Welcome from the track chairs

Simon Fairbanks | Head of Student Recruitment Events, University of Nottingham

Catherine Thomson | Head of Marketing, Robert Gordon University

Are you new to the education sector? Never been to a CASE conference before?

The Newcomers Track is an opportunity for you to enjoy a bonus programme of learning, networking, and socialising before the main conference begins.

We welcome all newcomers who have joined the educator sector in the past two years, regardless of whether you are a fresh-faced graduate, or an experienced manager entering the sector in a senior role.

We welcome colleagues working in a variety of roles across advancement in education. Your day job might be fundraising, communications, alumni relations, marketing, or leadership. Either way, our sessions have been handpicked with everyone’s personal and professional development in mind.

Our 24-hour programme is brimming with valuable content to help you feel connected, informed, and super-charged for the rest of the CASE Europe Annual Conference 2022.

Discover the magic of soulful storytelling. Experience the power of empathy-mapping. Gather advice on how to work with academic staff. Learn how schools, colleges, and universities draw upon the strengths of their local regions. Exchange lessons on how to shape (and reshape) your career in the education sector. Build your network through speed-networking. Explore the wonders of our host city. Get to know your fellow newcomers over an evening meal in the heart of Glasgow.

We can’t wait to get started. See you there!

Please be reminded to join the Newcomers Track, you would need to be registered at an added fee via the registration link.

Track overview

Monday 29th August

13:00-13:45

Arrival, registration, lunch

All chairs and guest speakers

13:45-14:00

Introductions

Catherine Thomson, Head of Marketing, Robert Gordon University

Simon Fairbanks, Head of Student Recruitment Events, University of Nottingham

14:00-14:30

Icebreaker

Catherine Thomson, Head of Marketing, Robert Gordon University

Simon Fairbanks, Head of Student Recruitment Events, University of Nottingham

14:30-15:15

Empathy-mapping

Simon Fairbanks, Head of Student Recruitment Events, University of Nottingham

15:15-15:30

Comfort break

15:30-16:15

How to work with academic colleagues

Catherine Thomson, Head of Marketing, Robert Gordon University.

Simon Fairbanks, Head of Student Recruitment Events, University of Nottingham

Emanuel E. Diaz Miranda, Head of Content Marketing, IE University, Madrid, and former Associate Director of Alumni Communications, IE University, Madrid

Rhia Weston, Head of Content Design, Office for National Statistics, and former Web and Digital Manager, University of Portsmouth

Annabell Lamba, Head of Marketing and Communications, King Edward's School, and former Faculty Marketing Officer, Birmingham City University

16:15-17:00

Career paths

Catherine Thomson, Head of Marketing, Robert Gordon University.

Simon Fairbanks, Head of Student Recruitment Events, University of Nottingham

Emanuel E. Diaz Miranda, Head of Content Marketing, IE University, Madrid, and former Associate Director of Alumni Communications, IE University, Madrid

Rhia Weston, Head of Content Design, Office for National Statistics, and former Web and Digital Manager, University of Portsmouth

Annabell Lamba, Head of Marketing and Communications, King Edward's School, and former Faculty Marketing Officer, Birmingham City University

17:00-18:30

Back to Hotel to Freshen up!

18:30-20:00

Walking tour of Glasgow

20:00-22:00

Evening meal at The Butterfly and The Pig

Tuesday 30th August

09:00-09:45

Speed-networking

Catherine Thomson, Head of Marketing, Robert Gordon University.

Simon Fairbanks, Head of Student Recruitment Events, University of Nottingham

Emanuel E. Diaz Miranda, Head of Content Marketing, IE University, Madrid, and former Associate Director of Alumni Communications, IE University, Madrid

Rhia Weston, Head of Content Design, Office for National Statistics, and former Web and Digital Manager, University of Portsmouth

Annabell Lamba, Head of Marketing and Communications, King Edward's School, and former Faculty Marketing Officer, Birmingham City University

09:45-10:30

Storytelling

Emanuel E. Diaz Miranda, Head of Content Marketing, IE University, Madrid, and former Associate Director of Alumni Communications, IE University, Madrid.

10:30-10:45

Comfort break

10:45-12:00

Show and tell: working with your cities and regions

Chair, Catherine Thomson, Head of Marketing, Robert Gordon University.

Chair, Simon Fairbanks, Head of Student Recruitment Events, University of Nottingham.

Emanuel E. Diaz Miranda, Head of Content Marketing, IE University, Madrid, and former Associate Director of Alumni Communications, IE University, Madrid

Rhia Weston, Head of Content Design, Office for National Statistics, and former Web and Digital Manager, University of Portsmouth

Annabell Lamba, Head of Marketing and Communications, King Edward's School, and former Faculty Marketing Officer, Birmingham City University

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:00

Move to main conference