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Bob Athwal

Bob has a first degree in Mathematical Modelling from the University of Greenwich and began his career their as Students Union President from 1996 to 1998. After a fantastic two years Bob joined Enterprise Rent-A-Car on their graduate programme. Bob very quickly established himself at Enterprise and enjoyed many successes ending his career at Enterprise as the Resourcing Manager for London and the Southeast in 2004.

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David Rippon

Dave Rippon is the head of organisational development and workforce development at Sunderland City Council. He has led the development and launch of the council’s Internal Jobs Market from the ideas stage through to implementation, leading to hundreds of employees changing roles and job types.

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Sue Stanhope

Sue Stanhope is Director of HR & OD at Sunderland City Council. Prior to joining the Council fifteen years ago Sue worked in the HR field in both the private and public sectors. Starting her career in HR more than 25 years ago in training and development she has subsequently gained experience across all HR and OD areas.

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Steve Wheeler

Steve Wheeler is Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at Plymouth University, in South West England. Originally trained as a psychologist, he has spent his entire career working in media, technology and learning, predominantly in nurse education (NHS 1981-1995) and teacher education (1976-1981 and 1995-present). He is based in the Plymouth Institute of Education.

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