| Tuesday 14th September 2010 |
The Future of Culture, Tourism and Sport
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Speakers Include: Rodney Hill, Chief Executive, Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust (WLCT)
James Berresford, Chief Executive, VisitEngland
Nigel Lynn, Deputy Chief Executive, Spelthorne Borough Council and Chair, Chief Cultural and Leisure Officers Association (CLOA)
Sarah Elderkin, Team Leader, Cultural Economy, Manchester City Council
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| Wednesday 15th September 2010 |
Further Education Mergers, Confederations and Shared Partnerships 2010
Change is inevitable: efficiency, structure and governance in FE |
Speakers Include: Frank McLoughlin, Chair, 157 Group, Principal, City and Islington College
Geoff Russell, Chief Executive, Skills Funding Agency
Glynne Stanfield, Partner, Eversheds
John Stone, Chief Executive, LSN
Pat Bacon, Principal, St. Helens College
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| Thursday 16th September 2010 |
Personalisation
Beyond Social Care |
Speakers Include: Julie Jones
Chief Executive, Social Care Institute for Excellence
Hannah Miller
Director of Social Services, Croydon Council
Martin Routledge
Social Capital Project, Department of Health
Mike Adams
Essex Coalition of Disabled People
Rich Watts
Essex Coalition of Disabled People
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| Friday 17th September 2010 |
REFORM Showcasing Local Champions and Public Sector Reform: Cannock Chase
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| Tuesday 21st September 2010 |
8th Annual Sure Start 2010
Delivering the best start in life for every child |
Speakers Include: - Jean Humphrys, Director, Early Years Development, Ofsted
- Sue Robb, Senior Director, Early Years, The National Strategies
- Candida Brudenell, Director, Quality & Commissioning, Children & Families, Nottingham City Council
- Liz Gaulton, Service Director, Family Support and Children's Health Services, Knowsley Metropolitan Council
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| Wednesday 22nd September 2010 |
14-19 Diplomas
Qualifications, Consortia, Funding |
Speakers Include:
Mary Curnock Cook OBE
Chief Executive Officer, UCAS
Gareth Griffiths
14-19 Provision and Attainment Director, Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA)
Sue Kirkham
Education Policy Specialist, Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)
Tom Winskill HMI
National Adviser 14-19, Ofsted
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| Supported by: YPLA and UCAS, Media partner: Policy Review |
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| Thursday 23rd September 2010 |
Making Equality Work
for equality and diversity professionals |
Speakers Include: Jonathan Rees
Director-General, Government Equalities Office (GEO)
Michael Keating
National Adviser for Equality and Cohesion, Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA)
Katherine Hill
Policy Adviser on Equalities and Human Rights, Age UK
Paul Deemer
Equality and Diversity Lead, NHS Employers
Ian Dodds
Chief Executive Officer, Ian Dodds Consulting (IDC)
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| Thursday 23rd September 2010 |
4th Annual UK Research Conference
The future of research funding |
Speakers Include: Professor Richard Jones
Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of Sheffield
Professor Paul Wellings
Vice-Chancellor, Lancaster University; Chair of 1994 Group
Dr David Docherty
Chief Executive, Council of Industry and Higher Education (CIHE)
Dr Janet Metcalfe
Chair and Head, Vitae
Chaired by:
John O’Leary
Editor, Policy Review Magazine
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| Supported by the 1994 Group and Research Councils UK |
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| Thursday 23rd September 2010 |
Social Enterprise and Public Service Reform
A right to request and a right to bid |
Speakers Include: John Tizard, Director, Centre for Public Service Partnerships (CPSP@LGiU)
Peter Holbrook, Director, Social Enterprise Coalition
Matthew Pike, Chair, Commission on Personalisation
John Carleton, Chief Executive, Local Partnerships
Chris Dabbs, Chief Executive, Unlimited Potential
Ian Charlesworth, Commercial Director, The Social Investment Business
Jonathan Bland
International Expert
Natasha Jolob, Business Development and Partnering Adviser, The Social Investment Business
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| Supported by Together Works and The Social Investment Business |
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| Tuesday 12th October 2010 |
Further Education and Skills Inspection Conference
Promoting Excellence, meeting the needs of the learner |
Speakers Include: • Jane Machell, Principal, Alton College Rated outstanding in all 5 areas of inspection 2009-2010
• Marilyn Hawkins, Officer, 157 Group; Principal, Barnet College
• Dr Alison Birkinshaw, Principal, York College; Chair FE Reputation Strategy Group
