Returning To Your Career?
I’m ready!
Transition back to work with a company championing your needs.
Join us in 12-13 October at the 4th edition of
Women in Business & Tech Expo.
Unpaid domestic and care work falls disproportionately on women, restraining their economic potential as the COVID-19 pandemic additionally affects women’s jobs and livelihoods, the report warns. (United Nations, Oct 2020)
Top global companies and businesses know this and are taking action; offering returner programmes for women/women-identifying individuals who want a smooth transition back to work. Make the change easier with direct connections to companies actively recruiting business women who have noteworthy experience in the field and are motivated to return back to work, offering flexi hours and/or roles, and permanent work from home.
Why attend?
Find a returner programme
Speak to employers who are actively recruiting returners and offering returner programmes to enable a smooth transition back to the workplace
Make strategic connections
Meet 1-on-1 with companies thriving through the pandemic, gaining up to date industry knowledge. Refresh and upskill with the right conversations, to understand what’s changed
Be inspired
Hear from female career professionals who’ve successfully returned to work and continue to excel in their career, with a healthy work/life balance.
Move forward in your career
Smash your limiting beliefs and bridge the confidence gap with the tools to achieve your personal and professional goals with others striving for the same.
4K+
attendees
60+
world-class speakers
60+
leading companies
1-2-1
meetings
About the event
The #1 business event for women, looking for recruitment, guidance, and upskilling to return to work
Karren Brady's Women in Business & Tech Expo is focused on advancing female leadership and centering conversations on propelling diversity in the field. We partner and collaborate with companies, organisations, and leading professionals to create opportunities for diverse management teams and boardrooms
Must-attend career returner sessions
Investing for the Future: How to make your money work harder
Naomi Dickinson, Divisional Director – Investment Management at Brewin Dolphin
Visibility for Women in a Hybrid Workspace
Stacey Van Bergen, Client and Account Lead at CGI
Glass Ceiling or Sticky Floor?
Tara McGeehan, President of CGI in UK and Australia
Inner Critic Masterclass
Harriet Waley-Cohen, Change Catalyst
Join us as a Returner in October!
General Ticket
- Access to the two-day live event
- Arrange 1-on-1 meetings with leading employers with the option of returner programmes
- Network with like-minded returners to form a support network sharing experiences and challenges
- Attend seminars from iconic business leaders, learning from their best advice
- Join live Q&As with industry experts sharing practical advice about career development
- Take part in roundtable discussions with top companies - put yourself in front of the right people, specifically hiring returners!
VIP ticket
- Access to the two-day live event
- Arrange 1-on-1 meetings with leading employers with the option of returner programmes
- Network with like-minded returners to form a support network sharing experiences and challenges
- Attend seminars from iconic business leaders, learning from their best advice
- Join live Q&As with industry experts sharing practical advice about career development
- Take part in roundtable discussions with top companies - put yourself in front of the right people, specifically hiring returners!
- PLUS 30-minute personal coaching session with accredited career or business coach
Must-visit exhibitors
Returner roundtable discussions
To be considered for a roundtable you must purchase your ticket and express your interest on the registration form. For any queries, please email fiona@hubexhibitions.co.uk
Returnships, Career Breaks and Finding Your Feet – Can Women Really Have it All?
Details: Thursday 21st October, 11-12pm BST
Synopsis: Gender equality in the workplace has come on leaps and bounds in recent years, but there is still work to do to narrow the gap. Returnships are tailored placements that give women the opportunity to get back into work after time away and ease the anxieties that come with returning to the office. During this session we’ll discuss the benefits of returnships, balancing work and home life and what it’s really like to return to work after a career break.
Entry criteria: Career returners and women in tech
Managing the Juggle: balancing your career and life in the new era of work
Details: Wednesday 20th October, 11-12pm
Synopsis: Led by Grazia’s Rebecca Holman, Magic Radio’s Kaylee Golding and Bauer’s Simone Thomas, this roundtable will discuss the cognitive overload women may face trying to juggle work and personal life, returning to work after maternity leave or starting a new job in the industry – and what Bauer and other companies have done to make this as easy as possible. The discussion will focus particularly on the past year and the impact Covid/working from home/hybrid working has had on females and working parents, now and in the future.
Entry criteria: Anyone from any industry.
Relaunching your Career in a Pandemic
Details: Wednesday 20th October, 2:30-3:30pm
Synopsis: Returning to work after a career break may never have been more daunting. As the pandemic continues, join recent returners and Capgemini’s Relaunch programme managers as they share their stories, insights and tips for getting back into work in our “new normal.” Returners Jenni Campbell and Vijyeta Gaur, who joined Capgemini in 2021, will share their experiences on the recruitment process, onboarding, and support to thrive in their new roles.
Moderator/ Speakers:
Clare Mills, Programme Manager - Relaunch@Capgemini Programme
Jenni Campbell, PMO Analyst
Vijyeta Gaur, PMO Analyst
Entry criteria: Anyone who has had a career break. Previous business or technology experience if required e.g. Business Analyst, project management, PMO roles.
Join us as a Career Returner in October!
Award-winning event. Shortlisted for seven industry awards.
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