- Calendar
- Friday 8 May 2026
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- 14:00–20:00
Overview
This May we are again inviting all UEBS alumni back to Edinburgh to celebrate, network and learn. During our annual half-day event in Edinburgh we will hear from experts from the University and alumni community.
This year, we are reimagining the future of work. Expect to explore new avenues to entrepreneurship, consider how employers could be more supportive of the health and wellbeing of employees, get the ‘big picture’ update on AI, as well as practical tips on how best to use it in your day to day role. We will also look at how to reframe sustainability in business and finish with a wide-ranging look at how we can reimagine the future of work for everyone.
For those unable to attend in person, sessions will be available online. We hope many of you will join us in Edinburgh for an energising, fun and thought-provoking day together. As well as the speaker sessions, there will be opportunities to network with fellow alumni, current students and staff from the Business School.
Programme
| Time | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00-12:00 | Optional tours of the newly reopened Teviot and Edinburgh Futures Institute
Contact the Alumni Team to register interest in either tour: alumni@business-school.ed.ac.uk |
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| 13:45-14:00 | Registration | |
| Auditorium | Other Business School location | |
| 14:00-14:15 | Welcome from UEBS Dean
Professor Gavin Jack |
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| 14:15-14:45 | How AI is shaping the future of work
Duncan Chapple (MSc by Research 2021) Analyst Relations Leader, Elisa Industriq |
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| 14:45-15:45 | Refreshments and networking | Mentor meet-up |
| 15:45-16:30 | Reframing sustainability
Dr Bernice Maxton-Lee, Vishal Kumar (MSc Climate Change Finance and Investment 2023) Associate Director at Canbury Insights, Kathryn Dapré (MBA 2018) Head of Sustainability at CALA Group and Katerina Chatziioannou-Faulds, Student Development Manager |
Reimagining health and wellbeing at work
Dr Jakov Jandric in conversation |
| 16:45-17:35 | Embracing entrepreneurial futures
Dr Samuel Mwaura with alumni entrepreneurs
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Upskilling the workforce of the future: from AI awareness to capability
Elaine Lee (MBA 2002) Principal consultant, Capco |
| 17:45-18:30 | Reimagining the Future of Work for everyone
Panel discussion |
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| 18:30-20:00 | Drinks reception and networking |
For those unable to attend in person, sessions will be available online.
