LGA Annual Conference: Innovation Zone - 22 to 24 October

Day 1: Tuesday 22 October

Innovation Zone: Opening Session - Care Leavers Support
Local Partnerships: Working Together to Reduce GHG Emissions and Hit Net Zero
Huw Russell - Director, Local Partnerships LLP; Liz Vango - Sustainability and Climate Change Officer, Hart District Council

South Tyneside and Gateshead’s Individual Placement Support (IPS)
Speaker(s): Cllr Ruth Berkley - Lead Member for Adults, Health and Independence, South Tyneside Council; Lee Chrisp - Service User, Humankind; Julie Connaughton - Senior Public Health Advanced Practitioner, South Tyneside Council; Jen Jackson - Lead Employment Specialist, Humankind

Digital Innovation and Inclusion: How Salford City Council is Addressing the Digital Divide through New Tools and Partnerships
Speaker(s): Mark Nevin - Senior Locality Manager, Salford City Council; Susanne Sands - Digital Inclusion Officer, Salford City Council; George Unsworth - Head of Service Design, Mortar

Spotlight on…Carbon Literacy: Manchester’s Journey to Becoming a Carbon Literate City
Speaker(s): Sarah Davies - Public Sector Advocacy Lead, Carbon Literacy Trust; Cllr Linda Foley - City Councillor and Lead for Manchester: Carbon Literate City

Watford Borough Council: Tales of the River – connecting the River Colne to its people in our borough
Speaker(s): Anne Lowe - Senior Project Manager, Watford Borough Council; Ishbel Morren - Executive Office Manager, Watford Borough Council ; Paul Stacey - Associate Director for Environment & Communities, Watford Borough Council

Streets of Change – exploring real-life stories of homelessness and recovery in West Northamptonshire
Speaker(s): Judi Alston - Creative Director, One to One Development; Richard Beards - Web & Innovation Manager, West Northamptonshire Council; Andy Campbell - Digital Director, One to One Development

Brave & Bold – Town Centre Transformation in Stockton-on-Tees
Speaker(s): Geraldine Brown - Head of Policy Development & Public Affairs, Stockton Borough Council; Mike Greene - Chief Executive, Stockton Borough Council; Iain Robinson - Assistant Director, Town Centre Development, Stockton Borough Council

Leeds HomeFirst: Transforming intermediate care through integration, partnership working and system visibility
Speaker(s): Caroline Baria - Corporate Director AdultData Inspired Living – Hertfordshire’s 

Assistive Technology solution
Speaker(s): David Coolbear - Strategic Lead - Assistive Technology, Hertfordshire County Council ; Julia Merritt - Project Manager, Improvement Team and Resources, Hertfordshire County Councils and Health, Leeds City Council; Karla Gallon - Head of Service – Care Delivery, Leeds City Council

Town and Country Planning Association with Lewes District Council: Securing the Healthy Homes Principles at the local level
Speaker(s): Dan Asquith - Business Development Manager, BRE Group; Dr Rosalie Callway - Policy and Project Manager, Town and Country Planning Association; Cllr Emily O'Brien - Lewes District Council

Local Partnerships: Working Together to Reduce GHG Emissions and Hit Net Zero
Speaker(s): Huw Russell - Director, Local Partnerships LLP; Liz Vango - Sustainability and Climate Change Officer, Hart District Council

‘Every One, Every Day’: Facilitating innovative and effective community cohesion through everyday activities
Speaker(s): Michael Coughlin - Co-Chair, Participatory City Foundation; Tom Hook - Executive Director for Corporate Resources, Oxford City Council; Sophia Looney - Director, Lambeth Health Determinants Research Collaborative

Day 2: Wednesday 23 October

Spotlight on… Delivering Improvement and Assurance Through Corporate Peer Challenge
Speaker(s): Cllr Abi Brown OBE - Chairman, LGA Improvement and Innovation Board and, Deputy Chair, LGA Conservative Group; Gavin Jones - Lead Commissioner, Slough Borough Council; Andrew Lewis - Chief Executive, Liverpool City Council; Cllr Liam Robinson - Leader, Liverpool City Council

How to use local authority and partner data to realise prevention at scale and to maximise the potential of AI
Speaker(s): Tim Pearse - Head of Insight and Innovation, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Improving Sustainable Transport Links in Braunstone Through Collaboration and Delivering on Multiple Objectives
Speaker(s): Cllr Nick Brown - Leader, Braunstone Town Council; Darren Tilley - Town Clerk, Braunstone Town Council

East Riding’s Social Value Engine: Valuing the Invaluable
Speaker(s): Ivan Annibal - Director, Social Value Engine Ltd; Rab Campbell - Growth Director, Social Value Engine Ltd; Claire Watts - Director of Economic Development and Communications, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

The forgotten story of social care: The case for improving outcomes for working-age adults with lifelong disabilities
Speaker(s): Ed Bailey - Director, Newton; Pat Flaherty - Chief Executive, Staffordshire County Council

Enterprising Councils Group: A National Network Leading Productive Income Generation
Speaker(s): Stuart Bellerby - Commercial Transformation Lead, East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Linda Corn - Head of Business & Strategic Change, West Sussex County Council; Angela Redman - Commercial Business & Marketing Manager, West Sussex County Council; Billy Webster - Assistant Director of Transformation, Shropshire Council

