AI In Careers Lightning Conference
Join careers professionals, educators, policy voices and digital innovators for a fast-paced one-day online Lightning Conference exploring how AI is reshaping careers work. This practical, discussion-led event brings together short, high-impact inputs and focused deep-dive conversations, helping you build understanding, confidence and ideas you can apply in your own setting.
From £25 for members
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Date
29 Apr 2026 -
Time
09:30 AM -
Duration
6 hour(s) and 20 minute(s) -
Venue
Zoho Backstage -
Contact
- Headline Sponsor
As AI reshapes careers work, it can be challenging to keep pace with innovations, evolving expectations and emerging opportunities. Whether you’re delivering careers guidance, shaping strategy, or developing digital tools, this conference gives you the insight and confidence to navigate an AI-enabled future effectively. With opportunities to learn from peers, question experts and connect across the sector, you’ll leave with actionable ideas to apply in your own setting and a clearer sense of how AI can support and strengthen your professional expertise in careers work.
This conference is relevant to anyone involved in careers and employability, including:
- Careers advisers and careers leaders (schools, colleges, SEND and alternative provision)
- Higher education careers and employability staff
- Career coaches and independent practitioners
- Managers and service leads shaping strategy, quality and delivery
- Researchers, developers and organisations building AI-enabled career tools
- Policy, governance and professional body stakeholders
The conference organiser for this event is CDI's Digital lead, Michael Larbalestier, co-author with Marianne WIlson of the forthcoming book, The Career Development Professional's AI Toolkit, due to be published by Trotman later in 2026.