Roland White, Assistant Principal Curriculum, Isle of Wight College
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| Tuesday 12th October 2010 |
Under Pressure: Smarter spending for older people’s services
Big challenges for the big society |
Speakers Include: - Stephen Burke, Chief Executive, Counsel and Care
- David Behan, Director-General of Social Care, Department of Health
- Louise Gitter, Research Manager, Policy, Research and Studies, Audit Commission
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| Wednesday 13th October 2010 |
Effective Marketing in Higher Education
Unique selling points in a time of austerity and economic uncertainty |
Speakers Include: Rosemary Stamp
Director, Stamp Consulting
Alison Steel
Director of Marketing and Communications, Glasgow Caledonian University (Best Marketing Department, Heist award 2010)
Mary Curnock Cook OBE
Chief Executive, UCAS
Monica Law
Head of Marketing and Recruitment, Birkbeck, University of London
Chaired by:
Richard Taylor
Director of Communications and Marketing
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| Sponsored by: UCAS, Supported by: HEERA and Universities UK, Media partner: Policy Review |
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| Wednesday 13th October 2010 |
Academies National Conference
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Speakers Include: Speakers include:
Bill Watkin, Operational Director, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
Peter Houten, Director, School Formation and Investment Group, Department for Education
John Freeman, Director, REACT
Neil Flint, Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA)
Andrew Parsons, Assistant Director - Schools and Local Authorities, LSN
Pete Birkett, Principal & Chief Executive, Barnfield College, Chairman Barnfield Academies
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| Thursday 14th October 2010 |
Adolescence to Adulthood with Autism
Making the transition in education, employment and independence |
Speakers Include: - Rt Hon John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons
- Geoffrey Maddrell, Chairman, Research Autism
- Carol Povey, Director for the Centre for Autism, The National Autistic Society
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| Thursday 14th October 2010 |
Further Education Colleges and International Markets
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| Supported by UK NARIC, UKCISA, 157 Group and Policy Review |
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| Tuesday 19th October 2010 |
Admissions to Higher Education
New pressures, new solutions |
Speakers Include: Professor Steve West - Vice Chancellor, University of the West of England
Aaron Porter - President, National Union of Students (NUS)
Sir Alan Langlands FRSE - Chief Executive, HEFCE
Janet Graham - Director, Supporting Professionalism in Admissions
Mary Curnock Cook OBE - Chief Executive, UCAS
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| Tuesday 19th October 2010 |
3nd National End of Life Care
Joining up Services across health and social care |
Speakers Include: - Rt. Hon Andrew Lansley MP, Secretary of State for Health
-Claire Henry, National Programme Director, National End of Life Care Programme, National Health Service
-Professor Peter Littlejohns, Clinical and Public Health Director, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
-Professor Sir Mike Richards CBE, National Clinical Director for Cancer and End of Life Care, Department of Health
-Jonathan Ellis, Director of Public Policy and Parliamentary Affairs, Help the Hospices
-Eve Richardson, Chief Executive, National Council for Palliative Care and the Dying Matters Coalition
-Deborah Murphy, Directorate Manager, Palliative Care Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust and Associate Director and National Lead Nurse LCP, Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool
-Dr Keri Thomas, National Clinical Lead, National GSF Centre, Walsall Primary Care Trust and Hon. Professor End of Life Care, University of Birmingham
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| Wednesday 20th October 2010 |
Victims and Witnesses
Improving practice and provision in a new landscape |
Speakers Include: Kathryn Stone OBE, Chief Executive, Voice UK
Professor Joanna Bourke, Author of Rape: A History from 1860s to Present, Birkbeck College
Dr Kirsten Campbell, Senior Lecturer, Goldsmiths, University of London
Carole Oatway, Chief Executive, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
Chris Mayer CBE, Chief Executive, Her Majesty’s Court Service
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| Supported by Victim Support and VOICE UK |
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| Wednesday 20th - Friday 22nd October 2010 |
Healthy Family; Healthy Child
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Speakers Include: Full agenda and speaker line-up will be announced shortly. Please visit the website for the latest information.
