Disrupt Cambridge : Future of Work : Spring Summit

Disrupt Cambridge is not your typical event. It’s fast-paced. It’s unapologetically bold. It’s where some of the region’s sharpest minds each get just 5 minutes to share an idea that will shift how we think about work, people, and the future of talent

Agenda

2:15 - 3:00 - Registration & networking

3:00 - 3:10 - Event introduction with James Hems, Head of HR , People and Culture at Bluewave Technology and Chanelle Mwale, Events and Front-of-House Co-Ordinator at Innovate Cambridge

3:10 - 3:20 - Partner talks

3:20 - 4:45 - Multiple 5-minute presentations by local business experts and academics:

  • Bukky Gray, Director of Talent Management and Human Resources at the University of Cambridge Development and Alumni Relations Office
  • Sarah Anderson, Marketing Director at Soop and Crooton
  • Jules Quinn, Group Director: People Services at Milton Keynes College Group
  • Stuart Potter, Senior Lecturer Practitioner in Business at Anglia Ruskin University
  • Alex Clark, Head of Culture and Learning at The Scouts
  • Wanda Serafin, Change Lead, AI Programme at Cambridge University Press & Assessment
  • Saleem Akanbi, Professional Football Player and Host of Tales Of The Game Podcast, supported by BBC Radio Cambridge
  • James Gardiner, Associate Dean Employability, Social Science Faculty and Associate Professor Marketing & Management at University of East Anglia
  • Jo Stansfield, Founder & Director at Inclusioneering Ltd and Trustee at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
  • Paula Baetu, Business Psychologist, Psychometrician, and Executive Coach at Pawsometrics
  • Richard Simmons, Director at Arthur
  • Rhianne Chamberlain, Talent Acquisition Partner at Gearset
  • Kalpesh Baxi, Co-founder & Chief KritCrew Member at Kritmatta

4:45 - 6:00 - Thanks, wrap up and final networking

Past speakers include:

  • Tracy Lowe Sheppard, Head of People at Swim England
  • Rhiannon Rees, Organisational Development Strategist at Hoxby
  • Nikki Scarr, Senior HR Director at BVI Medical
  • Maya Bullen, Head of HR at TRI
  • Diana Ford, Head of People & Culture at Riverlane
  • Sarah Hayes, HR Director at Securitas UK
  • Nic Marks, The Happiness Statistician
  • Tracey Wells, Talent Acquisition Manager at Redgate Software
  • Steve Rimmer, Angel and NED with Inspire 2 Ignite CIC
  • Dr Ali Raza Nemati, Programme Lead and Head of HR at Magna Carta College
  • Christopher Land, Professor of Work and Organization at Anglia Ruskin University
  • Alessia Mevoli, Lecturer in Management and Student Development at Anglia Ruskin University
  • Andrew Bailey, Virtual Ward Operations Manager at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Elisha Rasif, Course Director and Lecturer in Management at Anglia Ruskin University
  • Damayanti Chowdhury, ARU
  • Rachel Way, Founder at The Work Bees
  • Emma Bell, Human Resources Consultant at Pineapple HR
  • Peter Whitelock, Chief People Officer at LIFE Education Trust

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