In our hands: Creating policy & practice to further community business. Thursday, 24 October 2019 from 10:00 to 16:00 Birkenhead Town Hall, Birkenhead, CH41, United Kingdom Power to Change is delighted to welcome you to ‘In our Hands’ conference in partnership with Wirral Council.

The conference brings together community business leaders, policy makers, business advisors and public sector officers from the Local and Combined Authorities to debate and agree ways of working together on priority areas including procurement, community buildings and spaces and future funding models for community business.

The purpose of the day is to identify new ways for community businesses and the public sector to work together. You will hear about, debate and test the findings of the latest research from Wirral Council, Power to Change and other partners, with public sector officers and community business leaders from across City Region.

So please come ready to share your ideas, opinions and experiences!

2 Power to Change In our hands: Creating policy & practice to further community business. Agenda

Timings Conference Activities Room

Second floor. 10.00am – 10.30am Registration & Networking Assembly Hall Session 1. Welcome Plenary address: 10.30am – 11:00am - Vidhya Alakeson - Power to Change Assembly Hall - Paul Satoor - Wirral Borough Council - Patsy Crocker - Wirral Chamber of Commerce Session 2: Community business stories 11:00am – 11.20am Stories from community businesses across the city Assembly Hall region: Neo Community, SAFE Regeneration and Granby Four Streets See plan for session 11.20am – 11.30am Delegates move into breakout sessions locations Assembly Hall Session 3: Breakout sessions 1 Green Room 11.30am – 12.30pm Choice of 4 Council Chamber Mayor’s Parlour 12.30pm – 1.20pm Lunch, Networking and Market Place Assembly Hall See plan for session 1.20pm – 1.30pm Delegates move from lunch to breakout sessions 2 locations Assembly Hall Session 4: Breakout sessions 2 Green Room 1.30pm – 2.30pm Choice of 4 Council Chamber Mayor’s Parlour 2.30pm – 2.40pm Delegates move to Assembly Hall for final sessions Session 5: 2.40pm – 3.15pm Welcome back and Q&A with Metro Mayor Steve Assembly Hall Rotheram Session 6: 3.15pm – 3.30pm Assembly Hall Cathy Elliott hosts reflections on the sessions Session 7: Wrap up 3.30pm – 3.45pm Vidhya Alakeson - Power to Change Assembly Hall Cllr Janette Williamson - Wirral Borough Council

3.45pm – 4.00pm Final notices and networking Assembly Hall

4.00pm Close

Power to Change In our hands: Creating policy & practice to further community business. 3 Speaker Bios at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency where he was Director of Organisational Development and Strategy and Deputy CEO. Prior to Paul being appointed Acting Chief Executive in 2019, he was the Council’s Corporate Director for Business Management—responsible for: Finance, 1. Vidhya Alakeson, Chief Executive, Investment, Transformation, Procurement, Power to Change Contract Management and Economic and Vidhya is the founding Chief Executive of Housing Growth. Power to Change, an independent trust established in 2015 to support the growth of community businesses in England, aiming to create more prosperous and cohesive communities. Vidhya has extensive policy experience, working in a number of think tanks and in government both in the UK and US—including being the Deputy Chief Executive of leading public policy think 3. Patsy Crocker, Executive Director, tank the Resolution Foundation. She is a Wirral Chamber of Commerce board member of More in Common, a global Patsy joined Wirral Chamber in July 2014. initiative seeking to reduce polarisation, and Her career has spanned some 20 years a trustee of the Young Foundation, which within the financial services industry and aims to develop better connected, more six years within further education, teaching sustainable communities. She regularly post-16 age groups Business Studies advises local and national government, and Financial capability. During this time writes about, and speaks on the key role she obtained a Masters in Advanced of community businesses, community-led Educational Practice. She has run her own development, and inclusive growth business coaching and consultancy practice, providing business support to local SMEs focusing on HR procedures and people development. During her time with the Chamber she has covered areas of business support, membership, finance, education and skills and facilities. Over the last 12 months she has also been leading the unique partnership between Wirral Chamber 2. Paul Satoor, Acting Chief Executive, and Community Action Wirral – supporting Wirral Borough Council Community Businesses. Paul started working at Wirral Council as Director of Transformation in February 2017, and has worked across the Public Sector for over 25 years. Paul worked previously