Contact Dino Dionissiou on 020 7324 4357 or email dino.dionissiou@neilstewartassociates.co.uk
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| Thursday 21st October 2010 |
8th Annual Domestic Violence Conference
Addressing the needs of domestic violence victims: the political landscape |
Speakers Include: Sandra Horley OBE, Chief Executive, Refuge
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| Thursday 21st October 2010 |
Local and Regional Enterprise Partnerships
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Speakers Include: Professor Colin Copus, Director, Local Governance Research Unit, De Montfort University
David Frost, Director General, BCC
Richard Cairns, Head of Economic Development, Audit Commission
Councillor Andrew Carter, Chair, Leeds City Region Leaders Board
Paul Raynes, Programme Director, Local Government Association (LGA)
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| Tuesday 26th October 2010 |
Tackling Worklessness through Local Partnerships
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Speakers Include: •John Atkinson, Managing Director, Leadership Centre for Local Government
•Adam Fineberg, Independent Consultant and Local Improvement Advisor
•Michael Burton, Editor, The MJ
•Anna Turley, Acting Director, New Local Government Network (NLGN)
•Lucy Taylor, Children’s Centres Development Manager, City of Westminster Council
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| Tuesday 26th October 2010 |
Part-time study in Higher Education
A new deal for part-time and distance students? |
Speakers Include: Professor Bill Jones
Member of the Executive Board, Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (UALL)
Dr Andrew Francis
Senior Lecturer and Admissions Liaison, Keele University
Professor Claire Callender
Professor of Higher Education, Birkbeck, University of London
Tricia King
Pro-Vice-Master for Student Experience, Director of External Relations, Birkbeck, University of London
Lynne Sedgmore
Executive Director, 157 Group
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| Thursday 28th October 2010 |
Nursing in the big society
Reconfiguring care |
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| Wednesday 3rd November 2010 |
London Health 2010
Innovation, quality, productivity and inclusion |
Speakers Include: - Ruth Carnell, Chief Executive, NHS London
- Dr Jennifer Dixon, Director, The Nuffield Trust
- Katherine Murphy, Director, The Patients Association
- Ashley Brooks, NHS Patient Champion
- Dr Andy Mitchell, Medical Director, NHS London
Consultant Paediatrician, Basingstoke & North Hampshire Foundation Trust Hospital
- Dr James P Kingsland, National Practice Based Commissioning Clinical Network Lead and President, National Association of Primary Care
- Dr Tom Coffey OBE, Professional Executive, NHS Wandsworth and GP, Brocklebank Health Centre
- Dr Michelle Drage, Joint Chief Executive, The London Medical Committee
- Chair – Paul Plant, Deputy Regional Director of Public Health for London, Department for Health
- Dr. David Chilvers, Chief Executive, NHS Innovations London
- Dr Simon Tanner, Regional Director of Public Health, NHS London and Health Advisor to the Mayor and GLA
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| Thursday 4th November 2010 |
The Future of Apprenticeships
Best Practice in Taking Opportunities & Overcoming Barriers |
Speakers Include: David Way, Deputy Chief Executive, National Apprenticeship Service
Carol Taylor, Director of Operations, The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
Michael Davis, Director, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Gary O’Donnell, Midlands Union Development Coordinator, Trades Union Congress
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| Thursday 11th November 2010 |
Enhancing the Student Experience 2010
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Speakers Include:
Professor Paul Wellings
Vice-Chancellor, University of Lancaster and chair 1994 Group
Aaron Porter
President, National Union of Students
Professor Craig Mahoney
