Speakers

The Conference will be chaired by Tim Hutchings, Chief Executive, of The Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry, since 1994. Tim is also a member of 14-19 Strategic Partnership Group and the Hefce Business and Enterprise panel. He also served as the British Chambers of Commerce nominee on the “Tomlinson” employers contact sub-group of the Governments 14-19 working group and is currently their representative on the Employer and Education Taskforce.
Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry

'Skills for Sustainable Growth'
Claire Chaubert (Keynote)
Joint Deputy Director for Skills Promotion and Sponsorship
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

'Co-investment in the skills of the future'
Christopher N Banks CBE
Chair
Independent Review of Fees and Co-funding in Further Education

'The National Apprenticeship Service approach to Employer Engagement'
Sara Holyhead
Employer Services Director
The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS)

Norman Fickling, Project Implementation Specialist
Christian Warden, National Manager England
SEMTA

Terry Killer
Skills and Development Manager
Microsoft UK

'Employers - Publicly funded, paymasters or partners - can they be all three?'
Lorraine Collins
Executive Director Enterprise and Development
Uxbridge College

'Building Effective Sales and Marketing Strategies'
Stefan Drew
Founder/Owner of Stefan Drew Associates

'Working together, to make your business grow'
Paul Musa
Chief Executive
North West Training Council

'Increasing Employer Engagement - A Secondary School Perspective'
Stephen Cook
Education Consultant
Engage Education Consultancy