1. Change: Connectivity and Collaboration
Eluned Jones
AGCAS President
Director of Student Employability, University of Birmingham

2. Welcome to Warwick and the 1st AGCAS Annual Conference
No fire drills expected, if alarm sounds please meet up in car park
A huge thank you to all of you for your support for this new venture
A very special thanks to the AGCAS team for making this happen!

3. Programme Information
See front page in delegate pack
Workshops and Alternative Sessions are free choice – 1st come, 1st served
Alternative sessions can span a number of timeslots
Keynote sessions – listen in 2 rooms – here, also streamed live to Meeting Room 10 – 1st come, 1st served
Very limited time after keynotes so questions may not be possible – please approach speaker after session with questions
AGCAS staff and members of the Employer Action Task group are on hand throughout

4. Thank you to our sponsors

5. “ Begin, be bold, venture to be wise”
Horace

6. Hugely stimulating debate
“ Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation” Oscar Wilde
“ Discontent is the first step in the progress of an Association” Eluned Jones
…January 2014
…Glasgow
…Heads Conference
…Plenary Session
Hugely stimulating debate
Challenging for the Board members – much more fun in the peanut gallery!
Arose from a general sense that AGCAS (we) need to be doing more and more things differently
Honoured to be President at such an inspiring time for Agcas

7. Drivers for change
“When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters - one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity”
John F Kennedy
AGCAS services are uniquely positioned at a time of unprecedented change and challenge across the HE sector
(Shotgun) marriage between employability and recruitment
Postgraduate markets post 2015
Internationalisation / Global Citizenship
Employer Engagement (HEIF 6)
Alternative Modes of Delivery

8. AGCAS’s position in this is pivotal:
A respected voice across the HE sector
Represents over 150 member services
Direct access to over 2,000,000 students
Access to hundreds of thousands of alumni
Engagement with thousands of employers
Unrivalled expertise in graduate employability

9. Several major decisions came out of that debate and AGCAS’s need for:
“ Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a
chasm in two small jumps” David Lloyd George
Several major decisions came out of that debate and AGCAS’s need for:
Increased activity
Higher profile
Greater strategic use of our unique position and resources
Already seen several actions emerge:
First Regional AGCAS Conference
Revising our quality standards
Recruitment of an AGCAS Research Officer
This 1st AGCAS Annual Conference
Honoured to be President at such an inspiring time for Agcas

10. “ Begin, be bold, venture to be wise”
We’ve begun
We’re being bold
We’re taking appropriate risks

11. “Coming together is the beginning Keeping together is progress
Working together is success”
Henry Ford
“Do one thing every day that scares you”
Eleanor Roosevelt

12. I hope you enjoy this 1st AGCAS Annual Conference
Thank you
I hope you enjoy this 1st AGCAS Annual Conference
Now – off you all go to Workshop Session A
Workshop descriptions and rooms are in delegate pack
Staff and task group members on hand to help!
Go on then!