Agenda
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
12:30
Registration & Buffet lunch
12:30 - 13:45
13:55
Introduction
13:55 - 14:00
14:00
The agenda for public sector reform
14:00 - 14:35
Nick Kimber will discuss the thinking behind the government’s public sector reform agenda and its role in boosting growth and improving the quality of public services.
14:35
Session with Roretti
14:35 - 15:10
Sponsored by
15:10
Devolution and the role of combined authorities
15:10 - 15:45
Amy Hartoff, as chief executive of a new combined authority created in March 2024, will look at how Combined Authorities are changing the landscape of local government as major strategic bodies
15:45
Break
15:45 - 16:05
16:05
Lessons from reorganisation
16:05 - 16:40
With local government reorganisation underway in two-tier areas, Adele Wylie gives her advice on managing a new authority based on her experiences at North Northamptonshire Council since 2020.
16:40
TBC
16:40 - 17:15
17:15
Recruitment and retention
17:15 - 17:55
19:15
Networking drinks
19:15 - 19:45
19:45
Charity dinner
19:45 - 21:30
Thursday, September 11, 2025
08:55
Welcome
08:55 - 09:00
09:00
Managing change
09:00 - 09:35
09:35
Session with Norse Group
09:35 - 10:15
Sponsored by
10:15
Health, social care integration, reorganisation and the 10 year plan
10:15 - 10:50
10:50
Break
10:50 - 11:10
11:10
TBC
11:10 - 11:50
11:50
Net zero challenges
11:50 - 12:20
Sponsored by
12:20
Public sector finances: a Budget taster
12:20 - 13:00
13:00
Buffet lunch and close
13:00 - 14:00