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David’s political career dates back to
The third annual conference organised by University Hospitality Seminars Ltd (UHS) will take place once again at the Headquarters of Pinsent Masons in London on Wednesday 5 November
his election as a councillor in Sheffield at the age of 22, his leadership of the Council in the 1980s, and his election to Parliament in 1987. After serving on the Shadow Cabinet,
The third annual conference organised by University Hospitality Seminars Ltd (UHS) will take place once again at the Headquarters of Pinsent Masons in London on Wednesday 5 November
FUTURE PROOFING COMMERCIAL SUCCESS
The conference is called 'Future Proofing Commercial Success' and the business programme will put the changing face of higher education under the spotlight. Pat McGrath, Chair of UHS commented:
"We are delighted to be holding this conference at Pinsent Masons again and a highly engaging programme is being put together that will look at the competitive HE business environment and atending delegates will benefit from this opportunity to plan their strategy." With the 2015 election fast
approaching the conference will also look at the political landscape, and with this in mind, the event will be opened by The Rt Hon David Blunket MP. David recently published a detailed
comprehensive document, A blueprint for the future of education in England, and is well placed to comment on the changing face of HE post the general election.
ABOVE: The Rt Hon David Blunkett MP will open this year's event
he became Education and Employment Secretary in 1997, Home Secretary in 2001, and Work and Pensions Secretary in 2005. Since leaving government, in addition to completing his diaries, The Blunket Tapes, David has undertaken a series of major pieces of work, including on anti poverty, affordable credit and social mobility; a review of the future role of the community and voluntary sector; chaired a major review of dedicated school transport, leading a commission which recommended extensive changes; undertaken a review of police accountability for the Home Office, which helped shape a subsequent Government White Paper; and served on the Speaker’s Conference which recommended substantial changes to improve representation in the House of Commons. In September 2012 he published In
Defence of Politics Revisited, where he set out a range of proposals to increase faith in, and improve the working of, democratic politics. Further to this, in July 2013, Sheffield University announced David had become a Visiting Professor in the Department of Politics, in the world's first Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics. Alongside this he was also awarded status as an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences. Other speakers taking to the stage
include Victoria Goddard, Pinsent Masons and Professor David Russell of The Russell Partnership, with more presenters to be announced in the very near future. Aimed at senior staff from across
HE who are responsible for providing commercial services at their universities, delegates are likely to be Directors and Assistant Directors of Business Services, Directors of Estates and Facilities, Directors of Finance and senior staff from the private sector who are collaborating with universities. The conference is also supported and
sponsored by University Business Magazine and an opportunity to network with delegates will be a feature of the day that starts at 9.30am and concludes at 3.15pm. UB
Places at the conference on 5 November are limited and for more information or to book your place now please visit:
www.universityhospitality.co.uk or call 0114 222 8983
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