the UK's premier regeneration funding event

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08.30: Registration

MORNING PLENARY SESSIONS

09.00: Welcome

Chair: Chris Murray, Director, Core Cities
Government regeneration policy explained
Speaker to be confirmed

09.30: What Government policies mean for regeneration

Reaction to the in-coming Government’s plans
Moderator: Dermot Finch, Managing Director, Centre for Cities
Panel members: Peter Cosmetatos, Finance and Investment Director, British Property Federation
Sarah Whitney, Executive Director, CB Richard Ellis Regeneration and Development
Alison Newton, Head of UK Regeneration Team, McGrigors

10.00: Rethinking funding post-recession

Looking beyond the downturn: opportunities identified by the joint Core Cities/Work Foundation report, Beyond Recession
Alex Jones, Assistant Director, Work Foundation
A city region approach to regeneration
Andy Westwood, Director for Employment and Skills, Manchester Commission for the New Economy
A local authority funding strategy
Colin Ross, Head of Regeneration, Barnet Council

10.50: Coffee

11.05: Energy and Regeneration projects

Looking through the other end of the telescope
Euan McVicar, Head of Energy Projects, McGrigors
Investment in energy, in contrast to regeneration, continues to be buoyant. This session looks beyond sustainable energy as part of regeneration programmes to explore what the energy market can do to stimulate regeneration.

11.30: Next generation PPPs, regeneration partnerships and LABVs

How joint ventures can be restructured to achieve partners' goals
Jamie Kerr, Director of Regeneration and Education, John Laing
Stephen Sorrell, Partner, Eversheds
Tony Middleton, Operations Director, Croydon Council
Chris Pratt, MD, King Sturge Financial Services

MORNING WORKSHOPS

Stream A

12.00: Public Sector Structures - Driving Efficiency

Sponsor: Pinsent Masons
Scot Morrison, Partner, Pinsent Masons
Alan Aisbett, Partner, Pinsent Masons
David Smith-Milne, Lead Director, Regeneration, Tribal PlaceFirst
Jonathan Bull-Diamond, Partner, King Sturge

Stream B

12.00: The Welsh Urban Development Fund – the role of JESSICA

Chris Munday, Head of Funding Solutions, Welsh Assembly
David Swallow, Consultant, Eversheds
Jane Evans, Consultant, Navigant Consulting

13.00: Lunch

Discussions on recommendations to Government on regeneration funding
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS

Stream A

14.00: Affordable Housing

Sponsor: Regenter
Richard Parker, Partner, PwC
Jim Saunders, Managing Director, Regenter
Steve Trueman, Chief Operating Officer, Homes & Communities Agency
Ken Wood, Operations Director, Cyril Sweett
Neil Euesden, Managing Director, Pinnacle

Stream B

14.00: Improving the procurement process

Anne Bowden, Partner, Pinsent Masons
Dave Neilson, Chief Executive, Fusion 21
Peter Judge, Head of legal services and procurement, One North East
Chris Pratt, Managing Director, King Sturge

15.00: Tea

Stream A

15.15: Structuring a LABV - the critical success factors

Sponsor: Colliers CRE
Adrian Clery, Director, Colliers CRE
Joel Kordan, Partner, Shoosmiths
Alistair Peet, Partner, Shoosmiths

Stream B

15.15: Tax Increment Financing - the next phase

Sponsor: PwC
Stuart Howie, Director, PwC Advisory
Representatives from TIF projects to be confirmed

Afternoon Plenary Sessions

16.15: The role of social enterprise in regeneration

Dave Neilson, Chief Executive, Fusion21
Social enterprise can play a leading role by improving the efficiency of regeneration and renewal programmes and recycling savings into the local economy for other community goals including employment-creation.

16.45: Regeneration funding in 2010 - next steps

SocInvest speaker panel on funding strategies and Conference recommendations on Government regeneration policy.

17.15: Reception