Agenda
Check out the agenda from the 2024 MJ Future Forum Midlands. Attending one of our forums creates a unique opportunity to network with your peers, exchange advice, find solutions, explore new ideas and connect with expert speakers over 24 hours.
Our 2025 agenda will be confirmed in the summer of 2025 but see below to get a taste of what to expect!
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
12:30
Registration & Buffet lunch
12:30 - 13:45
13:55
Introduction
13:55 - 14:00
Mike Burton, Editorial Director of The MJ will introduce the event and give us a taster of what's to come and what to expect.
14:00
Priorities for the new government
14:00 - 14:35
14:35
The growth agenda: how can regeneration, HS2 and the investment zones bring prosperity to all in the Midlands?
14:35 - 15:10
15:10
Retrofit Revolution Devolution
15:10 - 15:40
Speakers
Sponsored by
15:45
Break
15:45 - 16:05
16:05
Can Combined Authorities Deliver? The Future of Local Government.
16:05 - 16:40
Speakers
Sponsored by
16:40
Why do councils need intervention and what are the lessons?
16:40 - 17:15
17:15
Going for Gold
17:15 - 17:55
Speakers
Sponsored by
19:15
Networking drinks
19:15 - 19:45
19:45
Charity dinner
19:45 - 21:30
Sponsored by
Thursday, September 12, 2024
08:55
Welcome
08:55 - 09:00
Heather Jameson, Editor of The MJ welcomes us into Day 2 of Future Forum, sharing the agenda for the day.
Speakers
09:00
Addressing workforce challenges
09:00 - 09:35
09:35
The net zero challenge
09:35 - 10:15
Speakers
Sponsored by
10:15
Has devolution delivered?
10:15 - 10:50
10:50
Break
10:50 - 11:10
11:10
How AI is changing local government
11:10 - 11:50
11:50
The financial picture for local government in the Midlands
11:50 - 12:20
12:20
Health and care integration: are we there yet?
12:20 - 13:00
13:00
Buffet lunch and close
13:00 - 14:00