LIBS Connect: Creating Sustainable Workplaces

Join us this April to explore how we can foster a thriving workforce, and create a sustainable future for your business…

Creating Sustainable Workplaces: Attracting, Growing and Retaining Talent in Lincolnshire.

Hosted by Dr. Agnieszka Rydzik, this half-day event, aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 8, shines a spotlight on the vital connection between sustainability and fostering a thriving workforce within Lincolnshire’s business community. We’ll explore the challenge of retaining young talent, discuss fostering good relations at work, and creating more ‘good work’ opportunities for local young talent.

Featuring inspirational and influential speakers from Lincolnshire’s business community, including Emma Oliver-Townrow of Stokes Teas and Coffees, Charlotte Goy, CEO of Destination Lincolnshire, and Nick Turner, COO of Luxury Hotel Management. We’ll dive deep into practical discussions on how to nurture and retain young talent. There’ll be an opportunity to learn more about the Good Student Employer Charter, a new initiative championed by the Lincoln International Business School.

Our panel discussions will offer valuable insights into tackling these challenges head-on, followed by breakout group discussions led by experts from the Lincoln International Business School on these themes:

Key Event Themes

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

Supporting a
diverse workforce

Supporting young workers in their first-ever jobs

Supporting young workers
in their first-ever jobs

Healthy work-life balance: staff and employer well-being

Healthy work-life balance:
staff and employer well-being

Agenda

09:30 – 10:00 Arrival and Networking

10:00 – 10:15 Introduction and Welcome

  • 10:00 Welcome by Farhan Ahmed, Head of Department, Marketing and Tourism
  • 10:05 Introduction to the event by Dr Agnieszka Rydzik, Associate Professor in Tourism, University of Lincoln

10:15 – 10:35 Overcoming the challenges of retaining young talent in Lincolnshire: The Good Student Employer Charter and the Principles of Good Student Employment.
Dr Agnieszka Rydzik
Associate Professor in Tourism, University of Lincoln

10:35 – 10:55 The Inclusive Workforce
Emma Oliver-Townrow
Director, Business Creative and Business Development Manager, Stokes Teas and Coffees

10:55 – 11:10 – TBC
Nick Turner
Chief Operating Officer, Luxury Hotel Management 

11:10 – 11:25 The Workforce and Skills for the Tourism Industry
Charlotte Goy
Chief Executive Officer, Destination Lincolnshire

11:25 – 11:45 Networking Break

11:45 – 12:00 Retention and Good Practice
Dr Marie Lawson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Management, University of Lincoln

12:00 – 12:15 Panel Discussion
Q&A Session with Emma, Charlotte, Agnieszka, Marie, and Nick

12:15 – 12:45 Breakout Groups:

  1. Supporting a diverse workforce
    Dr Mahdieh Zeinali, Mrs Magdalena Read
  2. Supporting young workers in their first-ever Job
      Agnieszka Rydzik, Chavan Kissoon
  3. Healthy work-life balance: Staff and employer wellbeing
    Dr Siobhan Wray

12:45 – 13:15 Reflection and Takeaways
Dr Agnieszka Rydzik & Farhan Ahmed

13:45 – 14:15 Networking Lunch
Connect with your peers and colleagues from the university

Wednesday 10 April 2024

Executive Development Centre,
Lincoln International Business School,

University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool,
Lincoln,
LN6 7TS


Our Host, Speakers, and Facilitators

Charlotte Goy, Chief Executive Officer, Destination Lincolnshire

Charlotte Goy
Chief Executive Officer, Destination Lincolnshire

Emma Olivier-Townrow

Emma Oliver-Townrow
Director, Business Creative and Business Development Manager,
Stokes Teas and Coffees

Nick Turner, Chief Operating Officer, Luxury Hotel Management

Nick Turner
Chief Operating Officer,
Luxury Hotel Management 

Farhan Ahmed

Farhan Ahmed
Head of Department, Marketing and Tourism, University of Lincoln

Dr Agnieszka Rydzik

Dr Agnieszka Rydzik
Associate Professor in Tourism and Work, University of Lincoln

Chavan Kissoon

Chavan Kissoon
Lecturer in Digital Education,
University of Lincoln

Marie Lawson

Marie Lawson
Senior Lecturer,
Department of Management,
University of Lincoln

Dr Mahdieh Zeinali

Dr Mahdieh Zeinali
Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Enterprise, Department of Management,
University of Lincoln

Magdalena Read

Magdalena Read
Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour and Management,
Department of Management,
University of Lincoln

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Dr Siobhan Wray
Associate Professor in
Organisational Behaviour,
Department of Management,
University of Lincoln