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The Annual Conference for Teachers and Advisers 2025

Date and location
25 – 26 February 2025, Birmingham
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External speakers

Ahmar Ehsan, Funding Information Services Account Manager, Student Loans Company

Amy Davies , Director of Solutions, The Talent People

Andy Cotterill, Head of Global Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Access Keele University, Keele University

Andy Malone, University for the Creative Arts

Annie Bell, Head of Communications and External Affairs, University Alliance

Dan Flatt, Head of UK Student Recruitment and Outreach, University of Leicester

Dr Gordon Dent, Academic Lead for Admissions, Recruitment & Marketing and MBChB Admissions Tutor, Keele University School of Medicine

Dr Lauren McNeill, Deputy Director of Admissions for Medicine | Lecturer in Biosciences. , Lancaster University

Dr Tim Craft, Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering, The University of Manchester

Elizabeth Lloyd RCDP, The Careers People

Ellie Whitehouse, Early Careers Scheme Leader, JCB

Elliot Newstead, Associate Director of Future Students, De Montfort University

Emily Warner, Head of UK Student Recruitment, University of Essex

Emma Hall, Senior Admissions Manager, Edge Hill University

Gemma Standen, Widening Participation Officer, University of East Anglia

Georgia Mason, Academic Lead, Sixth Form, Oxford Spires Academy

Ginny Page , Director of Programmes, Education, Gatsby Foundation

Hannah Critchley, Student Success Manager, Lancaster University

Harriet Cannon, Disability Team Manager, University of Leeds

James Seymour, Director of Marketing and Student Recruitment, University of Northampton

James Wilmot, Director of Careers, The Priory Learning Trust

Jason Waters, Regional Recruitment Manager, Norwich University of the Arts

Jenny North, Head of Careers Guidance and Careers Leader, Birmingham Metropolitan College

Jessica Pieri, Careers Advisor and Founder, The Careers People

Jo Bishop, Schools and Colleges Outreach Lead, Springpod, Springpod

Jo Simovic, Senior Program Manager, Amazon

Jonathan Mitchell, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE)

Julie Hyde, Director of External and Regulatory Affairs, NCFE

Keir Robinson, UG Recruitment Manager (UK), The University of Edinburgh

Kristen Pilbrow, Director of International Engagement, Student Recruitment and Admissions, St Mary’s University, London

Laura Mclnerney, Co-founder of Teacher Tapp, Teacher Tapp

Leena Smith , Together at Cardiff Officer, Cardiff University

Lesley Thain, Head of Education, Careers & Enterprise Company , The Careers and Enterprise Company

Lisa Tomkins, Education Outreach Lead, Met Office

Louise Wylie, Student Recruitment Officer (Institute of Technology), University of Salford

Lucy Hunte, Senior Apprenticeships Development Manager, NHS England

Mandip Birk, St Mary's University, Twickenham

Marc Rothera , Strategic Lead Degrees at Work, Anglia Ruskin University

Martin Blunt , Head of the Enterprise and Engagement Unit, University of Central Lancashire

Meg Griessel , Interim Head of UK Recruitment, St Mary’s University, London

Mike Nicholson, Director of Recruitment, Admissions and Participation, University of Cambridge

Molly Darley, Student Recruitment Marketing Officer, Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester

Nicky Henderson , Operational Lead, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay Careers Hub, The Careers and Enterprise Company

Nicola Marsden , Head of Student Recruitment and Access, Sheffield Hallam University

Pat Carvalho, Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College

Peter Derrick, Director of Admissions & Data, Imperial College London

Professor Colin Bailey, President and Principal, Queen Mary University of London

Rachael Johnstone, Dean of Professional Education and Partnerships & Director of the Centre for Degree Partnerships, University of Exeter

Rachel Green, Stakeholder and key employer account manager, Ixion, Shaw Trust

Robert Hodgson , Head of Admissions, Oxford Brookes University

Sammie Hutchinson, Funding Information Services Account Manager , Student Loans Company

Sarah Adams, Access Officer (Access+ and Transitions), University of Sheffield

Steve Minney, Head of Undergraduate Recruitment, Swansea University

Susie Whigham, Interim CEO, The Brilliant Club

Tom Shirt, Project Manager, Gatsby Foundation

Vicky Bannerman, UK Recruitment Manager, University of Strathclyde

 Dr Jonathan Sly, Senior Lecturer and Admissions Tutor (Integrated Foundation Year programmes) in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester