Black Graduate
Careers conference
Join us at the Black
Graduate Careers
Conference 2025The Black Graduate Careers Conference is a free event being held on Friday 27 June, 10:00-1800 at the City & Guilds Building at Imperial’s South Kensington Campus. This year’s conference is designed to empower Black students and graduates to connect with employers, enhance their career skills, explore postgraduate opportunities, and discover pathways in STEM and business. The day will feature inspiring talks, an exhibition of employers actively seeking to hire Black graduates, and practical workshops where you can develop valuable career skills. Learn more below!
What’s on at the Black Graduate Careers Conference 2025
- Keynote speeches from leading figures – Hear from industry pioneer Charlene Hunter MBE as she shares invaluable insights about finding your career in Tech. We will also be joined by TikTok science sensation Big Manny, who will bring his signature energy to the stage as he shares his journey and demonstrates how engaging STEM can be through his interactive experiments.
- Interactive career-focused workshops – Gain practical skills, refine your career strategy, and explore emerging opportunities through dynamic and interactive sessions led by industry experts and academic leaders across STEM, business and beyond.
- Careers exhibition with top employers – Meet recruitment teams from top organisations spanning STEM industries, finance, business, and the public sector. Discover graduate schemes, internships and immediate openings that could launch your professional journey.
- Higher education guidance – Current students, graduates and faculty members discuss how advanced degrees can accelerate your career, offering firsthand advice on navigating Master’s and PhD programmes.
- Exclusive Networking opportunities – Build valuable connections with potential employers, alumni and like-minded peers in the evening, featuring a DJ set and authentic Nigerian cuisine in our informal mixer and networking session.
JOIN THE black graduate careers conference 2025
Now in its third year and even bigger than ever, the Black Graduate Careers Conference on Friday 27 June, 10:00-1800 is a free event for Black students and graduates to meet employers, build career skills, explore postgraduate opportunities and network. Register below to reserve your place today to access valuable career development opportunities and connect with top employers.
Registrations are now closed for the Black Graduate Careers Conference 2025. If you didn’t manage to get a ticket this time, make sure to come back next year when the Black Graduate Careers Conference will return for 2026!
Keynote Speakers
Emanuel Wallace (aka Big Manny) is a 26-year-old science-first content creator and music artist making the periodic table and Bunsen burners cool again. He previously studied Biomedical Science at UEL, gaining both a BSc and an MSc. He began producing his viral chemistry videos during lockdown in 2021, while employed as a senior science technician at an east London school.
Keynote Speakers
Charlene Hunter MBE is the CEO and founder of Coding Black Females, an organisation dedicated to increasing the representation and visibility of Black women in the tech industry. With a BSc in Mathematical Sciences and an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Birmingham, Charlene has over a decade of experience as a Java and C# developer and technical architect. Her expertise spans technical architecture, requirements capture, testing, and software development.
Employers that you will get to meet
We will be joined by leading companies and organisations from across the globe looking to hire Black graduates. Explore some of the
employers that are exhibiting with us this year.
Our 2025 speakers and contributors
Leading experts from STEM and business will give a series of talks, workshops, and Q&As about finding a career path and developing career progression and growth.
Dr Emma Amoafo-Mensah
Dr Emma Amoafo-Mensah, senior dermatology registrar and Imperial College alumna, is the founder of House of Medics, a not-for-profit supporting healthcare professionals through networking, mentorship, and outreach. She leads programmes promoting health, wellness, and student support, particularly for those from under-represented backgrounds.
Dr Emma Amoafo-Mensah, senior dermatology registrar and Imperial College alumna, is the founder of House of Medics, a not-for-profit supporting healthcare professionals through networking, mentorship, and outreach. She leads programmes promoting health, wellness, and student support, particularly for those from under-represented backgrounds.
Daniel Similaki
Daniel Similaki is a chemistry graduate with experience in biotech and pharmaceuticals. He founded ACCSN to address the lack of diversity and role models in commercial science. Driven by personal experience, his work champions inclusion across the life sciences through advocacy and community-building.
