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Strategic Forum

Employment and Skills: How can the OU engage employers?

This event took place on 10th July 2009 at 10:30am (09:30 GMT)
Berrill Lecture Theatre, The Open University, Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
This Forum offers a chance to hear the perspectives of employers and other key stakeholders on the development of skills in the workforce. Speakers include:
  • Chris Humphries, Chief Executive of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UK CES), who will reflect on aspects of the recently published UK CES strategic plan, “Ambition 2020: World Class Skills and Jobs for the UK”, and draw on evidence in the UK CES report “Working Futures”, a detailed analysis of the changing demand for labour.
  • Larry Hirst, Chairman of IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Chairman of e-Skills UK, who will draw on his national and international experience to provide further perspective on future skills needs within business, and how universities can address these needs.
  • Elisabeth Buggins, Chairman of the NHS West Midlands Strategic Health Authority, and a member of the newly formed National Leadership Council (NLC) for the NHS
  • Alistair Johnston, Global Vice Chairman of KPMG and Visiting Professor of Practice at Cass Business School, who will talk about his experience within KPMG of building an operating model to target particular business sectors.
All staff are invited to attend but, as space is limited, you will need to request a place via email to communications@open.ac.uk with 'Strategic Forum Seat Request' in the subject line by Friday 26 June. Please give your full name and email address in the body of the email. Seat tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

The event will also be available to colleagues in regional and national offices by video-conference and webcast.

You are welcome to submit questions in advance by clicking on the button to the right or the link at the bottom of this page(whether or not you are attending) – please place 'Strategic Forum Question' in the subject line. Alternatively you can ask your question in person, by video link-up or via Stadium on the day.
Further Information has also been posted on the Intranet.

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