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16/01/12 One fifth (18 per cent) of UK employers believe school leavers make better employees than university graduates.
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06/12/11 Over half of companies in the UK are neglecting the needs of temporary staff within their organisations.
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01/12/11 Group Director for People at BSkyB, Deborah Baker joins our speaker panel.

17/11/11 Almost three quarters of UK employers believe there is a permanent underclass emerging, whose education and background leaves them largely unemployable.
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    Phil Smith

    CEO, Cisco UK & Ireland

  • Photo of Tanith

    Tanith Dodge

    Director of HR, Marks & Spencer

  • Photo of Julie

    Julie Mercer

    Partner, Deloitte

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    Rupert McNeil

    HR Director, Aviva UK

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    Judith Nelson

    UK & ROI Personnel, Director, Tesco Stores Ltd

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    Stephanie Bird

    Director of HR Capability, CIPD

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    Stephen Howard

    Chief Executive, Business in the Community

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    Martina Milburn

    Chief Executive, The Prince’s Trust

What to expect from the day

Held in Mayfair, London, Unlocking Britain's Potential is a one day conference that will inspire debate and comment, share learnings across four themes and promote a Ten Point Plan for government and business to take action.
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  • Hear from those who are already changing the way they engage and educate their people
  • Debate with those sharing differing perspectives from different industries
  • Work out how to get the best from your people
  • Plan to take action in a variety of ways
  • Network with over 200 fellow leaders

Other organisations involved to date

  • Nita Clarke, co-author of the McLeod Report on Employee Engagement
  • The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
  • The Federation of Small Businesses
  • The TUC
  • Henley Business School
  • Association of Colleges
  • Deloitte
  • Cisco
  • Cadbury
  • National Grid
  • CMS Cameron McKenna
  • Lloyd’s Banking Group
  • Barclays Capital

This initiative and conference is brought to you by Adecco Group UK & Ireland