louise Bruin
, Events Manager, BITC, London
at Louise.Bruin@bitc.org.uk
020 7566 8651
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Recent events
Cheshire EBPlus
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Education Business Plus has recently organised not just one but two successful Big Conversations about work experience at two different venues – one in Cheshire East and the other in Cheshire West and Chester.
Courtesy of Bentley Motor Cars Ltd and Shell Global Solutions, nearly a hundred guests, mainly students and employers came together to discuss work experience and how to make it both meaningful and inspirational.
Millions of young people embark on work experience each year but a national campaign initiated by Business in The Community called work inspiration* (www.workinspiration.com) is currently taking place involving huge numbers of employers across a variety of sectors to try and increase the relevance of the placements and to use them to truly inspire young people. The aim of each Big Conversation is to engage employers and young people in dialogue about what each party wants to achieve.
http://www.ebplus.org.uk/content/doing-double
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Solihull
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The Solihull Big Conversation on 24th March 2010 went really well. This is a smaller scale pilot event and we had 38 young people, 18 CEO’s/Senior business leaders and 51 business delegates attend. The feedback on the day was fantastic, everyone had a great time. This generated 89 pledges to action and 12 organsiations have joined the campaign as a result.
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Manchester
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Manchester event was also a huge success with 140 attendees, a great panel of employers and a very senior turnout of CEO’s. We had immediate sign ups from Manchester event and a great amount of activity pledged as a result of both events. We are evaluating all events with partners and will report on the impact of each shortly.
Many thanks to our various partners for their great support, including Careers Academies UK who provided great support and provided 15 young people to support the event.
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Leeds
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The Big Conversation event, held in Leeds in February was a great success. With fantastic attendance from over 50 Chief Executives from across the Yorkshire and Humber region. The Chief Executives were able to engage with the 50 young people in attendance and discuss Work Inspiration.
The event was focused on building the attendees commitment to act and all the Chief Executives pledged to take action to support the campaign and improve the work placements their organisations offered. Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families, spoke and strongly supported the need for business’ to take a lead in the Campaign and in engaging with schools.
The Big Conversation generated considerable press coverage for the Campaign. Total of 140 pledges to action as a result.
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Nottingham
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Nottingham’s event had around 160 attendees, with speakers including Iain Wright, Ross Davenport, Commonwealth Gold Medal swimmer and Alex Gourlay, CEO at Boots. 179 pledges to action from the representatives of employer organisations with great support from the local EBPs and our other partners.
BT had trialled the insights with a group of local young people, who got a lot out of their experience with BT and who provided really positive feedback on the insights.
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To find out more about the campaign and how to become a Work Inspiration Company,
contact our HOTLINE on 0800 6681830