PrintProgramme & Presentations
TUESDAY 12 JUNE |
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| 15.45 | CIPFA AGM |   |
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| 16.45 – 17.30 | The Fringe Lecture John Sergeant, Author, Journalist and former BBC Chief Political Correspondent |
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WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE |
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Session 1 |
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| 09.15 | Opening Remarks CIPFA President, John Butler |
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Session 2 |
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| 09.30 | The Imperative for Change Rod Aldridge, the founder and former Chairman of the CAPITA Group |
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| 10.15 | New Visions for Local Governance Paul Coen, LGA; Steve Thomas, Welsh LGA; Rory Mair, COSLA How do local authorities need to change if they are to fulfil a bigger, more ambitious role? What challenges does localism pose for both central and local government? |
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New Visions ST (PDF 905kb) New Visions RM (PDF 905kb) |
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| 11.30 | The CIPFA/PricewaterhouseCoopers Public Reporting & Accountability Awards Ceremony |  |
PRA Awards (PDF 2,864kb) |
| the Annual Accountability Lecture Professor Robert Hazell CBE, Director of the Constitution Unit, UCL |
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Accountability Lecture (PDF 751kb) |
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| 14.00 | Responding to New Challenges Tarique Ghaffur, Assistant Commissioner, Head of Central Operations, Metropolitan Police What are the policing and security challenges we can anticipate for the future? Are we developing the right strategies and capability to combat them? |
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| 14.30 | Surviving the Comprehensive Spending Review Robert Chote, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Prof Tony Travers, Director, Greater London Group, LSE How tough will the CSR really be? Has the Gershon agenda created a more efficient machine which can run on less fuel? Where is the pinch most likely to be felt and will the Government be able to cope with the pain? |
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Session 7 |
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| 15.45 | Understanding Demographic Change Prof David Coleman, Professor of Demography, Oxford University Rapid growth in population as well as a changing age profile are major challenges for many public service organisations. What are the principal drivers of demographic change? What are the implications for the future funding and delivery of public services? |
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Understanding Demographic Change (PDF 204kb) |
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| 16.15 | Together We Can Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO) Can the Third Sector really help deliver cost effective public services and relieve pressure on the public sector? What can voluntary organisations teach the public sector in terms of processes, methods and techniques? Is this partnership a template for the future, or just an attempt to provide public services on the cheap? |
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Together We Can (PDF 842kb) |
THURSDAY 14 JUNE |
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| 9.15 | Engaging the Workforce Tom Wilson, Head of Organisation & Services, TUC How successfully have we managed modernisation? Are the workforce engaged and making a full contribution to the process? What are the key issues which inevitably inspire tensions? How can they and relationships more generally be managed to minimise strife and maximise success? |
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| 10.00 | Modern Regulation Michael O’Higgins, Chairman, Audit Commission Stephen Thornton, Chief Executive, The Health Foundation The past decade has seen a significant expansion in the business of overseeing, regulating and inspecting the public services. Can the regulators effect positive, lasting change in organisations and the services they deliver? |
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Modern Regulation (PDF 71kb) |
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| 11.15 | Making the Most of Technology Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, Strategic Development Director, BT Government Rapid developments in technology are here and now. They offer the potential to reinvent organisations and open up radical new ideas around service delivery. Are we making the most of these opportunities? |
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Making the Most of Technology (PDF 731kb) |
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| 11.45 | An NHS for the 21st Century Prof Paul Corrigan, Senior Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister Modernising and reforming the NHS has been amongst the Government’s greatest challenges. Where are we on the journey? Has the combination of investment and reform delivered a system which is now equipped to meet 21st century needs and aspirations? |
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| 14.00 | Options for Change Nick Pearce, Director, IPPR Anthony Browne, Director, Policy Exchange Reviewing the changing political and policy landscape. How much room for manoeuvre do the Government have? What are the new policy options which they are most likely to choose? |
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Options for Change (PDF 50kb) |
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| 14.45 | Stepping up the Pace of Civil Service Reform Ian Watmore, Permanent Secretary and Head of Delivery and Transformation Group Do Capability Reviews pull the right levers to inspire strong improvement programmes in Government Departments? What is the experience to date revealing and how are Departments responding? |
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Stepping up the Pace of Civil Service Reform (PDF 1,262kb) |
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| 15.15 | Closing Plenary: Staying Ahead of the Global Competition Rt. Hon. Ken Clarke QC, MP, former Chancellor of the Exchequer What impact will globalisation and the emergence of major new economic powers have upon the development and progress of the UK? Are we likely to be able to sustain a world class economy to fund world class public services? |
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| 16.00 – 16.10 | The President – Closing Remarks |  |
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