Speaker presentations
You can view speaker presentations and papers from the Summit via links on the programme below.
Forging resilient local economies
14th and 15th July 2009, Manchester
July 14th
10:00 Chair’s Welcome
Neil McInroy Chief Executive, CLES
10:30 Opening plenary: What makes local economies resilient?
Michael Ward Chief Executive, BURA
Heather Wakefield National Secretary, Local Government Section, UNISON
James Morris Chief Executive Localis
12:00 Workshops: The current dilemmas
1. Climate change versus economic growth: Can we tackle climate change and still go for growth or does something have to give?
2. The scale of a resilient economy: Global, local or somewhere in between?
3. Unemployment or worklessness: How do we create a resilient labour market for the future?
Anthony Woods Waters
4. The rural matters: How do we develop a resilient rural economy?
14:00 Workshops: Current policy, ideas and ways of working
1. Economic assessment duty: Maximising the opportunity
Notes from the session
2. Sub regional structures: What can MAAs and EPBs offer?
3. Comprehensive Area Assessment: Measuring ‘good places’
4. Developing alternative finance
5. Procurement policy: A driver for future growth
15:30 Closing plenary: On our side: How local authorities are responding to recession
Harry Knowles Chief Executive, Furness Enterprise
Andrew Hall Head of External Affairs, Nottingham City Council
July 15th
10:00 Keynote address
Bob Neill MP Shadow Minister for Local Government
10:15 Opening plenary: Working towards recovery: What are we learning from this recession
Adrian Passmore Chief Executive, RegenWM
Chris Leslie Director, New Local Government Network
Deborah Fox Senior Manager, Environment and Economy, Surrey County Council
11:45 Workshops: Future ideas, policy and ways of working
1. Creative and innovative approaches to economic success: A video conference with representatives from local government and the creative economy in Copenhagen and Moscow
2. What can we learn from the Transition Towns movement?
3. Is it time to re-localise the economy?
4. What role can the social sector play as providers and innovators?
5. Understanding local wellbeing, a new perspective on what we mean by progress
13:45 New Start panel: Survivors' stories - resilience in action
Julian Dobson, Editorial Director of New Start magazine and a panel representing organisations that have demonstrated resilience.
Julian has written a blog reflecting on this session Julians Blog
14:45 CLES commendations
Celebrating projects and activities that CLES feels have been excellent examples of local economic activity.
Staffordshire Procurement Staffordshire procurement
Northern Kites
Breckfield and North everton Neighbourhood ForumBreckfield and North Everton
15:45 Closing plenary: Toward a more resilient future
Sponsored and endorsed by:
CLES Commendations 2010
Three projects received commendations at this year's CLES Summit - Grow (Hull); The Star Inn (Salford) and East Lindsey Active (Lincolnshire).
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Local Economic Assessment Network
CLES has launched its national Local Economic Assessment Network.
For more information click here.
Wellbeing Evaluation
Norwich LEGI
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HCA Placemaking Practice Review Panel
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