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This week, four members of Policy Connect have spoken at conferences across a range of topics. 

On Wednesday, Megan Hector, Policy & Research Manager for Education & Skills spoke at Open Forum Events’ Student Mental Health conference about Arriving At Thriving and how its findings and recommendations can help students with mental illness.

Also on Wednesday, Robert McLaren, Head of Assistive & Accessible Technology, and Clive Gilbert, Policy Manager for Assistive & Accessible Technology, spoke at AbilityNet’s TechSharePro 2021 conference. Robert spoke about the Digital Lifeline project and the digital divide, while Clive spoke about the National Disability Strategy.

On Friday, Ágnes Szuda, Policy Manager for Sustainability, spoke at the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management and the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee’s ‘Resource Management of the Future’ conference. 

 

 

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