Programme

10.00-10.30	Arrivals, registration and refreshments
10.30-10.40	Welcome and introductions
10.40-11.20	Keynote speaker – Chris Millward, Director of Fair Access and Participation, OfS and Professor of Policy and Practice, UoB Speech and Q&A
11.20-11.40	Break
11.40-13.00	Short presentations x 3 and Q&A Femi Owolade – SHU, Civic University Network Ian McGimpsey/Tarek Mostafa – ‘Youth transitions to good employment’ project (UoB/City-REDI) JLR – university/employer collaborations in the Midlands.
13.00-13.45	Lunch (including opportunities for networking and activities for sharing ideas for future work/connections in this space)
13.45-14.15	Small group discussions and ideas capture (facilitated by TBC). Participants are invited to discuss these questions in small groups, note down examples of existing work, things they would like to see more of, how universities can/should facilitate, challenges etc. *Shaping Futures Together: Universities, Place, and Young People* What role do/should universities play in supporting the flourishing of young people from their local communities? Are universities engaging enough with partner organisations within their areas/regions to support this work? What more could be done? ·What are the key challenges associated with this? (some questions from this section could feed into the panel discussion below).
14.15-14.20	Comfort break
14.20-15.00	Panel discussion – possible speakers (tbc, max 5)[PB1][PB2][MR3] *“Access to What? Rethinking University Impact on Young People and Place”* Possible speakers... Chair – tbc (maybe Helen Wheatley/Andrew Todd – WIE? Or Tammy?) Jorja Oladirin (UpReach, Warwick Alumnus and Social Mobility Research Hub participant) Margaret Low (WMG and WP Lead, Warwick) Kindy Sandu (Cabinet Office Member for Education and Skills, Coventry City Council) Local Headteacher/school leader Andy Hind – Head of Teacher Education, Warwick
15.00-15.15	Final comments and close