Uptree

Please note: this event is an online session in accordance with our current company policy regarding public health and hosting events. 

All students are welcome to attend, regardless of location - you just need a reliable internet connection or telephone dial-in. Please make sure you have access to Zoom from your chosen device.

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Overview

Uptree is excited to welcome you to our multi-industry networking event focussed on adaptability for future careers, #FuturesUP! with headline speaker, Tutu Kamara and our partners from law, STEM, finance and investment and engineering. 

Engage with top employers whilst gaining valuable online work experience of various careers including:

- Finance and investment 
- STEM
- Engineering
- Law

Uptree partner companies are really looking forward to meeting you. This is a great opportunity to build your online skills whilst hearing first-hand from professionals working in these different industries. 

Agenda

Build your own agenda, choosing from four inspiring sessions:

1.00-1.30pm
Welcome and presentation on adaptability for future careers from our partners, UBS.

1.35-2.35pm

Session 1:  Finance and Investment Session with UBS, J.P Morgan and Credit Suisse 
Session 2:  STEM session with GSK, Arm and PwC

2.45-3.45pm
Session 3:  Engineering Session with Coca Cola, Tideway and MBDA
Session 4:  Law Session with Dentons and Clifford Chance

3.50-4.30pm
Wrap up, survey and inspiring speaker.

Inspiring Speaker: Tutu Kamara

Tutu is an accomplished Risk professional with 20 years’ experience in the Financial Services Industry. 

Tutu has had extensive experience at senior levels in internal audit and operational risk. Her experience has included roles in Banking with the Barclays Banking Group (both retail and commercial), Insurance, and most recently, Asset Management. 

She currently works at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), a top 10 firm that has over £1 trillion of assets under management.  There, Tutu has been instrumental in setting up a new department that has a firm-wide remit to embed a culture of risk responsibility within process teams, which will lead to second line functions (Risk and Compliance)  re-focusing on surveillance and escalations. She has also been active in the cultural and ethnicity network within LGIM’s diversity and inclusion initiatives.   

Why you should attend:

1. Be inspired about different careers available
2. Gain access to a professional network
3. Ask questions & hear first-hand stories
4. Improve your confidence when applying to jobs in the future 

Visit our YouTube account to view previous events: FuturesUP @Google and FuturesUP Online.

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Please note: you must register through your Uptree account and make sure to state your session preferences. 
Prioritisation for this event will begin 2 weeks before the event date; if you register after this time, you might not receive a response. 

Photo and video consent

At any Uptree event, we may take photographs or video footage for the purpose of marketing. These images may appear on our website, social media and press releases to create awareness of our brand. We may also share the photographs with our partner companies for them to share across social media. By registering for an event with Uptree, you are permitting for Uptree to take/use photographs of you and share them with our partners.  If you would not like us to take photographs of you, please let us know by emailing the name of the event and your name to info@uptree.co. 

Please note that due to online safeguarding policies and to protect all students’ privacy, pictures and screenshots are not allowed to be taken during the session. If you would like to post about your experience on LinkedIn or other social channels, we will be sharing photos from the event in a follow up email and you are more than welcome to use and share these.