Daniel Similaki is a chemistry graduate with experience in biotech and pharmaceuticals. He founded ACCSN to address the lack of diversity and role models in commercial science. Driven by personal experience, his work champions inclusion across the life sciences through advocacy and community-building.
Aisha Jibril
Dr Aisha Jibril is a postdoctoral researcher at Imperial specialising in malignant haematology. With a PhD from UEA, her work explores how inflammation affects blood stem cells in disease. She brings deep expertise in cancer modelling and molecular biology to her role in the cutting-edge Luis Lab.
Dr Aisha Jibril is a postdoctoral researcher at Imperial specialising in malignant haematology. With a PhD from UEA, her work explores how inflammation affects blood stem cells in disease. She brings deep expertise in cancer modelling and molecular biology to her role in the cutting-edge Luis Lab.
Andy Davis
Andy Davis is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and startup mentor with over 20 years of experience in the tech and media industries. Andy is co-founder of 10x10 Capital fund, a collective of black and mixed-race venture capital investors from across the UK who work together to help increase representation in venture capital. A passionate advocate for innovation, Andy has advised and invested in numerous startups, helping them scale globally.
Andy Davis is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and startup mentor with over 20 years of experience in the tech and media industries. Andy is co-founder of 10x10 Capital fund, a collective of black and mixed-race venture capital investors from across the UK who work together to help increase representation in venture capital. A passionate advocate for innovation, Andy has advised and invested in numerous startups, helping them scale globally.
Bilal Hilton-Leigh
Bilal Hilton-Leigh is an Executive Director in Technology at UBS, with over 20 years' experience in banking technology and management consulting. He is passionate about unlocking the value of data and has built successful, world-class data engineering and data science projects in organisations.
Bilal Hilton-Leigh is an Executive Director in Technology at UBS, with over 20 years' experience in banking technology and management consulting. He is passionate about unlocking the value of data and has built successful, world-class data engineering and data science projects in organisations.
Joy Maitland MBE
Joy is an accomplished Business Psychologist, Executive Coach, and the author of 'From Alpha to Zen: Leadership for a Brave New World. ' She firmly believes in the importance of continuous learning and improvement, and her guiding motto, “Be the Difference.
Joy is an accomplished Business Psychologist, Executive Coach, and the author of 'From Alpha to Zen: Leadership for a Brave New World. ' She firmly believes in the importance of continuous learning and improvement, and her guiding motto, “Be the Difference.
Dr Wayne Mitchell
Dr. Wayne Mitchell, Associate Provost (EDI) and teacher in Immunology and Inflammation at Imperial College London, is committed to fostering an inclusive academic environment while inspiring the next generation of leaders in medicine and research.
Dr. Wayne Mitchell, Associate Provost (EDI) and teacher in Immunology and Inflammation at Imperial College London, is committed to fostering an inclusive academic environment while inspiring the next generation of leaders in medicine and research.
Dr Yolanda Ohene
Dr Yolanda Ohene is a neuroimaging scientist at the University of Manchester, specialising in MRI techniques to study brain health and disease. She holds a PhD in Medical Imaging from UCL and was awarded the Institute of Physics Bronze Medal in 2019. A passionate advocate for diversity in science, she co-founded the Minorities in STEM network and regularly shares her work through public engagement and media.
Dr Yolanda Ohene is a neuroimaging scientist at the University of Manchester, specialising in MRI techniques to study brain health and disease. She holds a PhD in Medical Imaging from UCL and was awarded the Institute of Physics Bronze Medal in 2019. A passionate advocate for diversity in science, she co-founded the Minorities in STEM network and regularly shares her work through public engagement and media.
Workshops and Training
Throughout the day a range of workshops and training sessions will be carried out by world-leading experts within STEM and business.
Why a Master's and Entrepreneurship?
The art of negotiating and influencing
The 4 Habits: How to build successful career relationships
Black PhD experience
Where can my scientific degree take me?
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