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= Warwick Congress Wikipedia page = Introduction Warwick Congress Ltd is a student-run initiative that aims to educate and inspire by creating a platform to unite the four disciplines of Finance, Economics, Law and Politics. The organisation was founded in 2016 by a group of students at the University of Warwick. They identified a void in the market concerning university events encompassing both academic and career focused elements. The initiative aims to bridge this gap by inviting influential figures to an annual conference event to provide insight on current affairs topics from the perspectives of the four cornerstone subjects. Warwick Congress held its first conference in February 2017 in which experts and industry leaders such as Sir Vince Cable, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, and Simon Levine, the Co-CEO of DLA Piper, presented on the topics of Technology, the Environment and Key Powers of Europe. The aim of the conference is to educate and inspire students to take an interest in how these subjects shape society, as well as to strengthen students’ passion for a variety of career paths. The inaugural event was attended by 500 delegates from universities across the UK and internationally. Warwick Congress also hosts an annual Exclusive Networking Event (ENE) in which 120 selected students have the opportunity to meet prospective employers by participating in recruitment seminars with leading firms from the Finance or Law sectors. At Warwick Congress’s Showcase Event in London on the 19th October 2017, event speaker and Chairman of NHS Digital, Noel Gordon said: “What makes Warwick Congress different is its ability to mobilise around the big issues of the day, create a forum for us to debate these issues, and bring some very different opinions and very different perspectives”. The student enterprise consists of 87 volunteers, making Warwick Congress the largest student organisation at the University of Warwick campus. The next conference event will be held on the weekend of the 9th – 11th February 2018 at the University of Warwick. The overarching theme of Warwick Congress 2018 will be “Innovation: Preparing Change and Making Change”. Congress 2017 The inaugural Warwick Congress event took place between 24th – 26th February 2017 and was attended by 500 international delegates. The conference addressed three current affairs topics from the perspectives of Finance, Economics, Law and Politics. The three topics analysed by experts and industry leaders were: ·        Technology:  What is the future of work? Digitisation, automation and disruption. ·        Environment: How do we create a sustainable future? Energy, Renewables and the Circular Economy. ·        Key Powers in Europe: Can liberalism survive the backlash? Globalisation and identity in a shaken world. The influential speakers that addressed these topics were as follows: Finance: Economics: Law: Politics: The conference was held at the University of Warwick’s flagship building, the Occulus, that opened in September 2016.
 * Tom Spreutels - Managing Director at Citi’s EMEA Corporate Banking
 * Monica Kalia - Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Neyber
 * Jacques Ripoll - Head of Global Corporate Banking at Banco Santander
 * Abhinay Muthoo - Dead of Warwick University in London
 * Sir Vince Cable - Current Leader of the Liberal Democrats party
 * Tony Cocker - UK CEO of E.ON
 * Diana Wallis - Former Vice President of the European Parliament and current President of the European Law Institute
 * Simon Levine - Global Co-CEO of DLA Piper
 * James Thornton - Founding CEO of ClientEarth
 * Alexander Betts - Director of the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford
 * Paul Hilder - Co-Founder and Chief International Officer of Crowdpac
 * Miriam Maes - Chairman of the Board for ELIA Group

Congress 2018
On the 9th – 11th February 2018 Warwick Congress will hold its annual conference in the Ramphall Building at the University of Warwick. The overall theme for the congress is “Innovation: Preparing Change and Making Change”. The three-day event invites eight leading industry professionals in Finance, Economics, Law and Politics to speak about two current affairs topics in relation to the theme of Innovation. The topics to be discussed in the 2018 conference are: The aim of the academic talks is to provide delegates an insight into how these issues shape society today. Warwick Congress 2018 will also host seminars, panel debates and a careers fair for delegates to engage and network with firms throughout the event. In the Speaker Seminars students may interact with their chosen conference speaker through a thirty minute question and answer seminar. Delegates may also engage in two discussions by a panel of speakers and experts in the key topics of “Infrastructure and Environment: New Problems Call for New Solutions” and “FinTech: Modern Customer and Modern Business”. This year Warwick Congress will hold its first Gala Dinner during the conference weekend.
 * Global Trade vs Embargoes: Temporary Fever or Long-Term Disruption?
 * Social Media, the Making of New Politics

Exclusive Networking Event (ENE)
The first Exclusive Networking Event (ENE) was held in February 2017. Over 100 students participated in recruitment seminars given by leading Finance and Law firms, including Barclays, Ernst & Young and DLA Piper. It was created as a platform to connect students with employers more directly and interactively than other careers events such as University Careers Fairs. To attend, candidates may apply to one of two streams, Finance or Law, and are screened by Dartmouth Partners. The ENE for this academic year took place on Friday 3rd November 2017. At the event, two Finance and two Law firms ran assessment centre and recruitment-type seminars for a group of 60 Law streamed and 60 Finance streamed students. The seminars ranged from portfolio management pitches and business challenges for Asset Management firms, to interview skills workshops and contract negotiation workshops for Law firms. Partners Warwick Congress Ltd is sponsored by: University partners
 * DLA Piper
 * BMO
 * Accenture
 * Bloomberg
 * Barclays
 * Norton Rose Fulbright
 * Ernst & Young
 * Bright Network
 * Dartmouth Partners
 * Herbert Smith Freehills
 * Lawyer 2B
 * InvestIn
 * Vinson & Elkins
 * Aspiring Solicitors
 * Capp
 * Mobgen
 * British American Tobacco
 * AOF
 * Headstart App
 * EBS Symposium
 * Campus for Finance
 * Ted X Bocconi U
 * IE Law Society Madrid
 * Warwick Business School Society