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Economic Downturn. Policy Shifts. Changing Political Outlooks. How can the North secure investment and sustain regeneration in a climate of change? The Rt Hon John Hutton MP

Bob Neill MP

David Freud CEO

The Rt Hon the Lord Heseltine CH

The Portland Trust

Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Shadow Local Government Minister

David Rossington Director, Local Democracy and Empowerment

Professor Michael Parkinson Director, European Institute for Urban Affairs

Communities and Local Government

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Julia Unwin CBE Director

Advisor

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Department for Work and Pensions Janice Munday BSSP Programme Director

Magdalena Alevrá Architect and Planner

Dr Mohammed Ali Founder and Chief Executive

Liverpool John Moores University

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Malmö

QED-UK

David Cowans Chief Executive

Tom Bloxham Chairman

Councillor Warren Bradley Leader

Sir Richard Leese Leader

Places for People

Urban Splash

Liverpool City Council

Manchester City Council

Councillor Andrew Carter Leader of the Council and Executive Board Member for Development

Andrew Lewis Chief Executive

Gill Taylor Chief Executive

Sue Stirling Director

Mick Warner Deputy Director for Regulation and Financial Appraisal

The Northern Way

Academy for Sustainable Communities

Gordon Carey Chairman

BURA

ippr North

Housing Corporation

Bob Lane Board Member

Chris Farrow Chief Executive

Yvonne Hutchinson Managing Director

Jan Anderson Executive Director of Environment

Tom Warburton Head of Regional Strategy

National Housing and Planning Advice Unit

Salford Urban Regeneration Company

Community Chameleon

Yorkshire Forward

One NorthEast

Leeds City Council

Gordon Carey Architects Senior Vice Chair

Northern Regeneration

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Northern Regeneration 1 2

A dapting regeneration strategies to minimise the effects of the credit crunch on the North Understanding the impact of the new Regeneration Framework on regional and sub-regional strategies Bolstering private sector confidence and attracting investment during the economic downturn Addressing entrenched poverty and tackling worklessness to secure prosperous and sustainable communities in the North

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Social & Community Renewal

Economic Development & Investment

Physical Regeneration & Infrastructure

• Implications of the Community Empowerment White Paper • Strategies to secure financial inclusion • Intervening early to tackle social exclusion • Building community cohesion

• Multi-area agreements in practice • E ffectively implementing the Working Neighbourhoods Fund • Boosting skills • E ncouraging enterprise-led regeneration

• Building private investor and developer confidence • Local Asset Backed Vehicles in practice • Meeting code for sustainable homes targets • Malmö: perspectives on European sustainable development

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¢ View from the Opposition: what direction would policy take under the Conservatives? ¢ Rising to the challenge: the North’s role in meeting housing growth targets ¢ Simplifying business support: what will it mean for practitioners? ¢ Welfare-to-work: effectively tackling worklessness to break cycles of long-term unemployment ¢ Identifying opportunities for the North in a low carbon economy

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Day One

Wednesday 22 October 2008

‘Right pace, right place, right people, right themes’ (2007 Northern Regeneration Summit Delegate, Head of Regeneration, Sunderland City Council)

8.15 9.00 9.10 9.20

Registration And Morning Refreshments Chair’s Opening Remarks Gordon Carey, Chairman, Gordon Carey Architects and Senior Vice Chair, BURA Sponsor’s Welcome Jennifer Welch, Operations Director, RICS North Keynote Opening Assess The Effects Of The Credit Crunch On Northern Regeneration

¢ What does a global economic downturn mean for the North? ¢ In the current financial climate where are the opportunities for economic development and regeneration? ¢ How long is this period of uncertainty likely to last?

Professor Michael Parkinson, Director, European Institute for Urban Affairs, Liverpool John Moores University

9.55 Credit Crunch Panel Discussion Sustaining Property-Led Regeneration In The Face Of The Credit Crunch:

Explore How Momentum Can Be Maintained In Tough Market Conditions

¢ How should the public sector, regeneration agencies, developers and investors work together to continue regenerating the North? ¢ How can lessons learned from the property slump of the 1990s be used to minimise the effects of current market conditions? ¢ Preparing the ground for the future: how can regeneration professionals keep schemes viable and ensure that they are delivered during an economic downturn?

Tom Bloxham, Chairman, Urban Splash Jan Anderson, Executive Director of Environment, Yorkshire Forward Chris Farrow, Chief Executive, Salford Urban Regeneration Company Councillor Warren Bradley, Leader, Liverpool City Council

10.30 Refreshment Break, Exhibition And Informal Networking. Discuss key development opportunities and discover new sources of professional advice from over 60 exhibitors.

