Day 2 Friday 18th October
Subject to change​​
08:30–09:00
Registration
Main Entrance, The Point
08:30–09:00
Refreshments
Exhibition Hall, The Point
09:00–09:30
Annual General Meeting (Members only)
Main Stage, The Point
09:30–10:30
FIRESIDE CHAT
Kevin Sinfield CBE
Main Stage, The Point
Former Professional Rugby Player, English Rugby Union Coach and Prominent MND Fundraiser
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Sponsored by
10:30–11:20
ROUNDTABLE
Placemaking Capacity
and Skills: ​Collective Learning to Address the Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
By Invitation Only.
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Library
Public Practice Non-Executive Director and Chief Officer Asset Management & Regeneration, Leeds City Council​​​​​​​​
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Partnerships Manager, Public Practice​
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Chair:
Director of Interim Recruitment, Solace in Business
Delivered by
By Invitation Only.
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Public Practice, a not-for-profit organisation that builds capability and skills in local authorities, will host a roundtable to discuss the latest insights from their Recruitment and Skills Survey 2024.
Key learnings will include the resourcing challenges local authorities face, the skills demand trends over the past three years, and the future plans of officers within placemaking teams.
The roundtable will facilitate a conversation with and among attendees, encouraging senior leaders to share their on-the-ground experiences, including the strategic opportunities and challenges they see ahead for their councils and teams.
10:30–11:20
WORKSHOP
Turning Climate Targets Into Climate Action:
Leading Approaches
in Non-met Counties
Room TBC
Countywide Climate Change Coordinator, Climate Leadership Gloucestershire​​​​​​​​​
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Chief Executive, Spelthorne Borough Council​
Delivered by
This session will showcase local government’s vital leadership on national climate objectives, demonstrated by both Spelthorne Borough Council, and Climate Leadership Gloucestershire (a countywide public sector partnership). It will include valuable insight on emission reduction initiatives, usage of innovative tools and technologies, and the resources and partnerships required at both a borough and county level. The session will also include a deep dive exercise into building decarbonisation featuring pioneering examples- of one of the world's most advanced, energy efficient Passivhaus leisure centres, and a leading approach to reducing emissions from residents’ own homes via a countywide retrofit programme.
10:30–11:20
WORKSHOP
To Be Announced
Room To Be Announced
More details coming soon….
10:30–11:30
PANEL SESSION
Leadership Stories
1864
City Manager of Newton City, Kansas
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Head of Strategy and Community Participation, London Borough of Barnet
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More details coming soon….
11:20–12:30
WORKSHOP
To Be Announced
Room To Be Announced
Speaker To Be Announced
More details comming soon….
11:20–12:30
WORKSHOP
Learning From Failure
Room To Be Announced
Professor Catherine Staite LLB, MBA, FRSA
Emeritus Professor of Public Management,
University of Birmingham​​​​​​​​​
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Director, Darlingburn Ltd​​​​​​​​​
Chief Executive, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council​
What causes Councils to fail? And how can they re-set and recover after failure and intervention? This session will draw on knowledge of the systemic characteristics of many recent council failures. How can good leadership and strong governance prevent failure? What weaknesses in governance and leadership increase the risk of significant problems? After intervention, how can you re-set relationships, governance and behaviours to ensure effective recovery? In this session we will draw on Professor Catherine Staite and Andrew Muter’s analysis of what has gone wrong and Shokat Lal’s experience of how to make things right and spotting the signs of a council which may be in decline. And in conversation with you, we’ll try to answer the question: How do we learn from and prevent failure?
11:40–12:30
WORKSHOP
Workforce of the Future: Diversity & Inclusion​​​​
Main Stage
Programme Manager - Transport Partnerships - Delivering Capital Infrastructure Projects, West Yorkshire Combined Authority​​​​​​​
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Planning Policy Manager, South Kesteven District Council​​​​​​​
Principal In-House Counsel & Deputy Monitoring Officer Law Society Planning & Environment Committee, London Borough of Hounslow​
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Delivered by
The Solace AMPLify Workshop, titled "Workforce of the Future: Diversity & Inclusivity," is a dynamic and interactive session designed to empower public sector leaders with essential skills for fostering inclusive workplaces and cultivating leadership legacies. Attendees will be introduced to the impactful Solace AMPLify Programme, which is renowned for its role in enhancing leadership development within the public sector. Participants will engage in a comprehensive exploration of the importance of inclusivity, starting with a presentation on current statistics and realities of diversity in leadership. The workshop will delve into strategies for creating and sustaining a leadership legacy. Through inspiring presentations from Solace AMPLify Luminaries, participants will gain insights into effective succession planning and mentoring future leaders. This workshop offers a unique opportunity for public sector professionals to network with like-minded individuals, gain practical strategies for inclusivity, and learn how the Solace AMPLify programme can enhance the diversity within the ranks of their senior leadership. Attendees will leave equipped with actionable insights to drive positive change and organisational effectiveness in their workplaces.
Changes introduced by central government in the last 20 years or so have not always been clear and sometimes fraught with contradictions and inconsistencies when faced with local implementation, discussed with examples. Central to this discussion is the question whether sufficient support and development has been provided for Senior Councillors and Officers as they made those transitions from committee to cabinet systems. In terms of Trailblazers do they think they are well prepared in their understanding of member/ officer relationships. The session will use a model of political sensitivity to tease out what are considered to be essential skills in this area.
12:30–13:30
Exhibition and Lunch
Exhibition Hall, The Point
13:30–14:30
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Lindsay Herbert
Main Stage, The Point
Lindsay Herbert
IBM Inventor and the Chief Innovation Officer for IBM Garage
More details coming soon….
14:30–15:15
PANEL SESSION
To Be Announced
Main End, The Point
15:15–15:30
President's Closing Speech
