Wednesday, September 24

Grow Your Own:Building Talent in Uncertain Times

By Workplus

How to grow and retain early talent, address skills gaps and drive growth.

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Location

The Event Space, Ormeau Labs

18 Ormeau Avenue Belfast BT2 8HS United Kingdom

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Agenda

9:00 AM

Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:30 AM

Welcome & Introduction

Richard Kirk

9:40 AM

The Economic Landscape for Northern Ireland

Maureen O’Reilly

10:05 AM

Apprenticeship Action Plan

10:20 AM

Apprenticeships ROI: The Evidence

Ruth Harper

10:45 AM

Refreshment Break

11:00 AM

Inside the Experience – Interview hosted by Lucy Marshall

Niall Keys

Tara Simpson

Joanne Lennox

11:30 AM

How the Software Industry is Thinking about Early Talent

12:05 PM

Place-based connections

12:20 PM

Audience Discussion: Your “Grow Your Own” Actions

12:30 PM

Closing Remarks & Next Steps

Richard Kirk

12:35 PM

Light Networking Lunch

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Highlights

3 hours, 30 minutes
In person

About this event

Business • Career

Join us for Grow Your Own: Building Talent from the Inside Out, which will bring together early-talent decision-makers to explore how organisations can address skills gaps and drive growth even through uncertain times and in the age of AI.

The event will highlight:

The current economic and business landscape in Northern Ireland.
The real return on investment from apprenticeships.
How campaigns, work experience, mentoring, and diversity initiatives are shaping future workforces.
Authentic stories from employers who are making it work.

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Workplus

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