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 A HUMANE professional development programme for generalist administrators Adapt or die: the power of the generalist in a changing HE landscape Programme subject to marginal change  | 
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| SUNDAY 24 February | ||
| 19.00-21.00 | Informal welcome and induction – paying bar on the ground floor,
 Ten Hill Place Hotel 10 Hill Place Edinburgh EH8 9DS Short walking tour of the Royal Mile to Edinburgh Castle  | 
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| MONDAY 25 February | ||
| 09.00 | Participants gather for coffee and networking | Upper Hall, The Pleasance Courtyard
 60 Pleasance Edinburgh EH8 9TJ  | 
| 09.15 | Introduction to the programme: themes; format; and setting some personal objectives | Gerry Webber | 
| 09.30 | Welcome to the University and reflections on the role of the generalist in contemporary higher education | Peter Mathieson
 VC University of Edinburgh  | 
| The times they are a-changin’: megatrends driving change in higher education and beyond | ||
| 09.50 | Megatrend one:demography and consumers | Alison Angus, Head of Lifestyles, Euromonitor International | 
| 10.30 | Coffee break | |
| 11.00 | Megatrends two: global economics and the crisis of values | Ingrid Bengtsson-Rijavec, Chief Financial Officer, Malmö University | 
| 11.40 | Megatrends three:innovations in technology and their impact on consumer services | Dave Kenworthy, Director of Digital Services, University of London | 
| 12.20 | Lunch | |
| 13.30 | Seismic shifts in student expectations: so you think you know all about Gen Z and beyond, do you? | Eleri Connick, Student President, University of Edinburgh | 
| 14.00 | Facilitated panel discussion on megatrends and student expectations | Gerry Webber and the panel of speakers | 
| 14.45 | Coffee break | |
| 15.15 | Generalists’ career development action planning session one: opportunities and challenges arising from megatrends for generalists’ career planning, development and progression | All participants
 Group discussions, facilitated by Russell Ashworth, Executive Coach  | 
| 16.30 | Plenary session. Pulling the threads together: reflections on day one and a look forward to day two | Facilitated by Gerry Webber | 
| 17.00 | Day one ends and participants depart for hotels | |
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 19.30  | 
Drinks reception
 Pathways dinner  | 
St. Leonard’s Hall, 18 Holyrood Park Rd, Edinburgh EH16 5AY | 
| TUESDAY 26 February | ||
| 08.45 | Arrival, networking and coffee | Upper Hall, The Pleasance Courtyard, 60 Pleasance Edinburgh EH8 9TJ | 
| Who do they think they are? | ||
| 09.00 | Where do the Heads of our Professional Services come from? And what do they actually do? A view from either side of the Channel | Dave Hall, Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, University of Leicester
 Stephan van Galen, Secretary-General, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen  | 
| 09.40 | Confessions of a headhunter: what do heads of institution and chairs of governing bodies reallylook for when recruiting heads of their professional services? | Kate Hunter, Partner, Perrett Laver | 
| 10.10 | Looking from the outside in: the trials, tribulations and joys of shifting sectors to become a University Secretary | Sarah Smith, University Secretary, University of Edinburgh | 
| 10.40 | Coffee break | |
| 11.10 | Senior staff selection: what to expect and how to prepare for it | Riitta Silvennoinen
 Chief Human Resources Officer, Aalto University  | 
| 11.40 | Generalists’ career development action planning session two: building on strengths and addressing weaknesses – small group discussions and individual work to finalise personal action plans | All participants
 Group discussions, facilitated by Russell Ashworth, Executive Coach  | 
| 12.30 | Final plenary session | |
| 12.40 | Buffet lunch | |
| 13.30 | Participants depart | |