Confirmed Speakers
Stewart Segal
Chief Executive, Association of Employment and Learning Providers
Laura-Jane Rawlings
Founder, Youth Employment UK
Dave Simmonds OBE
Chief Executive, Inclusion
Benjamin Judge
President of KCL Conservative Society
Azzees Minott
Green Party Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Warwick and
Leamington
Tina Khan
Impetus -pef / ThinkForward
Raphael Dapaah
Campaigner and Officer for Youth, Labour London
Andrew Taggart
Founder and Director of The Found Generation
Dr Fiona Aldridge
Assistant Director for Development & Research, NIACE
Jeremy Crook OBE
Director, Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG)
Johnny Luk
Chief Executive, National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE)
Ed Colverson
Head of Work Ready, Catch22, Apprenticeships and Employability
Kevin Munday
Programme Director, ThinkForward / Impetus - pef
Russell Knight
Senior Head of Outreach, Assessment and Outcomes, Princes Trust
Will Dyer
London Liberal Youth
Ben Marquis
Tomorrows People
Jack Welch
YEUK
James Magowan
Director East of England, Tomorrows People |
About the summit
The Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion (Inclusion) and the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) have joined forces to bring you the Youth Employment Summit.
With the General Election looming, the political parties are making their pitch to get the votes of those who are yet to make up their minds – the swayable voters; the “undecided” and those who may not currently be planning to vote at all. A recent survey by Populus suggests that up to three million young people have not yet decided how to vote, and that young voters may hold the keys to Downing Street.
Despite improvements since the recession, the jobs market remains tough for young people ... and it has got a little tougher since last summer.
There are now 740,000 unemployed young people. Young workers have been the biggest victims of the reduction in living standards with a 10% fall in weekly earnings since 2008 – the largest drop of all age groups.
What are the jobs and wages prospects for young people? How confident are young people? What are the parties offering and what is needed?
Labour’s is offering a Job Guarantee with training; the Conservatives an additional 1 million apprenticeships and both will reform welfare benefits for young people.
The Youth Employment Summit is an opportunity to hear and debate a range of ideas aimed at increasing youth employment, ending youth long-term unemployment, and support for the most disadvantaged young people.
Our special Youth Panel for the Summit will assess the proposals pitched
to them by a mix of organisations. Showcase sessions will also enable
you to meet organisations working for young people.
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