Please note; sessions will be held virtually, via Zoom, and will not be recorded.
Additional panellists to be confirmed.
Starting something from scratch rarely goes the way you expect. In this panel, founders who've built ventures across both the commercial and social sectors talk honestly about what that journey has actually looked like; the choices that set their course, the moments things nearly fell apart, and what they'd only really learned by doing it. If you're curious about entrepreneurship, or just want a more honest picture of what building something involves, this is a chance to hear it straight from alumni who've lived it.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
Not-for-profit work is often misunderstood, often mistaken for a single track when it's really a whole ecosystem of roles, fields and strategies. This panel brings together alumni building careers across the sector, from grassroots initiatives to large-scale global organisations, to share what's driven their work and where it's taken them. They'll provide honest reflections on impact, ambition, and the trade-offs that come with choosing purpose-driven work, plus real insight into the breadth of opportunity within the sector.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
Education looks different depending on where you're standing, whether you're in a classroom, a research lab, or a policy meeting trying to shift how a whole system works. This panel brings together alumn who've each taken a different path through the world of education and learning. They'll talk about what drew them to the field, the work they're doing now, and the harder lessons that don't always make it into a CV. It's a chance to hear honest insights about what it takes to build a career around helping others learn.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
Public service can mean a lot of different things, and this panel is a chance to hear from alumni who've taken different routes into the sector. This panel discussion will draw on alumni's personal stories, exploring how they found their way into government and public service work, what's kept them there, and what they'd want someone earlier in their career to know. Whether you're set on this path or still weighing it up, expect an honest conversation grounded in real experiences.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
The challenges facing our environment call for people working across research, policy and practice and this panel brings together voices doing exactly that. Alumni will share how their paths have taken shape, the thinking behind their career choices, and the realities of working in a sector that's constantly evolving. It's a chance to hear what a career in sustainability can look like, beyond the headlines, grounded, honest, and shaped by experience.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
Building something of your own comes with a distinct set of challenges for women and this session is designed to meet that head-on. Andrea Sommers, CEO of Hive Founders, opens with practical, hard-won guidance for aspiring female founders, drawing on what actually moves the needle in the early stages of building a venture.
She'll then be joined by two Scholars for a panel discussion, exploring their own founder journeys and the lessons, expected and otherwise, that have shaped them along the way.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
Finance is often seen as one path, but in reality there's many. This panel brings together alumni who have approached a career in finance from different angles, sharing what their careers look like from the inside. Expect candid stories about the bold calls, the pivots, and the moments that shaped where they ended up, plus a clear-eyed look at the different routes into a field that offers far more variety than it first appears.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
Arts and culture is often seen as a less conventional career choice, often missing the clearer routes some other sectors offer. This panel brings together alumni representing a range of career paths within the sector, to talk about how they got into the arts, what their work actually involves day to day, and what they've learned along the way.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
Not every writing career follows the same path and 'authorship' itself can mean all sorts of things, from books to essays to the kind of writing that doesn't fit a specific category. This panel brings together alumni working across journalism and authorship, each having taken a different route through the field. They'll talk about how they got there, what's been hard about it, and what they've learned along the way about telling stories for a living.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
Global affairs and security careers rarely follow a single track; they wind through policy, research, advisory work, and institutions most people never see from the inside. This panel brings together alumni who'll talk candidly about how their careers actually took shape, the choices and turning points along the way, and what they've learned that you won't find in a job description.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
Law is often spoken about as if there's one path, even though there hardly ever is. In this panel, alumni whose careers have taken them in very different directions share how things have unfolded for them; the choices, the detours, the moments that changed course. It's a grounded look at what a legal career can really involve, from people who started in the same place and ended up building very different practices.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
What does a career in science actually involve, day to day? The alumni on this panel have taken quite different routes through the sector, and this panel is a chance to hear directly from them about it. They'll be joined in conversation to unpack the choices behind their work, the moments that shaped their direction, and the lessons that only became clear in hindsight.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
Few careers demand as much, or offer as much in return, as healthcare. This panel brings together alumni who've built their careers across different corners of the sector, from clinical practice to the wider systems that shape how care is delivered. They'll speak candidly about the paths that led them there, the challenges that tested their resolve, and what's kept them motivated along the way.
The session will close with an open Q&A.
A Zoom link for the session will be shared via email 24 hours beforehand - please join using the link provided.
