Agenda
Join us at the brand new MJ Future Forum Midlands for a unique opportunity to network with your peers, exchange advice, find solutions, explore new ideas and connect with expert speakers over 24 hours.
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