Swansea University Alumni Conference 2023.
Alumni Conference ProgrammeHere is the full programme of events for the 2023 Alumni Conference.
Time |
Event |
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Speaker |
Facilitated By |
Location |
13:00 – 13:30 |
Registration & Refreshments |
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Taliesin Create Taliesin Mall Room |
13:30 – 13:40 |
Welcome from Senior Leadership Team |
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Elwen Evans |
Louisa Huxtable |
Taliesin Theatre |
13:40 – 14:10 |
Keynote: Bringing your A-game and staying up-to-date |
Employability, career planning, changing work environment (technological advances).
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Ize Idemudia facilitated by Trish Rees |
Trish Rees |
Taliesin Theatre |
14:10 – 14-20 |
Comfort break |
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14:20 – 15:00 |
Parallel Session 1 |
30min talk + 10min Q&A |
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The Insider’s Guide to Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset |
Hear from our Alumni as they share practical advice and stories of their own entrepreneurship journeys to help you:
This advice filled session is for anyone who has entrepreneurship ambitions and wants to learn directly from others who are already leading their own enterprises. |
Andrew Overton Dr Ben Reynolds Joelle Drummond Sion Williams
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Enterprise Team: Kelly Jordan Paige Windiate Angus Phillips |
Taliesin Create |
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Where your Swansea degree can take you: The Future World of Work |
The world of work is constantly changing, and jobs are not one size fits all. During this session you will hear from our Alumni about how employers and employees are responding to the challenges. The panel will explore what influences are currently shaping working practices and business culture and predict what changes may come in the future; and how you can set yourself up for success. |
Kathryn Hallett John Simlett
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Morwenna Tyler (Business Engagement) Paul G Davies (SoM)
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Taliesin Theatre |
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Career Journeys: From University to now |
Everyone’s career journey is unique and shaped based on their experiences through internships, roles, and the companies they’ve worked for. Hear from our Alumni as they showcase how they arrived at their current role and how they’ve developed their career over time from graduating at Swansea to now. Learn how they have applied what they learnt, challenges faced and overcome, and their advice for shaping your graduate future. |
Laura Alliss Kathryn Loosemore Penny Roberts
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Non Williams (SOCC)
Employability Team |
Mall Room |
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Achieving Goals: Producing Impact |
How do you set goals? What steps do we need to take to curate our own careers? Hear from our alumni at different stages in their careers about how to transition from University and develop in your career. |
Ben Donovan Emily Jones Francesca Tate |
Employability Team
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Taliesin Studio |
15:00 – 15:30 |
Refreshments |
Tea/coffee break |
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Taliesin Create |
15:30 – 16:10 |
Parallel Session 2 |
30min talk + 10min Q&A |
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Professional Development: Setting yourself apart |
You’ve got the degree but that’s just the beginning. How do we take advantage of development opportunities to expand our skills? What opportunities should we look for? |
Ben Donovan Emily Jones Kathryn Loosemore |
Matthew Howell (SOSS)
Joe Janes |
Taliesin Studio |
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Networking: Building Connections |
Professionals use networking to expand their circles of acquaintances, find out about job opportunities in their fields, and increase their awareness of news and trends in their fields or the greater world. Our alumni will talk you through how they have used their networks so you can make the most of yours. |
Francesca Tate Kathryn Hallett Penny Roberts |
Employability Team |
Bar Area - Upstairs |
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Sustainability: Careers with Social Impact |
Do you want a career that tackles a local, national or global challenge? In a world where you can be anything, many people are choosing to focus their work and careers on making the world a safer and fairer place. The panel will share advice on developing careers with social purpose, leaving a positive legacy on the world, and the mechanisms of making change happen. If you want a career with an impact, don’t miss this. |
Dr Ben Reynolds Sion Williams |
Beth Cummings (SoM) Samantha Burvill (SoM) |
Taliesin Create |
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Secrets of Leadership: Leading in a changing world |
This is your opportunity to hear and learn from inspirational alumni who have led organisations, each with different career journeys. In this session, panellists will talk openly and honestly about the challenges of holding a leadership position, how much they rely on their instincts, what they find most rewarding and pinpointing the pivotal moments in their careers that got them to where they are today. Don’t miss this session if you aspire to take on a leadership role. |
John Simlett Laura Alliss Andrew Overton |
Louisa Huxtable Thomas (SoM)
Gerard Kennedy
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Mall Room |
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International Opportunities: Finding jobs in the UK and using your UK qualifications overseas |
Meet some of our international alumni to discover how they have navigated the job market in the UK and overseas. |
Chido Ranganayi Natasha Mawera Oyeinditon Churchill
On Zoom |
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Taliesin Theatre |
16:15 – 16:45 |
Graduate Skills for the Future: What recruiters are looking for |
Get ahead of the competition by finding out the inside story as to what employers look for when hiring new graduates and recent alumni. Our experienced alumni recruiters will share their knowledge with you and help you to focus on those winning attributes in yourself, and learn how to articulate them on your CV, LinkedIn profile, at a networking events and in an interview. |
John Simlett Kathryn Loosemore Andrew Overton |
Louisa to facilitate |
Taliesin Theatre |
16:45 – 17:15 |
Keynote: From student to CEO |
From Swansea Student to Successful Entrepreneur |
Joelle Drummond |
Louisa to faclitate |
Taliesin Theatre |
17:15 – 19:00 |
Networking: Drinks and Food |
Networking session plus drinks and food |
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Taliesin Create |