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Breakout

15:30–16:30

Breakout: Transition vs. Transformation: What Successful Organisations do Differently

North East

Kath O'Dwyer, Solace Group Board Chair

Nick Kennell, Partner, Gate One

Mark Lloyd CBE, Executive Director, IMPOWER; Non-Executive Director HMPPS

Kathryn Rees, Executive Director, Corporate and Support Services, Stockport Council

Drawing on practical experience from large-scale public sector change, this session explores how organisations maintain momentum through prolonged periods of transition, balance transformation with financial and service pressures, and avoid common pitfalls while delivering lasting change.

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