Event Details

Date:
Saturday, 26 May 2018 - Saturday, 26 May 2018
Time:
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Room:
GHD Auditorium, Advanced Engineering Building (Building 49), St Lucia campus
URL:
https://alumni.uq.edu.au/event/session/5354
Event category(s):

Event Contact

Name:
Rachel Luci
Phone:
3346 3924
Email:
uqalumni@uq.edu.au
Org. Unit:
Alumni and Community Relations

Event Description

Full Description:
Join us for the 2018 UQ Young Alumni Convention – a TEDx-style event featuring up-and-coming 'Gen Y' speakers.

With speakers from a broad range of industries and disciplines, we’ll deep dive how to pursue your career progression goals, whilst balancing a purpose-driven side hustle and explore all those hard questions like:
• How to negotiate with your employers to pursue your career and your purpose;
• How to find purpose in your profession;
• How to accelerate your career progression;
• How to change industries or find a sustainable career in an area you did not study in;
• How to explore the social enterprise and entrepreneurship field;
• How to enhance your employability after you graduate;

Speakers and Panelists on the day will include:
• Natalie Grider, AFL (Women's)
• Lachlan Snow, State Manager (QLD) at Musica Viva Australia
• Lara Nobel, founder of Tiny House Company
• Glen Wright, Development Manager at Geon Property
• Tamara Armstrong, artist and former set designer
• Luke Furness, Lawyer at Clayton Utz and CEO of Out For Australia
• Daniel Capper, UQ Student Employability Centre
• Robert Hoffman, Vice Chair at Young Engineers Australia (QLD) and many more!

Keep an eye on our social media pages as we release our full schedule for the event and the bios of our speakers!

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