Annual Conference 2027
Form the Future
Annual Conference 2027
Young people and work in an age of uncertainties
A day for the people shaping what comes next – bringing education, employers, policy and young voices into one room.
Date
Thursday
28 January 2027
Place
Hinxton Hall
Cambridgeshire
Choose your way in
Don’t just watch the future happen
Whether you want to learn, challenge, support or showcase, there is a meaningful role for you at the 2027 conference.
Attend
Hear fresh perspectives, take practical ideas back to your organisation and meet the people shaping education and work across the region.
Speak
Bring evidence, lived experience or a challenging idea to the conversation through a keynote, panel, debate or practical session.
Sponsor
Put your organisation alongside leaders who care about future skills, social value and stronger pathways for young people.
Exhibit
Show delegates the products, services and ideas that can help schools, employers and young people turn insight into action.
Be part of the conversation
One day.
Many perspectives.
A shared responsibility.
Rapid technological change, economic shifts and evolving career pathways are reshaping the world of work. Young people need stronger connections to employers and a clearer view of the opportunities ahead.
01 Keynotes with a point of view
Ideas from leaders in education, business, research and policy.
02 Panels and open debate
Space for disagreement, lived experience and young people’s voices.
03 Useful, human connections
Time to meet collaborators and turn shared challenges into action.
See the energy
What happens when the right people share a room?
Watch the 2026 highlights for a glimpse at what makes our annual conference different.
Put your organisation in the room
Visibility with purpose
Partnership is more than logo placement. It is a chance to demonstrate what you stand for, meet decision-makers and actively support stronger futures for young people.
Headline partner
from £10,000 + VAT
Maximum visibility, panel participation and six delegate places.
Pavilion partner
from £4,000 + VAT
A prominent presence in one of the conference’s main content spaces.
Session partner
from £1,000 + VAT
Support a focused conversation and help shape its theme.
Exhibitor
from £450 + VAT
A dedicated table, two delegate places and access to the full day.
Every partnership can be shaped. Packages and prices are indicative, exclude VAT and are open to discussion. We welcome in-kind support and tailored collaborations too.
The setting
Hinxton Hall,
Wellcome Genome Campus
An inspiring place for discovery and exchange, just south of Cambridge. The all-day conference takes place at Hinxton Hall Conference Centre, CB10 1SA.
We encourage delegates to consider public transport or car-sharing and are committed to sourcing conference materials sustainably.
28 January 2027
Where education meets the world of work.
Come to learn. Come to contribute. Come to help create clearer pathways for the next generation.