Black Graduate Careers Conference

The Black Graduate Careers Conference at Imperial College London is a Hybrid Event for Black undergraduates/recent graduates to discover career paths and the benefits of studying a postgrad degree.

The event takes place on 20th June 2023 at Sir Alexander Fleming Building Imperial College Road London SW7 2AZ United Kingdom & online.

Register here.

Black Graduate Careers Conference

09.30 – 10.00: Student Registration and choose your workshops

10.00 – 10.10 Welcome: Student hosts Esther Bankole and Deyl Djama

10.10 – 11.00: Opening Keynote: Ezechi Britton MBE, CEO Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology

11.00 – 12.00: Workshop: The Importance of Belonging Dr Wayne Mitchell and guests

Dr William Ackah, Steven Fuller and Angela Maharajah and Success Fabusoro

12.00 – 12.15: 10,000 Black interns

12.15 – 12.30 Break

12.30: Workshops –

• • Entrepreneur’s Panel with Imperial Enterprise Lab
  • Is an MSc or PhD for me? With MSc/ MRes and PhD students
  • Recognising and Leveraging Your Strengths with Joy Maitland, Business Psychologist and Executive Coach
  • Careers in Scientific Publishing with Springer Nature
  • Building confidence in the selection process with PwC
  • How to choose your career path in medicine- with clinicians and research clinicians

13.30 – 14.15 :Lunch

14.15 – 15.15: Careers Exhibition

15.15 – 16.15: Workshops –

• Is an MSc or PhD for me? With MSc/ MRes and PhD students
• Know Your Strengths with Joy Maitland, Business Psychologist and Executive Coach
• Careers in Scientific Publishing with Nature Springer
• Building confidence in the selection process with PwC
• How to choose your career path in medicine- with clinicians and research clinicians

16.15 – 17.00: Closing Keynote: Kayisha Payne, Founder Black British Professionals in STEM

17:00 – 17:15: Closing remarks Prof Washington Ochieng Head of Civil Engineering

17.15 – 18.30: Networking with African and Afro-Caribbean catering

Keynote speakers:

Ezechi Britton MBE is a serial tech entrepreneur. Ez’s journey has taken him from Software Developer to Co-Founder and CTO to Venture Capital. He now begins the next stage of his mission as CEO of CFIT the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology. An industry body backed by the UK Treasury and the City of London with a mission to unblock the barriers to growth for financial technology by bringing together the best minds from across the UK to drive better outcomes for consumers and SMEs.

Dr Kayisha Payne, Imperial alumnus is the founder of BBSTEM, a non-profit organisation campaigning for balance and representation of Black individuals in science, technology, engineering and maths

Workshops designed to help you plan your next steps:

• The Importance of Belonging with Dr Wayne Mitchell and a group of inspirational black academics showcasing the networks they have created and nurtured in their fields.
• Is an MSc or PhD for me? Plus the ins and outs of Funding and Scholarships. We demystify funding at post grad level and give you food for thought around your next steps.
• Careers in Scientific Publishing with Nature Springer.
• Entrepreneurship Panel Q&A. Hear from our panel of seriously enterprising STEM business leaders, be inspired by their journey’s and take tips for yourselves.
• Building confidence in the selection process with PwC
• Know Your Strengths. Prepare for your next steps in academia or career with Joy Maitland who will help you understand how much you have to offer and how best to position your value to employers.

Careers Exhibition:

Meet with employer exhibitors, learn about what they look for in their organisations and what a career with them can look like.