For the first time ever, TEDxWarwick is hosting a dynamic virtual conference. Global speakers, diverse topics, a fluid timetable - all free of charge and to be viewed in the comfort of your own home.

The ASIA Careers Insight Series (ACIS) of 30+ webinars, takes place during all of March 2021 and will help you connect with employers recruiting in mainland China, Hong Kong, South East Asia & India, plus provide you with application and interview tips and give you a chance to ask questions to graduate recruiters directly.

You can choose to join just one webinar, or all of them. Recordings will also be available.

An annual meeting in which students, graduates, young professionals, representative of International institutions and governments agencies and experts will share their offerings and exchange insights in the field of international affairs. Young people interested in pursuing their careers in foreign relations and diplomacy will have a chance not only to meet representatives of prospective world's leading institutions but also learn about leading scholarships. Please note: there is a cost to students of £40 for attending the two days.

Join us for the chance to connect with 30+ graduate employers championing inclusive workforces.

Priyamvada Gopal, Insurgent Empire, intro and chapter 4, ‘Passages to Internationalism’

As part of our Careers in Economics Webinar Series we would like you to join us for an informal discussion with a panel of Warwick Alumni discussing their career journeys since graduating from Warwick.

About the talk

We will be talking to four Warwick Alumni: Clara Ana Coutinho de Sousa, Nahrin Swarna, Jakob Christensen and Nikhil Sanghani.

The panel will share:

• Their experience of studying economics at university
• The key transferable skills they think were important for their chosen career
• Their current role and what it involves

The panel will be introduced by Atisha Ghosh, Teaching Fellow, Department of Economics and the Q&A session will be conducted jointly by Atisha Ghosh and Stephanie Redding, our Senior Careers Consultant.

Please note that these events are for current students only. Once registered, we will send you MS Teams joining details via email.

About the speakers

Clara Ana Coutinho de Sousa (PhD Economics, 1998) - Manager of the IDA Strategy and Operations Unit at the World Bank.

For more information about the work Clara currently leads on at the World Bank, see International Development Association (IDA). Clara joined the World Bank in 2005 as Senior Economist in the Department of Economic Policy for the Latin America and the Caribbean and during her career at the World Bank also held the positions of Senior Economist at Vice- Presidency for Development and Finance and Resident Representative to Angola and Sao Tome and Principe, based in Luanda. Prior to this, Clara worked at the Bank of Mozambique leading the team negotiating IMF supported programmes.

Nikhil Sanghani (BA (Hons) Economics, Politics and International Studies, 2018) - Emerging Markets Economist at Capital Economics.

Nikhil joined Capital Economics on their graduate scheme in 2018 and has worked across the company, covering the US, Canada and global financial markets before joining the Emerging Markets team in 2019. Nikhil is also currently studying for a Master’s degree in Economic History from the London School of Economics.

Nahrin Rahman Swarna (MSc Economics, 2015) - Policy Analyst at BRAC.

Nahrin's current role at BRAC, the largest NGO in the world based in Bangladesh, involves research and policy analysis to support informed policy making. Prior to this, she spent over 3.5 years at the Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute, a national level think tank. She describes herself as a development professional with a demonstrated history of working in the area of economic development and International Trade.

Jakob Christensen (MSc Quantitative Development Economics, 1996) - Chief Analyst, Head of International Macro and Emerging Market Research at Danske Bank.

Jakob’s current role involves leading the international macroeconomic research on both advanced countries and emerging markets. Jakob has also worked as a Senior Economist for Exotix, on the European Commission’s Greek desk as an Economic Analyst, in roles for the Nationalbanken and as an Economist for the International Monetary Fund for over 7 years.

Registration will close at 1pm on the day.

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Pontso Moorosi

Title: TBC

Benazir Rahiman

Title: Catching them young – A case study of children’s constructions of leadership in India.

As a conclusion to the Warwick Law School module Issues on the Legal History of Race, its students invite you to join us to discuss Frantz Fanon’s chapter On Violence in his celebrated book The Wretched of the Earth (1961), along with EXTRATRANSMISSION (2019), Andrea Abi-Karam’s urgent poetic take on the military industrial complex.

'The Biopolitics of Mobility'

Guest Speaker: Martina Tazzioli (Goldsmiths)