Our agenda and speakers

9:30 - 10:00

Registration​

10:00 - 10:15

Welcome from Cancer Research UK

Marjolein Schaap and Shewly Choudhury (Research Careers & Culture, Cancer Research UK)

10:15 - 10:25

Intro to Cancer Research Horizons

Juliana Callaghan (Entrepreneurial Programmes, Cancer Research Horizons)

Gregory Lawrence (Business Development, Cancer Research Horizons)

10:25 - 10:40

Networking activity

Alison Walters​ (Research Careers & Culture, Cancer Research UK)

10:40 - 11:20

Inspirational career journeys: lightning talks + Q&A  

Amy Birch, Senior Researcher Developer (University of Liverpool)

Chris MacDonald, Director of Research & Impact (Association of Medical Research Charities)

Belinda Nedjai, Reader in Cancer Biomarker and Epigenetics and Director of the Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory (Queen Mary University of London)

Nathalie Dhomen, Translation Executive (Cancer Research Horizons)

Charlie Foster, Communications Consultant (Oxford PharmaGenesis)

Semiramis Popova, Associate Director (AstraZenaca)

11:20 - 11:30

Break

11:30 – 12:45

Roundtable discussions: practical solutions for supporting progression

Mathew Tata (Research Careers & Culture, Cancer Research UK)

12:45 - 14:00

Lunch  

14:00 - 16:00

Creating options in your career

Fiona McBride and Stefania Silvestri (Prosper, University of Liverpool)

16:00 - 16:10

Closing remarks​

16:10 - 18:00

Drinks reception and networking