⭐Please note: Event bookings close at noon the day before, so be sure to reserve your spot before then!⭐

On behalf of the Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design is delighted to welcome you to an exclusive Business Breakfast and optional tours of the Undergraduate Degree Show 2024.

The is an opportunity to network with a range of like-minded individuals and businesses from multiple sectors, as well as joining us to celebrate and immerse yourself in the incredible imagination and talent of this year’s graduating class of students.

A range of breakfast rolls, pastries, teas and coffees are provided on arrival, before hearing from a several insightful speakers and the option to join an tour of the degree show, led by knowledgeable and enthusiastic members of the academic team. This is also a valuable opportunity for students to meet key contact in industry, as well as for business to make connections with graduates and even purchase some of the work on display.

This year, speakers include Alison Henderson, CEO of Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce,  Anita Taylor, Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design and DJCAD graduate, Emily Ashby, Chief Digital Transformation Officer of The Client Relationship Consultancy Group who will share her insights of using a range of transferable creative skillsets in her career so far.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Emily Ashby, The Client Relationship Consultancy Group:

Emily has a diverse work experience spanning nearly two decades. Throughout her career Emily has focused on designing great experiences that people and businesses love.Working with the likes of Coca Cola, Arsenal Football Club, RBS, Ministry of Justice, NHS and GiffGaff. Designing experiences for people is an essential capability to thrive in the digital era, organisations need design thinking to reap the benefits of improved satisfaction when using a service, reduce costs and increase revenue.

Emily is a digital native, working across her university years as a young entrepreneur, setting up development teams in Vietnam and being a start-up web company, to delivering a digital utility service for design agencies across the UK. This led Emily to Sopra Steria, a €4bn IT leader across Europe. Emily was responsible for creating an innovative culture to think ‘Customer First’ and sat on the Digital Board. Most recently, Emily was part of a talented team at TVSquared, who sold to Innovid in an acquisition worth $160M. A $4.2 Billion market going through a fast transformation.

Currently Chief Digital Transformation Officer at The Client Relationship Consultancy, a global business relationship intelligence platform for the C-Suite that turns feedback into revenue for some of the world’s largest holding companies in the advertising and manufacturing sector. Emily is leading the exciting change with her big picture thinking, infusing her design ethos across the organisation to create an efficient, profitable, and scalable business that thrives in today’s ever changing world.