Creating an Integrated Patient-Centric Discharge Pathway in Cheshire
Speaker(s): Daniel McCabe - Head of Intergrated Urgent and Emergency Care, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board & Cheshire East Council; Rajvee Purohit - Project Manager, Changeology

The Development of St Helens’ Youth Partnership
Speaker(s): Joanne Davies - Assistant Director Education and Learning, St Helens Borough Council ; Paul Oginsky - Chief Executive Officer, Vibe; Jason Pickett - Head of Access and Sufficiency at St Helens Borough Council

Spotlight On...How to innovate during a financial crisis
Speaker(s): Maria Christofi - Interim Chief Financial Officer (Section 151 Officer), Somerset Council; Gavin Jones - Lead Commissioner, Slough Borough Council; Rob Whiteman CBE - Chair, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Developing South London’s Partnership Approach to Cluster Investment
Speaker(s): Paul Kirkbright - Programme Director, BIG South London at South London Partnership; Cllr Andreas Kirsch - Leader, Kingston Borough Council; Dr Kate Scott - Associate Professor, Kingston University

West Midlands Employers – Forging a Resilient Workforce: Collaborative Workforce Planning for the Future
Speaker(s): Rebecca Davis - Chief Executive, West Midlands Employers; Michele Leith - Director of HR,OD and Administration & Business Support, Walsall Council; Brad Sinclair - Managing Director, Opus People Solutions

GeoPlace: How Local Authorities Can Achieve Millions in Efficiency Savings from Location Data
Speaker(s): Sarah Abbott - GIS Data and Infrastructure Manager, Nottingham City Council; Andy Coote - Director, ConsultingWhere; Marisa Hayes - Local Authority Liaison Manager, GeoPlace

Future Breckland: Transforming the role Community Engagement
Speaker(s): Andrew Holdsworth - Assistant Director, Breckland District Council; Steve James - Executive Director, Breckland District Council

Planning Potential: Creatively Resourcing Local Authority Planning Services
Speaker(s): Anna Buttenshaw - Programme Manager, Local Government Association; Harriet Fisher - Learning and Development Manager, Public Practice; Anna Rose - Principal Adviser, Local Government Association; Simone Wilding - Chief Planner, Bristol City Council

Spotlight On... North Yorkshire Council: Reimagining Case Management in Children’s Social Care through AI
Speaker(s): Jonny Hoyle - Development Lead – Children and Young People’s Service, North Yorkshire Council; Mark Peterson - Head of Data and Intelligence, North Yorkshire Council; Cath Ritchie - Transformation Business Relationship Manager, North Yorkshire Council

Revisiting the 21st Century public servant
Speaker(s): Andy Ferrier - Chief Executive, Test Valley Borough Council; Professor Catherine Mangan - Public Management and Leadership, University of Birmingham; Dave Mckenna - Associate, Institute of Local Government Studies

Getting Kingston’s Buildings Retro‘fit’ for the Future
Speaker(s): Ioanna Rossi - Green Economy Lead, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; Ananya Tewari - Green Economy Assistant, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Day 3: Thursday 24 October

Summer's cool: Wakefield’s Creative Learning Programme for CYP
Speaker(s): Gemma Colley - Creative Industries Engagement Officer, Wakefield Council; Rosalind Hill - Creative Network Manager, Wakefield Council; Rob Young - Award-winning writer and artist

London Innovation and Improvement Alliance’s Your Choice Programme – “CBT in action” to reduce youth violence
Speaker(s): Nana Bonsu - Director of Relational Practice, Children and Learning, London Borough of Camden; Mark De-Lisser - Arranger, Choral Director, Vocal Coach, TV Presenter, Founder at Singology Choir, ACM Gospel Choir, The World Choir; Dr Karla Goodman - Director of Practice, London Innovation and Improvement Alliance (LIIA); Isabelle Gregory - Programme Lead, London Innovation and Improvement Alliance (LIIA)

The Good Things Foundation: Public Sector Pioneers - Reusing Tech for Social Good
Speaker(s): Rob Benson - Project Manager – Digital Inclusion, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority; Natasha Early - Partnerships Manager, Good Things Foundation

Hertfordshire’s SEND Improvement Journey
Speaker(s): Samantha Rostom - Head of Improvement & Transformation, Hertfordshire County Council; Hero Slinn - Director of Inclusion & Skills, Hertfordshire County Council

Introducing the Bus Centre of Excellence
Speaker(s): John Austin - Public Transport Manager, Southend-on-Sea City Council; Stelios Rodoulis - Head of the Bus Centre of Excellence, Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation

London Borough of Merton: Becoming the first-ever Borough of Sport
Speaker(s): Polly Cziok - Executive Director of Innovation and Change, London Borough of Merton; Cllr Ross Garrod - Leader, London Borough of Merton; David Gentles - Head of Sport and Leisure, London Borough of Merton; Eleanor Riley - Communications and Engagement Manager, London Borough of Merton

DMA – The Castle Point Experience
Speaker(s): Angela Hutchings - Chief Executive, Castle Point Borough Council

Supporting Local Authorities to deliver Green Infrastructure: Lessons from the Highways Greening Accelerator with Camden and Islington and how learning is being used in the national Nature Towns and Cities Initiative
Speaker(s): Maddy Gunn - Highways Greening Project Manager, London Borough of Islington Council ; Joe Lewis - Greenspace Development Manager, London Borough of Camden; Clare Warburton - Deputy Director Sustainable Development, Natural England