9.00am Registration

Session A
09.30–10.30
How to beat the competition - presentation skills & interview techniques
First impressions count. And if it's a job you're after, they can count for a great deal. Why risk getting it wrong when you can so easily get it right? With some of the fundamentals solved your work will be able to speak for itself.

Hosts: Mandy Wheeler, Punch it Up and Patrick Collister, Creative Matters

Session B
10.45 – 11.45
How did we do it? - advice from last year's crop
You may think 'It's alright for them, they've been in the business for years and they don't know what it's like now.' So, who better to get advice from than the people who have just got a job? They can give you the whole truth, and nothing but the truth - without the rose-tinted glasses! Come and learn from other people's experiences.
Hosts: Award winning and successful graduates from the last few years

Session C
10.45 – 11.45
How to start your own business
Do you have big ambitions and big plans? Avoid the big mistakes by hearing from the people who made them first and came out the other side. Two very different start up operations will give you the benefit of their wisdom and an insight into the pleasure and the pain of getting a creative business off the ground. 
Hosts: David Alexander, Isobel and Lizzie Finn, freelancer tbc

With our panel of creative agony aunts and uncles you can be sure someone here will be able to answer your question – no matter how seemingly unimportant it may be. If you prefer, submit it anonymously.
Host: design directors and creative directors from the D&AD membership

Session E
12.00 – 13.00
How to make your ideas your own - copyright and idea protection
Creativity is a difficult thing to ‘own’. Once your idea is out there, how do you ensure that you get the credit? Let the lawyers at Design Protect give you an insight into your legal rights and get you thinking ahead.
Host: Design Protect – Briffa Lawyers

Session F
14.00 – 15.00
How to get a job in design
Getting your first job can be tough but with the right advice at least you’ll know you’re doing all the right things and maximising your chances. The current market requires a range of disciplinary talents and we have asked Garrick Hamm, D&AD’s Education Chairman, to give you the full picture of what you need to succeed.
Host: Garrick Hamm, Williams Murray Hamm

Session G
14.00 – 15.00
How to get a job in advertising
How do you manage to get that first job in advertising? Once you’ve got it how do you keep it? We’ve brought above the line experts and creative team Noel & Steve and interactive/online master Andy Sandoz to tell you all they know.
Hosts: Noel Sharman & Steve Glenn, Publicis London and Andy Sandoz