Manchester's GBS Winter Connect IAB event
About this Event
Join Us at the GBS Winter Connect IAB event!
GBS Winter Connect: Manchester Industry Advisory Board Shape tomorrow's talent. Solve today's challenges. Enjoy the evening.
GBS Winter Connect Manchester
📅 Tuesday 17th November 2026 | 4:30pm – 7:30pm
📍 Room 404 Manchester GBS Campus, Universal Square, M12 6JH
🎟️ Free to attend | Limited to 50 employers
About the event
The best businesses don’t wait for talent to find them. They help shape it.
GBS Winter Connect brings Manchester’s employers together in the heart of the city centre for an evening of honest conversation, fresh ideas and real connections. As a member of our Industry Advisory Board for the night, your insight goes straight into how Global Banking School prepares graduates across Business & Entrepreneurship, Health & Social Care, and Tourism & Hospitality.
You’ll leave with new contacts, new perspectives, and a direct line to a pipeline of motivated, work-ready students.
Why attend?
- Influence the curriculum. Tell us what skills you need, and help build graduates who hit the ground running.
- Access emerging talent. Meet the students and team behind a growing pipeline of placements, interns and new hires.
- Get fresh thinking on your challenges. Bring a real business problem and see what our students could do with it.
- Network with peers. Spend the evening with 35–40 business leaders from across Manchester.
The evening
- Welcome and introductions. A quick 30-second round-the-room so you know exactly who’s there.
- Student voices. Two GBS students share their journeys and ambitions.
- Breakout sessions. Choose the conversation that matters most to you:
- Marketing: How do we win and retain customers?
- AI: What does the digital workplace of 2030 look like?
- Bring a Problem: What business challenges can our students help solve?
- Talent: What would make you employ a GBS student?
- Group feedback. Key ideas shared back with the whole room.
- Networking. Relaxed conversation over a hot buffet and drinks.
Hospitality
Enjoy a hot buffet and complimentary drinks, served in the room.
Register now
Places are capped to keep the conversation focused and meaningful, so book early to avoid disappointment. All registrations will be checked to ensure the right people are in the room.
When registering, please tell us:
- your employer and job role
- your preferred breakout session
- any dietary requirements, so we can make sure you’re fully catered for
👉 Register today
Agenda
🕑: 04:30 PM - 07:30 PM
GBS Winter Connect IAB
Info: Welcome and introductions. A quick 30-second round-the-room so you know exactly who's there.
• Student voices. Two GBS students share their journeys and ambitions.
• Breakout sessions. Choose the conversation that matters most to you:
1. Marketing: How do we win and retain customers?
2. AI: What does the digital workplace of 2030 look like?
3. Bring a Problem: What business challenges can our students help solve?
4. Talent: What would make you employ a GBS student?
• Group feedback. Key ideas shared back with the whole room.
• Networking. Relaxed conversation over a hot buffet and drinks.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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