On Thursday 19 June, Shiplake College hosted the second event in the new Business Lunch series. Part of the Shiplake CONNECTED careers and mentoring programme, this new initiative aims to bring members of the Shiplake community together for a panel-style discussion focussing on a specific industry or career path. This Business Lunch focussed on Property. 

Held in the lecture theatre and livestreamed for those who could not make it in person, the lunchtime event consisted of a panel discussion led by Headmaster, Mr Tyrone Howe. The panel featured four members of the Shiplake community, all with varying careers in Property. Panellists included Old Viking, Alex Koch de Gooreynd (88B), recent graduate, Zara Jackson, and current Shiplake parents, David Carlsson and Angie Dickinson. Having a mixture of Old Vikings, graduates and current parents with a range of experience in the Property world, gave our audience a well-rounded insight into the diverse pathways to building a successful career in property. Read more about our panelists here.

Business students and staff, Old Vikings and parents made up the audience and were able to hear about each panelists journey in property - how they have got to where they are today and the highlights and challenges throughout their careers. The event also featured a Q&A session, where in-person and online attendees were able to ask panelists specific questions. 

If you missed the event, you are able to access the livestream of the dicussion here.

We are delighted with the continued success of our Business Lunch series and are excited to announce that our next session in the Autumn term will focus on careers in Sport! Details about this event will be released very soon so keep an eye out!

A huge thank you to everyone who attended and, of course, to our fantastic panelists for making it such an interesting and engaging discussion.