Social & Community Renewal

Economic Development & Investment

Physical Regeneration & Infrastructure

Chair: Yvonne Hutchinson Managing Director Community Chameleon

Chair To Be Announced

Chair: Stephen Miles Regeneration Director RPS

11.00

Yorkshire Forward

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Streamed Breakouts: Choose 1, 2 or 3

1. Addressing Financial Exclusion And The Impact Of The Credit Crunch On Deprived Communities ¢ Explore the effects of a weakening credit climate on deprived communities ¢ How do you identify those most at risk from the effects of a weakened economy and promote their financial inclusion?

Damon Gibbons, Chair, Debt on Our Doorstep Dr. Karl Dayson, Executive Director, Community Finance Solutions Barry Lyon, Chief Executive, Bolton District CAB

11.40

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2. Using The Working Neighbourhoods Fund To Address Worklessness And Low Levels Of Enterprise In The North ¢ Consider how the Working Neighbourhoods Fund is being implemented and managed in practice ¢ Explore how neighbourhood renewal initiatives can be sustained under the new funding regime

Neil McInroy, Chief Executive Centre for Local Economic Strategies

3. Panel Discussion: Delivering Affordable Housing In A Declining Housing Market ¢ Continuing to deliver and fund affordable housing in conditions where developers and investors are hesitant ¢ How is shared ownership being affected by the credit crunch? ¢ What role should the private-rented sector play in delivering Session Sponsored by: affordable housing?

Mick Warner, Deputy Director for Regulation and Financial Appraisal, Housing Corporation David Cowans, Chief Executive, Places for People Gill Taylor, Chief Executive, Academy for Sustainable Communities

Streamed Breakouts: Choose 4, 5 or 6 5. Multi-Area Agreements Panel: Making Sub-Regional Partnerships Work In Practice

4. Implementing Early Intervention Strategies To Tackle Social Exclusion ¢ Explore how the Family Pathfinder programme sets out to improve outcomes for families caught in a cycle of deprivation ¢ Discuss how local authorities and other agencies can successfully intervene early to secure positive futures for individuals and families vulnerable to social exclusion

Speaker To Be Announced Department for Children, Schools and Families

¢ Examine the progress MAAs have made and debate the success of outcomes so far ¢ Discuss the governance arrangements for MAAs and examine how robust regional leadership can be implemented in practice ¢ What are MAAs doing to ensure the development of complementary economic strategies in the North?

Jeff Goode, Director, Transform South Yorkshire John Lowther, Director, Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit Mike Emmerich, Chief Executive, Manchester Enterprises

6. Engaging Private Sector Developers During Periods Of Economic Uncertainty ¢ What makes proposals attractive to developers and what turns them off? ¢ How can the public sector build private sector confidence and encourage investment during an economic downturn?

John Holmes, Chief Executive, Hull Forward To Be Delivered Alongside Private Sector Partners

Civic Leadership The Role Of City Mayors In Northern Regeneration

12.20

¢ What powers and resources do city chiefs need in order to effectively lead regeneration? ¢ How could the creation of more mayors be encouraged? ¢ Should central government require some cities to introduce mayors?

The Rt Hon the Lord Heseltine CH

12.50 Lunch, Exhibition And Informal Networking. Discuss key development opportunities and discover new sources of professional advice from over 60 exhibitors. 14.00 Welfare To Work Collaborating To Reduce Worklessness And Increase Opportunity

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David Freud, CEO, The Portland Trust and Advisor, Department for Work and Pensions

14.30

Examine the latest Government thinking on how practitioners should work together to help people escape the benefits trap Discuss how the new commissioning strategy will affect how practitioners tackle worklessness Explore how benefits are changing and discuss how changes will alter the mix of client groups that need to be helped into employment What are the implications of using social housing to incentivise employment?

Streamed Breakouts: Choose 7, 8 or 9

7. Working With Local People To Develop Harmonious And Cohesive Communities ¢ What is Community Cohesion and how can regeneration strategies contribute to advancing this agenda? ¢ Identifying the affinities that hold communities together and ensuring local people capitalise on a sense of shared belonging to lead the development of their communities ¢ Managing cohesion in order to drive economic development

Dr Mohammed Ali, Founder and Chief Executive, QED-UK

8. Enterprise-Led Regeneration: Encouraging Indigenous Business And Engaging SMEs to Build An Entrepreneurial Spirit In Your Area ¢ What is the future of enterprise-led regeneration: what schemes are in place and which will be scaled back? ¢ Explore the role of LEGI and LABGI in encouraging economic development during an economic downturn

Terry Owens, Founder, InBiz

9. Using Local Asset-Backed Vehicles And Local Housing Companies To Deliver Major Regeneration Outcomes ¢ LABVs in practice: examine how to best use public sector assets to leverage equity investment from the private sector ¢ How can the Local Housing Company model work to deliver affordable housing?

