SKILLS! Ambition, Policy & Wellbeing in the East of England LIVE RECORDING

In *Broadening Horizons* 🎓📜 we'll talk to actual young people (instead of about them), to find out what they say they need to succeed. We'll ask how we get the brightest students from our region's less advantaged areas into jobs commensurate with their talents. Then! We'll put their views to a panel of 'grown-up' experts before asking the young people what they made of the answers!

In *Beyond the Break*, 🧠🤕we'll look at career breaks, both those we choose and those - much like my own - that choose us, ready or not. If you're ready to change direction, how do you take those first steps? How do we deal with the doubt, imposter syndrome and risk of a momentous change? If not, how do we rebuild confidence and return to the workforce *safely*, meaning how do we ensure that those skills and institutional memory aren't lost for good in the rush to get someone back to work before they're ready?

Finally, in *Policy Skills Matter*, 🤔💡I'll be talking to experts in local, regional and national policymaking to ask for their thoughts on the first two panels, how we can make as many decisions as possible at the levels where they will be most effective, and balance the need to offer good jobs to local people with enticing the best and the brightest to the #eastofengland.

Does that sound like a fun, fascinating and thought-provoking morning? Thought so!

With PLENTY of scope for questions and contributions from the floor, followed by a delicious networking lunch, how can you say no?!

Eastern Promise is a non-profit community interest company and so there will be a very modest charge for tickets to the event.