Wee Conference for Arts
The Wee Conference for Arts
Thursday 1st March, 9am to 1pm, Queen Margaret Union at the University of Glasgow
The Careers Service in partnership with our sponsor Ernst & Young would like to invite you to attend this brand new event, targeted specifically at Arts students.
Arts graduates are represented in almost every occupational sector and The Wee Conference is to encourage you to be aspirational and realise the potential you hold.
This is a chance for you to build relationships with an elite level of employer, learn why they value Arts students and hear about the opportunities you can aspire towards.
The Running Order for the day is:
9.00 Tea, coffee and registration
9.30 Welcome and introduction from the Careers Service
9.45 Rosie Mackay, Ernst & Young
10.05 Gilly Roche, National Theatre of Scotland
10.25 Liz Logan, Glasgow City Council
10.45 Tea and coffee, networking
11.00 Katie Michels, Saltire Foundation
11.20 James Temple Smithson, European Parliament
11.40 Caroline Hurford, UN World Food Programme
12.00 Panel of 6 Speakers in a Q&A, chaired by Careers Service
12.30 Lunch in the Food Factory, QMU
Joining Instructions
All Arts Undergraduate students can attend but places are limited to 100 on a first come first served basis. Sign up here or go to “Jobs and Events” on the front page of the Careers Service website. Registration on the day is at 9.00am sharp as we have a tight schedule and you are most welcome to stay for lunch upstairs in the food factory afterwards.
Ernst & Young
A global financial services business offering professional advice on aspects of business like: performance improvement, risk and assurance, strategic growth markets, tax, transactions and specialty services.
National Theatre of Scotland
The National Theatre of Scotland has no building but instead tours work all around Scotland. We will produce our own work and collaborate with other companies, individual artists, local authorities, playwrights, designers, directors, youth theatres and many other artists to help further develop the pool of talent in Scotland and bring theatre to schools and communities.
Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Council is one of Scotland’s largest employers offering a diverse range of challenging and rewarding jobs and careers at all levels across the full range of Services.
Working for the council you could be involved in anything from Abandoned Vehicles to Young Offenders.
Saltire Foundation
Scotland needs individuals with the business skills and entrepreneurial drive to transform Scottish companies into global businesses of scale. We provide invaluable opportunities through experience, learning and business networking through the Undergraduate Internship Programme and the Fellowship Programme.
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the only directly-elected EU body and one of the largest democratic assemblies in the world. Most of Parliament's in-depth work is done in specialised committees that prepare reports that will later be voted on in the plenary.
Parliamentary documents are published in all the official languages of the EU and every MEP has the right to speak in the official language of their choice.
United Nations - World Food Programme
The WFP supports economic and social development by; meeting refugee and other emergency food needs, and the associated logistics support; and promoting world food security.
Strategically we provide food aid to: save lives and improve quality of life and to help build assets and promote the self-reliance of poor and vulnerable people and communities.