Andrew Ludiman, Partner, King Sturge To Be Delivered Alongside Public Sector Partners

15.10 Refreshment Break, Exhibition And Informal Networking. Discuss key development opportunities and discover new sources of professional advice from over 60 exhibitors. 15.30

Streamed Breakouts: Choose 10, 11 or 12

10. Explore What The Community Empowerment White Paper Means For Practitioners ¢ How will the new duty for local authorities to ‘inform, consult, involve and devolve’ work in practice? ¢ Examine new thinking on participatory budgeting and discuss how it will work to ensure local communities are able to shape services around their needs

David Rossington, Director, Local Democracy and Empowerment Communities and Local Government

16.10

11. The Impact Of The Skills Shake-Up: Using New Local Authority Responsibilities To Build A Sustainable Skills Base ¢ How will devolution of powers from the LSC affect local authorities? ¢ How will local authorities provide apprenticeships to meet the level required by government proposals ¢ Explore the latest strategies for building a sustainable skills base that matches local capacity with demand from potential inward investors and local businesses

John Korzeniewski, Regional Director – North West, Learning & Skills Council

12. Utilising The Community Infrastructure Levy To Support Infrastructure Delivery ¢ How can the CIL be used to effectively sustain the development of infrastructure in communities? ¢ How does the CIL fit in with new methods of forward funding infrastructure? ¢ Discuss how to ensure the CIL does not deter developers from investing in deprived communities ¢ How will the CIL operate alongside section 106?

Glenn McGill, Associate Director, White Young Green

Tackling Poverty Tackling Entrenched Poverty In The North: Investing In Positive Futures For The North’s Most Disadvantaged Communities

¢ What role should communities and neighbourhoods play in helping people out of poverty? ¢ What can practitioners do to break long-term cycles of deprivation and increase opportunity for people in deprived communities?

Julia Unwin, Chief Executive, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

16.40 Discuss The Economic Opportunities That The Climate Change Agenda Presents To The North

¢ How can a regional consciousness of climate change be exploited to benefit Northern economies? ¢ What opportunities does the transition to a low-carbon economy offer business in the North of England?

Regeneration & Renewal Guest Speaker To Be Confirmed

17.10 Chair’s Closing Remarks And Close Of Day One Followed by the Northern Regeneration Summit Dinner at the Manchester Town Hall. To book places email: Stephen.thomas@haymarket.com or call +44 (0)208 264 4765

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Day Two

Thursday 23 October 2008

‘Sets the agenda for the strategic development of partnerships & policies’ (2007 Northern Regeneration Summit Delegate, Regeneration Officer, Lancashire County Developments)

8.15

Registration And Morning Refreshments

9.00

Chair’s Opening Remarks Sue Stirling, Director, ippr North

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Keynote Opening Assess The New Regeneration Framework’s Implications For Regeneration And Economic Development

9.15

¢ Discuss how CLG’s new Regeneration Framework will implement the conclusions of the Treasury’s Sub-National Review of Regeneration ¢ Examine what the Regeneration Framework means in terms of devolution to both regional and sub-regional levels

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Regeneration Framework Panel Discussion Explore How The Regeneration Framework Will Be Implemented In Practice

9.50

¢ What does devolution of power mean for local authorities and RDAs? ¢ Explore how local authorities can integrate policy and strategy to secure delivery in-line with local priorities ¢ Assess the influence of RDA’s increased planning role ¢ How will regional strategies, MAAs and City Regions function coherently within the new framework? Councillor Andrew Carter, Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Board Member for Development, Leeds City Council Andrew Lewis, Chief Executive, The Northern Way Tom Warburton, Head of Regional Strategy, One NorthEast Sir Richard Leese, Leader, Manchester City Council

10.30 Refreshment Break, Exhibition And Informal Networking. Discuss key development opportunities and discover new sources of professional advice from over 60 exhibitors.

