Thursday 28 June 2012

Time	Description	Location
8.00	Breakfast fringe sessions
	The family silver – to polish or to sell (to support growth)? – LGA Speakers: Tim Byles, Chief Executive, Cornerstone Councillor Adrian Hardman, Leader, Worcestershire County Council Nalin Seneviratne, Director of Property, Sheffield City Council	Executive Room 2
	Citizens, Consumers, Communities – CABs and councils working with and for their communities - Citizens Advice	Hall 7A
	Future funding of the fire service Speakers: Kieran Timmins, Deputy Chief Executive, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Simon Pilling, Chief Fire Officer & Chief Executive, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority Councillor John Livings, Chairman, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service Chair: Councillor Brian Coleman FRSA, Chairman, Fire Services Management Board	Hall 7B
	Is there a future for Gypsies and Travellers in our society? Proposed speakers: Sally Woodbury, Romany Gypsy Ric Pallister, Leader, South Somerset District Council Richard Bennett, former Chair, LGA gypsy and traveller task group	Executive Room 1
8.30	Registration and exhibition opens
9.15	Workshop sessions (four concurrent sessions)
	W19 – Sector led improvement – more than an ‘add on’ Councillor Stephen Houghton, Leader, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Paul Martin, Chief Executive, London Borough of Wandsworth Chair: Councillor Peter Fleming, Chair, LGA Improvement Board	Hall 8A
	W20 – Are we nearly there yet? The care and support White Paper and the prospects for real reform Sponsored by Partnership David Behan, Director General for Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, Department of Health Councillor Andrew Lewer, Leader, Derbyshire County Council Sarah Pickup, President, ADASS Chris Horlick, Partnership Chair: David Brindle, The Guardian	Hall 5
	W21 – Welfare reform Jeremy Groombridge, Director of Implementation and Delivery in the Universal Credit programme Allen Graham, Chief Executive, Rushcliffe Council Julia Unwin, Chief Executive, Joseph Rowntree Foundation Chair: Councillor Ed Turner, Deputy Leader, Oxford City Council	Hall 4
	W22 – Troubled families Louise Casey, Director General, Troubled Families, CLG Tony McArdle, Chief Executive, Lincolnshire County Council Sheena Ramsey, Chief Executive, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Facilitator: Geoff Norris	Hall 8B
10.15	REFRESHMENT BREAK
10.45	Plenary session 7 – political spokesperson Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, Shadow Chancellor Chair: Councillor David Sparks, Vice Chair, LGA	Hall 1
11.30	Plenary session 8 – Police and crime commissioners: Preparing for police and crime commissioners Police and Crime Commissioners will be elected on 15 November 2012. This session provides an opportunity to explore how community safety partnerships have prepared for police and crime commissioners, how panels can provide a robust check and balance to police and crime commissioners and to hear from potential candidates what they will be looking for in their relationships with councils. Chair: Michael Crick, Channel 4 News Simon Weston, Falklands veteran Councillor Lisa Brett, Bath and North East Somerset Tony Lloyd MP, Manchester Central Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime	Hall 1
12.00 – 14.00	ACCE/SMCE business meeting	Media Suite A
12.15 – 14.00	Lunch and exhibition viewing	Hall 3
12.30	Police and Crime Commissioners lunch event	Executive Room 7
13.00	Lunchtime fringe meetings
	F1 – Children in care: challenges and innovation Speakers: Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Leader, Portsmouth City Council David Holmes, Chief Executive, British Association of Adoption and Fostering	Hall 8A
	F2 – Sector led improvement: The evolved role of ‘corporate’ peer challenge in improving council performance Speakers: Andy Bates, Principal Adviser, Peer Support, LGA Barry Quirk, Chief Executive, London Borough of Lewisham Councillor Andrew Bowles, Leader, Swale Borough Council	Executive Room 2
	F3 – Place-based leadership and social inclusion Robin Hambleton, Professor of City Leadership and Joanna Howard, University of the West of England Gavin Jones, Chief Executive, Swindon Paul Taylor, Head of Executive Office, Bristol City Council Chair: Julia Unwin, Chief Executive, Joseph Rowntree Foundation	Hall 7A
	F4 – Olympic and Paralympic Games – creating new opportunities for the future Speakers: David Moorcroft, former Olympian middle and long distance runner and Chair, West Midlands Nations and Regions Group for the Games Councillor Stephen Castle, Chair, LGA 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games task and finish group Chair: Councillor Florence Nosegbe, London Borough of Lambeth	Hall 7B
	F5 – Revitalising high streets Speakers: Julian Dobson, Urban Pollinators Councillor Clyde Loakes, LGA Environment and Housing Board Martin Blackwell, Chief Executive of Association of Town Centre Management Councillor Shona Johnstone, Cambridgeshire County Council	Executive room 1
	F6 – Transforming your community John Baker, Head of Local Public Services – Ernst & Young Darra Singh, Associate Partner – Local Public Services – Ernst and Young	Executive Room 8
	F7 – Local authority collective bonds agency Speakers: Mark Luntley, Local Partnerships Simon Parker, NLGN Chair: Councillor Edward Lord, Local Partnerships	Hall 8B
12.30 – 13.45	F8 – Districts network assembly An opportunity for DCN members to meet to set priorities for the Network.	Hall 1
13.30	Networking session for those interested in mitigating pressures on adult social care budgets by introducing new simple pathways to support self funding citizens, led by Partnership.	Hall 3 Networking zone
14.00	Accessing Energy Obligation (ECO) Funds, E.ON Not sure how to get the most from ECO? Find out what we can do to meet your ECO and energy efficiency needs.	Hall 3 Networking zone
14.00	Political group and officer sessions
	LGA Conservative Group Speaker: Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP, Secretary of State for Health	Hall 1
	LGA Labour Group – challenges ahead: PCC and County elections Speakers: Councillor Anne Western Councillor Jane Kennedy Tom Watson MP Chair: Councillor Sharon Taylor	Hall 4
	LGA Liberal Democrat Group – looking ahead to 2013-2014	Hall 8B
	LGA Independent Group – Building local economies An opportunity to learn how to strengthen and grow your local economy with the expert support of Ivan Annibal, from Rose Generation, with lots of new and innovative ways of supporting small businesses, in particular. Speaker: Ivan Annibal, Rose Regeneration Chair: Councillor Marianne Overton	Hall 7A
	Have I got money for you? Chief Executives session (invite only) Stephen Jones, Executive Director (Finance), LGA will do a briefing about the LGA’s latest projections re possible reductions in local government funding. In addition to providing a macro picture, Stephen will also produce specific authority predictions for each chief executive attending the session.	Hall 8A
14.30	Networking session: GVA	Hall 3 Networking zone
15.30	Plenary session 9 - Political spokesperson Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	Hall 1
16.00	Conference close
	Local Government Challenge award and reception	Registration foyer

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LGA annual conference and exhibition 2012

Thursday 28 June 2012