16 Apr 2024, 10:00 - 15:00
Eastern Gateway Building room 003A
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04/16/2024 10:00 AM
04/16/2024 03:00 PM
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Brunel Engagement Day 2024
Find out how Brunel supports businesses and community groups. Speakers will outline needs and an expert panel will explore collaborative responses.
Eastern Gateway Building room 003A
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Brunel Engagement Day
The theme for our 2024 Engagement Day is community and business recovery. This is your chance to find out how Brunel engages with and supports local businesses, 3rd sector organizations and communities.
To highlight and discuss local priorities and how we can work together to tackle these for the public good. Representatives from local businesses and the voluntary sector will present an overview of local needs in 2024.
Our expert panel will then comment on potential collaborative routes to recovery. There will also be plenty of time for networking. The day will be of interest to businesses, charity and community representatives, academics, research students and other local partners. The event is free but advance booking is required via the attached Eventbrite link. Spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Agenda:
10am Welcome refreshments and networking
10.30am Introduction and background to the day. Professor Geoff Rodgers - Pro Vice Chancellor Enterprise and Employment.
10.40am Speed networking
11.10am Key Challenges for Business in 2024. Andy Sharma – CEO Hillingdon Chamber of Commerce.
11.30am Overview of H4ALL and Key Challenges for the Third Sector Community in 2024. Naomi Lloyd Barling – Community Development Manager H4ALL.
11.50am Group Activity. What are your organisational challenges linked to community and business recovery? How might you address them?
12.30pm Lunch and networking
1.10pm Routes to Recovery. A discussion panel of Brunel experts led by Professor Akram Khan explore common themes and collaborative approaches to business and community recovery.
Panel Members: Jonathan Bainbridge – Director Professional Development Centre, Dr Isobel Ward – Research Support and Development Manager, Dr Cigdem Sengul – Reader Computer Science and Professor Christina Victor - Professor of Gerontology and Public Health.
2.15pm Understanding our Processes. Sabrina Aryane de Souza Oliveria from Brunel Volunteers explains how they can help with the recruitment of student volunteers, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, risk assessments and other volunteer related support activities.
3pm Closing remarks and further networking over tea and coffee.