Social & Community Renewal

Economic Development & Investment

Physical Regeneration & Infrastructure

Chair: Steve Hartley Assistant Director, Neighbourhood Services City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Chair: Daniel Mouawad Chief Executive pro-manchester

Chair: Peter White Executive Director of Development Northwest Regional Development Agency

11.00

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Streamed Breakouts: Choose 13, 14 or 15

13. Debate The Role Of Single Group Funding In Approaching Alienated And Excluded Parts Of Communities ¢ Responding effectively to the Cohesion Guidance for Funders ¢ Explore how to balance funding for single groups with the need to bring people together in cohesive communities

Isabel Hudson, Head of National Equality Partnership Women’s Resource Centre Hashmukh Pankhania, Chief Executive Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations Vandna Gohil, Director, Voice4Change England

11.40

Sponsored by:

14. M aking The North Attractive To Inward Investment From High Productivity Business ¢ Creating conditions for investment: what makes a fertile environment for potential business investors? ¢ What differentiates the North on both a national and international scale? ¢ Identify where the weaknesses are and what needs to be done to close the gaps

Clive Drinkwater, Director North West, UK Trade & Investment

15. Progress Report: The Homes And Communities Agency ¢ Assess the current status of the HACA as it sets out to deliver sustainable regeneration outcomes ¢ How will HACA work together with RDAs and Local Authorities to facilitate partnership working and give flexibility to practitioners on the front line?

Regeneration & Renewal Guest Speaker To Be Confirmed

Streamed Breakouts: Choose 16, 17 or 18

16. Evaluating And Demonstrating ‘Soft Outcomes’ In Voluntary And Community Work

17. Capitalising On The Contribution Rural Economies Can Make To The Northern Economy As A Whole

¢ How do you measure the ‘soft outcomes’ and demonstrate to funders that a tangible difference is being made? ¢ Consider how you can demonstrate that your work is delivering positive outcomes for the communities you are working with

¢ Discuss how to work within sub-regional frameworks to successfully take advantage of the contribution rural economies make to the North ¢ Examine the initiatives that can be implemented to support rural business and raise their level of performance and input into the North’s economy

Kate Graham, Partner, Triangle Consulting To Be Delivered Alongside Public Sector Partners

Roger Turner, Head of Rural Economies Commission for Rural Communities

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18. Malmö: Perspectives On Sustainable Urban Development From Europe ¢ Discuss the strategies in place to ensure minimal environmental impact and maximum resource use in Malmö ¢ Make connections: how can learnings from Malmö be implemented in Northern cities?

Magdalena Alevrá, Architect and Planner, Malmö

12.20 Lunch, Exhibition And Informal Networking. Discuss key development opportunities and discover new sources of professional advice from over 60 exhibitors. 13.30 Housing Growth? In A Challenging Economy Assess The North’s Role In Meeting Housing Growth Targets

¢ What effect will the economic downturn have on the North’s ability to deliver growth targets, particularly in areas suffering from continued low demand for housing? ¢ How are agencies going to deliver on their outputs that were set prior to the credit crunch? ¢ Discuss the relationship between housing and economic growth

Bob Lane, Board Member, National Housing and Planning Advice Unit

14.00 Simplification Business Support Working Together To Reduce Duplication And Make Business Support More Efficient And Easier To Navigate

¢ From 3000 support schemes to 100: what will the simplification process mean for practitioners? ¢ Explore how local authorities, Regional Development Agencies and businesses can work together to improve efficiency and make business support sustainable ¢ Assess the progress of the BSSP in reducing complexity, cost and confusion for businesses and entrepreneurs

Janice Munday, Programme Director, Business Support Simplification Programme, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

14.30

Streamed Breakouts: Choose 19, 20 or 21

19. Community Asset Development: Encouraging Effective Community Management And Ownership Of Assets ¢ Explore the progress made in community-owned asset development ¢ Examine the funding options available to councils and community groups and highlight the potential pitfalls and benefits of such asset transfers

Jeremy Morton, Director, Tiger 11

20. Working With NEETs To Fill Skills Gaps And Tackle Long-Term Unemployment ¢ Engaging hard-to-reach young people from communities that have a history of long-term unemployment ¢ What do changes in the Connexions service mean and how can local authorities work together with Connexions to tackle NEETs? ¢ What does raising the participation age and additional focus on apprenticeships mean for practitioners?

Regeneration & Renewal Guest Speaker To Be Confirmed

21. Code for Sustainable Homes: Meeting Targets In Current Market Conditions ¢ How can the increased costs associated with low/zero carbon housing be balanced with affordability requirements, particularly during the current economic downturn? ¢ Resolving the zero carbon definition to enable local authorities, housing associations, public agencies and housebuilders to set objectives accordingly

Regeneration & Renewal Guest Speaker To Be Confirmed

15.05 Refreshment Break, Exhibition And Informal Networking. Discuss key development opportunities and discover new sources of professional advice from over 60 exhibitors. 15.30

Streamed Breakouts: Choose 22, 23 or 24

22. Explore The Funding Available For The Voluntary And Community Sector Delivering Public Services

23. Regeneration Through Re-Branding: Shaping People’s Perception Of Place To Break Down Negative Stereotypes

¢ What are the pitfalls of the voluntary and community sectors taking on public sector contracts and how can they be avoided? ¢ How should contracts be negotiated to ensure balanced partnerships?

