Jane Mckenzie

Head of Conference Production

Jane Mckenzie
  • About Me

Jane's eclectic career includes sectors such as media sales, civil service, the police service, NHS and banking at varying levels of seniority. With 11 years of Conference Production, on both a freelance and employed basis, she has been responsible for the research, content and delivery of the plenary programmes for over 140+ public sector conferences and is well connected to key stakeholders.  Her experience of having worked across the public sector is advantageous in understanding what drives the sector and the challenges it faces. Jane's role is to expand Open Forum Events' conference portfolio with relevant and insightful pan public sector conference programmes, focusing on delegate needs. Lover of all sports, with a particular interest in tennis, as both player and qualified coach. At home, grown up children have been replaced by pets, who are almost as demanding but less 'back chat'.

  • My upcoming events

  • Supporting Student Mental Health

    • 17-10-2024
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Central London
  • Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers

    • 12-09-2024
    • 08:45 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Safeguarding Adults 2024

    • 26-09-2024
    • 09:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The National Safeguarding Children 2024 Conference

    • 21-11-2024
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The National Supporting Autistic People and People with a Learning Disability Conference

    • 03-12-2024
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • The Royal National Hotel, London
  • The Children Looked After 5th National Conference 2025

    • 30-01-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Mental Health: Supporting NHS Workforce Resilience 2025

    • 06-02-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers 4th National Conference

    • 13-03-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • National Later Life Conference

    • 20-03-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The National NHS Estates & Facilities Conference

    • 01-05-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The Safeguarding Adults 6th National Conference

    • 08-05-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The Safeguarding Children 11th National Conference

    • 12-06-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The Learning Disabilities and/or Autism 16th National Conference

    • 19-06-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The Children Looked After 6th National Conference 2025

    • 03-07-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The Children and Young People’s Mental Health 12th National Conference 2025

    • 10-07-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The Patient Flow & Urgent Care 10th National Conference

    • 25-09-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The 9th MedTech National Conference & Exhibition

    • 16-10-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The Safeguarding Adults 7th National Conference

    • 06-11-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The Safeguarding Children 12th National Conference

    • 13-11-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The Learning Disabilities and/or Autism 17th National Conference

    • 20-11-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The 8th National Research Excellence Framework Conference

    • 27-11-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • The Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers 5th National Conference

    • 04-12-2025
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • My previous events

  • Learning Disabilities and/or Autism: Choice, Inclusion, Control and Independence

    • 21-04-2022
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Student Mental Health: Identify-Respond-Support

    • 09-11-2022
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Children and Young People's Mental Health: Right Care-Right Time

    • 16-06-2022
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers

    • 06-07-2022
    • 08:45 - 16:00
    • Manchester Hall
  • Integrated Care: Delivering the Long-Term Plan

    • 11-10-2022
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Learning Disabilities and/or Autism: Enabling Change- Delivering Improvement

    • 01-12-2022
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • The Royal National Hotel, London
  • Children and Young People’s Mental Health: Right Care, Right Place, First Time

    • 17-11-2022
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • The Royal National Hotel, London
  • Safeguarding Adults: It's Everybody’s Business

    • 24-11-2022
    • 08:30 - 15:45
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Safeguarding Children 2023-London

    • 16-03-2023
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • The Royal National Hotel, London
  • Student Mental Health- Prevention and Intervention

    • 20-04-2023
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • The Royal National Hotel, London
  • Children and Young People's Mental Health: The Path to Recovery

    • 27-04-2023
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Children in Care-Equality & Empowerment

    • 08-06-2023
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Supporting Autistic People and/or People with a Learning Disability

    • 13-06-2023
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Safeguarding Children: Delivering a More Effective and Robust System

    • 28-09-2023
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Supporting Student Mental Health-Improving Outcomes and Achievements

    • 10-10-2023
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Supporting People with a Learning Disability and Autistic People

    • 09-11-2023
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • The Royal National Hotel, London
  • Safeguarding Adults-Making it Personal

    • 23-11-2023
    • 08:30 - 15:45
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers

    • 05-12-2023
    • 08:30 - 15:45
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Safeguarding Children: Promoting Welfare-Protecting from Harm

    • 28-03-2024
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • The Royal National Hotel, London
  • Children and Young People's Mental Health: Improving Access to Effective Support

    • 18-04-2024
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • The Royal National Hotel, London
  • Preventing Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

    • 16-05-2024
    • 08:30 - 15:45
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Strengthening Mental Health Support in Universities - A Way Forward

    • 24-04-2024
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Children Looked After 2024

    • 23-05-2024
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre
  • Supporting Autistic People and People with a Learning Disability

    • 06-06-2024
    • 08:30 - 16:30
    • Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre