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With speakers including Rebecca Cox, Principal Policy Adviser, Local Government Association, Dr Henry Kippin, Chief Executive, North of Tyne Combined Authority and Claire Spencer, Senior Policy Adviser - Public Services & Inclusive Growth, West Midlands Combined Authority

With Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford; previously the lead official negotiator for the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Scotland in the run-up to the Edinburgh Agreement in 2012 on a referendum on independence for Scotland.

This evening session is designed to support early career colleagues across the sectors in developing strategies to manage workplace pressures, avoid burnout, and prioritise good mental health.

Gain insight into the DfE’s key priorities, the major policy areas in focus over the next months with regards to covid recovery, along with an insight into broader departmental strategy

With Amanda Brooks CBE, Director General, Trade Negotiations, DIT. This event is intended specifically for Head of Public Affairs, Policy Directors and equivalent roles, attendance is by invitation.

We are delighted to welcome Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions for this Breakfast Briefing to share insights into his role.

Join us for the lunchtime networking session, to meet with peers from across the sectors to discuss challenges and approaches to managing employee welfare.

We are delighted to welcome Shona Dunn, Second Permanent Secretary at the Department for Health and Social Care for this Lunchtime Briefing to share insights into her role and remit.

A dynamic seminar looking at how the Civil Service functions, how policy is made, and how to engage with Whitehall. With speakers including Helen Goodman, former Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of state for Work and Pensions; and Philip Rycroft, former Permanent Secretary of the Department of for Exiting the European Union.

With speakers including Professor Suzanne Rab, Member of the UK Regulators' Network Expert Advisory Panel, Lecturer at University of Oxford, Professor of Commercial Law at Brunel University London, and Visiting Professor at Imperial College London.

We are delighted to welcome Paul Kett, Director General for Skills in the Department of Education, for this Breakfast Briefing on the UK’s long-term skills agenda.