¢ Discuss how to overcome unfavourable perceptions to get investors and developers thinking positively about the North ¢ Pinpointing effective ways of differentiating areas and capitalising on what makes local communities distinctive to make an area competitive on a local, national and international scale

Jonathan Lewis, Chief Executive, Futurebuilders England Reverend Canon Sue Pinnington, Cottingley Cornerstone Centre

16.00

16.30

John Till, Director, thinkingplace

24. The Bidding Process: Making Public Sector Procurement More Efficient ¢ Discuss what more the public sector can do to ensure successful and efficient bidding processes for public sector projects ¢ Explore new models for a more streamlined, cooperative form of tendering ¢ E xamine the implications of recent EU rulings on public sector procurement

Regeneration & Renewal Guest Speaker To Be Confirmed

Opposition Perspective A Different Approach: Assess The Impact A Change Of Government Would Have On Northern Regeneration

¢ Explore what direction regeneration and economic development policy would take under the Conservatives ¢ Consider how policy on RDAs could change and discuss what this would mean for practitioners ¢ Examine policies on neighbourhood renewal and growing local enterprise to assess the impact a change of government would have in practice

Bob Neill MP, Shadow Local Government Minister

Closing Government Keynote The Rt Hon John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

17.00 Chair’s Closing Remarks And Close Of Conference

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Neil McInroy, Chief Executive Centre for Local Economic Strategies Jeff Goode, Director Transform South Yorkshire Mike Emmerich, Chief Executive Manchester Enterprises John Korzeniewski, Regional Director – North West Learning & Skills Council Daniel Mouawad, Chief Executive pro-manchester Jonathan Lewis, Chief Executive Futurebuilders England Steve Hartley, Assistant Director, Neighbourhood Services City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Hashmukh Pankhania, Chief Executive Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations Reverend Canon Sue Pinnington Cottingley Cornerstone Centre

Vandna Gohil, Director Voice4Change England Kate Graham, Partner Triangle Consulting Roger Turner, Head of Rural Economies Commission for Rural Communities Jeremy Morton, Director Tiger 11 John Till, Director Thinkingplace Glenn McGill, Associate Director White Young Green Jennifer Welch, Operations Director RICS North Clive Drinkwater, Director – North West UK Trade & Investment Stephen Miles, Regeneration Director RPS

Damon Gibbons, Chair Debt on Our Doorstep Dr. Karl Dayson, Executive Director Community Finance Solutions John Lowther, Director Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit Speaker to be announced Department for Children, Schools and Families John Holmes, Chief Executive Hull Forward Terry Owens, Founder InBiz Barry Lyon, Chief Executive Bolton District CAB Andrew Ludiman, Partner King Sturge Isabel Hudson, Head of National Equality Partnership Women’s Resource Centre

Plenary Highlights: Debate Government Policies, Discuss Real-Life Case Studies, Forge Practical Solutions Northern Business Growth: The Rt Hon John Hutton MP discusses the Government’s role The Credit Crunch’s Impact On Northern Regeneration: Professor Michael Parkinson reveals the initial findings from the Government’s study The Reorganisation Of Regional And Sub-Regional Regeneration: Hear how the Government’s new Regeneration Framework will affect you and your organisation View From The Opposition: Bob Neill MP discusses the direction that regeneration policy would take under the Conservatives

Create Your Own Bespoke Programme: Choose the sessions that meet your individual needs: Social & Community Renewal

Economic Development & Investment

Physical Regeneration & Infrastructure

Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities: The Northern Regeneration Summit & Exhibition offers unrivalled promotional opportunities for your organisation. If you have investment opportunities to promote, or the professional skills or products to bring them to fruition, then you need to be involved. With over 1500 private sector investors and influential public sector professionals visiting in 2007, the Northern Regeneration Summit & Exhibition presents an excellent opportunity to promote your profile to decision makers.

For further details contact Will Kendrick on +44 (0) 208 267 4454 or email william.kendrick@haymarket.com. Regeneration & Renewal would like to thank the following people and organisations for their help in the development of the conference programme: Barra Mac Ruari, Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Lee Tillman, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, David Slater, Newcastle City Council, Helen Thomson, Yorkshire Forward, Andrew Lewis, The Northern Way, Janice Munday, BERR, Steve Wyler, Development Trusts Association

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