Exclusive Employer Summit for future-focused businesses

Register your interest: Transforming workplaces with skills built to last

9:00am-3:40pm  |  11 March 2025  |  ACC Liverpool

As emerging technologies and AI reshape industries and redefine roles at pace, the need for a highly adaptable and future-ready workforce has never been greater. Our recent City & Guilds Productivity Report revealed that 74% of business leaders see workforce skills development as crucial for driving productivity.

Now is the time to take steps to ensure organisational resilience, prepare for the future and make the most of opportunities like the Growth and Skills Levy.

Join Kirstie Donnelly MBE, CEO City & Guilds, and Shane Mann, CEO EducationScape, at an exclusive Employer Summit during the Apprenticeships & Training Conference in Liverpool in March.

Agenda

09:00am Arrivals and welcome

09:20am

Harnessing the potential of Gen Z and Gen A: The future workforce

  • Chloe Combi, Author, speaker, futurist and consultant
  • Evie Mathews, Senior Policy Advisor, Future of Work and Skills, CBI
  • Laura-Jane Rawlings MBE DL, Chief Executive, Youth Employment UK
  • Ruth Hartnoll, Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Matchstick Creative

10:25am Break
10:45am

Durable skills in the age of AI: Building a resilient workforce

  • Emma Reay, Director: Employer Programmes, Skills Builder Partnership
  • Bradley Busch, Director, InnerDrive
  • Donald Clark, Author and entrepreneur
  • Patrick Craven, Director of Policy & Stakeholder Partnerships, City and Guilds 
12:00pm Lunch and sessions from the ATC programme 
02:40pm

Unlocking talent: The key to productivity and growth

  • Anthony Impey MBE, Chief Executive, Be the Business 
  • Jagdeep Soor, Executive Director, Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance
  • Sanjay Aggarwal, Chief Spice Officer, Spice Kitchen
  • Jonathan Coleman, Freeport Project Manager, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
03:35pm  Closing remarks and summary

Why attend?

  • Prepare your team for tomorrow: Gain strategies, tools and examples of best practice for upskilling and reskilling your workforce, with a focus on durable skills for business growth.
  • Ensure success in a tech-driven future: Hear insights into aligning training with technological advancements, helping your organisation to stay ahead and capitalise on the opportunities of AI.
  • Join a forward-thinking community: Build your connections with leaders in workforce development and training, across organisations with similar objectives and challenges.

Who should attend?

The Employer Summit will provide a dynamic and engaging experience for those working in senior HR, L&D and Talent roles.

Register your interest

Receive updates on the agenda and speakers for this invite-only summit, which includes access to the workshops, keynote sessions and exhibition area at the conference. We will send you a 50% discount, so you can book your place for £174.50, instead of the full price of £349.

This is your opportunity to connect, learn and take the next step towards building a stronger workforce and a more productive future. 

Register your interest