Iain has held a wide number of management and leadership roles over 35 years in retail & corporate banking. He hopes to guide more young people into his profession by helping them understand the pathways available to them, the skills required and the highly rewarding personal development they can achieve. Iain is a voluntary member of the Retail & Commercial Banking Graduate & Intern Assessment Panel and an Enterprise Adviser for the Careers & Enterprise Company, as well as being Chair of the Finance & Professional Services Guild for Kent, Chair of the Advisory Board to Canterbury Christ Church University Business School and Member of the Business Advisory Board to Kent County Council.

Helen has worked in the construction industry for over 10 years. Helen’s role at Morgan Sindall Construction is about delivering social value for its public-sector clients. A large proportion of this is linked to skills. Helen is a Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) Ambassador and attends various skills meetings across East Anglia. Helen is also an Enterprise Advisor currently with two schools, as well as being a STEM Ambassador

Rt. Hon. Robert Halfon MP has been the Member of Parliament for Harlow since 2010 and is elected Chair of the Commons Education Select Committee. Prior to this role, Robert served as Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, attending Cabinet, from May 2015 to July 2016. Robert was then appointed as Minister of State for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Careers in the Department of Education, a role he held until the 2017 General Election.