Chief Executive, Higher Education Academy
Dr Andrew West
Director of Student Services, University of Sheffield and chair AMOSSHE – the Student Services Organisation
Mary Curnock-Cook OBE
Chief Executive, UCAS
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| In partnership with The 1994 Group and Supported by The NUS and AMOSSHE |
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| Tuesday 16th November 2010 |
Student Midwives 20th Annual Conference
Rising to the challenge: the changing face of midwifery |
Speakers Include: Professor Cathy Warwick CBE
General Secretary, The Royal College of Midwives
Ros Davies
Chief Executive, Women and Children First UK
Maria Dore
Head of Midwifery, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton
Lillian Bondo
President, Danish Association of Midwives
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| Tuesday 16th November 2010 |
The Future of Shared Service in Higher Education
Strategic leadership and effective services in challenging times |
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| Tuesday 16th - Wednesday 17th November 2010 |
| Tuesday 16th - Wednesday 17th November 2010 |
Maternity Services in a Changing World
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Speakers Include: Secretary of State for Health
Dr Holly Powell Kennedy
Helen Varney Professor of Midwifery, Yale School of Nursing, USA
Professor Cathy Warwick CBE
General Secretary, The Royal College of Midwives
You can also make a contribution to the agenda. To find out more and submit your paper for consideration visit the website
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| Tuesday 23rd - Wednesday 24th November 2010 |
Annual Youth Justice Convention 2010
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Speakers Include: Special guest speaker:
Scott Quinnell, former Wales Rugby International
Speakers include:
AC Ian McPherson QPM, Metropolitan Police and ACPO C&YP Business Area
Mark Johnston, Chief Executive, User Voice
Mary Duff, Chair, Youth Courts Committee, Magistrates’ Association
Mark Easton, Home Editor, BBC
Brian Anderson, Director, HMP and YOI Ashfield
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| Wednesday 24th November 2010 |
| Wednesday 24th November 2010 |
Environment Agency Annual Conference 2010
Creating a better place, a sustainable future |
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| Thursday 25th November 2010 |
Eco Innovation Forum
Towards Green Investment and a Sustainable Future |
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| Tuesday 30th November 2010 |
Sports Provision for Children and Young People
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Speakers Include: Justin Davis Smith, Chief Executive, Volunteering England
Tim Lamb, Chief Executive, CCPR
Councillor Steve Reed, Leader, London Borough of Lambeth
Brian Dickens MBE, National Partnerships Manager, StreetGames
Craig McAteer, Managing Director, Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust and Chair, Sporta
Richard Saunders, Chief Executive, GreaterSport and Chair, County Sports Partnerships Network (CSPN)
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| Wednesday 1st December 2010 |
Breakthrough Services in Local Government
Shared services and process redesign for efficiency and transformation |
Speakers Include: Steven Pleasant, Chief Executive, Tameside MBC;Chair, NWeGG
Iain Bourne, Group Manager, Policy Delivery, Information Commissioner’s Office
Penny Hill, Assistant Director, Department, of Health, Strategic Improving Information Board
Patrick Smith, Co-Chair, Intellect-SOCITM Local, Government Supplier Forum
Paul Davidson, Chief Information Officer, Sedgmoor District Council
Dilip Parmar, Chief Technology Officer, Department for Communities and Local Government
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| Hosted by NWeGG. Supported by: Local Government Improvement and Development, Cabinet Office, LSP Futures, Government Connect, Socitm, NWIEP, LeGSB, Local Partnerships and Policy Review |
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