Wednesday 12th October
15:30 — 17:00
Venue: Holiday Inn, 
The Birmingham Conference & Events Centre Hill Street Birmingham B5 4EW

Registration & Refreshments from 15:00

Welcome & Introduction

Katy Rees, APSCo Education Sector Co-Chair, Smile Education
Eddie Austin, APSCo Education Sector Co-Chair, Operam Education

APSCo Update

Sam Hurley, Operation Director, APSCo

The Market Dynamics and Key Drivers for Education Recruitment

Bilal Khan, Associate Director Corporate Finance, Grant Thornton
Bilal will present engaging high level research and overviews of the positive market dynamics and key drivers that Grant Thornton have been able to capture through their detailed knowledge and experience of the education and business services sectors. He will lead a discussion on the undersupply of ECT’s and the growth opportunities that could be capitalised upon because of improved budgets that are on the horizon.

Panel Discussion: Academisation — What impact, if any, will it have on our sector?
Bilal will join a panel discussion to explore the impact of academisation on the education sector. 
He will be joined by Sharon Bullock, Chief Operating Officer, Operam Education Group, Daniel Dawkins, Managing Director, Aspire People, and Marissa Graham, Director, CERT Solutions.
 
Networking Drinks from 17:00
Sharon Bullock

Sharon Bullock

Chief Operating Officer, Operam Education

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Daniel Dawkins

Daniel Dawkins

Managing Director, Aspire People

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Marissa Graham

Marissa Graham

Cert Solutions

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Bilal Khan

Bilal Khan

Associate Director, Corporate Finance M&A , Grant Thornton UK LLP

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