Urbano People networking breakfast event

Urbano People's next business networking breakfast takes place on Thursday April 26th at the America Square Conference Centre, part of the Cavendish Conference Venues Group.

Urbano People events are aimed at companies and individuals who work in or offer supplies to the HR, recruitment, employment and people management, talent and skills, training and development sectors. But like all Urbano events, our events are not exclusive so attract businesses and individuals looking for opportunities within these sectors. Non-members are welcome at any Urbano event.

Held every six weeks, Urbano People events feature great speakers and at this event we welcome Craig McCoy, HR Director of Bupa Health and Wellbeing.

Previous speakers have included John Roberts, HR Director of Ford UK, Charlie Duff, Social Media Recruitment Expert and Graham Snowdon, Editor of The Guardian's Work Supplement.

Urbano events are proven catalysts for the development of connections, the facilitation of introductions between companies and individuals, the sharing of best practice and a gateway to new business opportunities.

Our special guest speaker Craig McCoy, HR Director of Bupa Health and Wellbeing.

Craig has over 20 years professional HR experience across a number of industry sectors, including media & entertainment, technology. telecommunications, information services, healthcare, professional services and management consultancy.

Appointed to his current ole in 2010, Craig has held HR Director posts at Group level (BSkyB, Datastream), Regional (Aegis Media EMEA, over 40 countries), Divisional/Business Unit (Bupa, BT, Compaq Computer) and interim (Jersey Telecom, 2ergo). He has also worked as a client facing change management consultant with Accenture.

Craig will look his experience in leading Bupa's HR department through a period of major change, including substantial restructuring and a culture change in the organisation and the role HR is playing in that.

Format

8:00am – Registration, coffee and pastries, networking

8:20am – Presentation by Craig McCoy

8:45am – Q&A

9:00am – Informal and facilitated networking
10.30am

All Urbano events are lively, where friendly and facilitated networking with a diverse group of directors and senior managers ensures the event will be stimulating, enjoyable, valuable and a great start to your business day!

Testimonial
"Urbano People events are focused on my industry, meaning they attract my peers and potential clients. Participants are there to really network and learn - not just to sell. With presentations on genuinely relevant content, I recommend these events to every professional in the sector." 
Hannah Breen, Your Potential HR Consultancy (Profile)

Each Urbano event has a unique online Event Group where the profiles of everyone who attends are showcased, allowing you to make renew connections well after the event has finished and ensure you need never worry again about losing a business card! This data is accessed through your own Dashboard, found by logging in using the top link once the Event Group is published after the event.