4 Power to Change In our hands: Creating policy & practice to further community business. 4. , Metro Mayor of 5. Cllr Janette Williamson, Deputy Leader Liverpool City Region of Wirral Labour Group and Cabinet Steve began his political career when he Member for Finance and Resources, was elected to serve as a councillor in Wirral Borough Council 2002, representing on Liverpool Janette has been a Labour Councillor City Council and held the ceremonial for Liscard since 2012. Janette is also title of of Liverpool during a previous pledge champion for Zero the city’s European Capital of Culture Tolerance to Domestic Abuse campaign. year. In 2010, Steve was elected as the She is passionate in the need for a local Member of Parliament for the Liverpool economy which is sustainable and benefits Walton constituency. During his time in our residents, ascertaining that through Westminster he led campaigns for justice Community Wealth Building, Wirral, along for the Hillsborough families; in support of with its partners, will ensure local people blacklisted workers; for compensation for are given employment opportunities, local those suffering from mesothelioma and businesses flourish, and goods and services asbestosis; and to change the law on the are procured locally. Janette has led on the use of old tyres on buses and coaches. From establishment of a North West Community 2015, he served as Parliamentary Private Bank, joining forces with Preston and Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition, Liverpool Councils and is determined to , before successfully seeking build a local economy that will benefit the the nomination to be Labour’s candidate for many, not the few. Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region.

In May 2017, Steve was elected with 59% of the vote and has overseen almost a billion pounds of investment, as well as delivering half-price bus travel for apprentices and implementing the pioneering Households into Work programme. He has expressed his commitment to support the social economy and has supported its growth through his £500m Strategic Investment Fund.

Power to Change In our hands: Creating policy & practice to further community business. 5 Breakout Sessions Each hour long breakout session will run businesses and local authorities to share twice, once in the morning and once in the their thoughts on the existing landscape and afternoon. Attendance is on a first come, the recommendations for change. first served basis, so if you miss out on your first choice please have a back-up session This session will be facilitated by: Cathy choice ready. Elliott, Power to Change, Helen Heap, Seebohm Hill, Patsy Crocker, Wirral The day is fast-paced so please move to Chamber of Commerce and Boo Stone, your breakout room as swiftly as possible in CAW. order to start each session on time. Session C: Community Ownership of All session rooms are on the second floor of Buildings and Spaces the town hall – please see the floor plan for Thousands of community asset transfers your session location. (CAT) have occurred across the country, including buildings and land, and they are Session A: Putting Community Businesses an aspiration for many communities and at the Heart of Procurement public bodies. This workshop will provide This session will help community businesses an overview of what CAT is and how it is and local authorities build collaborative and progressed, anchored by case studies from productive relationships, highlighting how Wirral like Byrne Avenue Baths who will tell community businesses can access public their story and share their learning. contracts and how local authorities can unlock the power of community businesses This session will be facilitated by: Mick through procurement. McGrath, Locality, Jane Richards, Byrne Avenue Baths, a representative from Wirral This session will be facilitated by: Elizabeth Council and Ged Devlin, Power to Change. Hartley, Wirral Council, Sophie Clarke, Capacity and Sophie Macken, Power to Session D: Influencing Local Government Change. Local authorities are large organisations that can be difficult to understand, and Session B: Empowering Community difficult to influence if you don’t know where Businesses in Liverpool City Region with to start. This session will help community Financial and Community Support businesses understand and engage with Help influence the future of financial and local authorities so that they can work business support for Community Businesses with, support, and benefit from their local in Liverpool City Region. Power to Change authority. and local partners are currently working to improve access to finance and support for This session will be facilitated by: Councillor community businesses in the City Region. Andy Hull and Natalie White, Power to A number of recommendations have come Change. out of this work already, and this session will provide the opportunity for community

6 Power to Change In our hands: Creating policy & practice to further community business. Floor Plan Birkenhead Town Hall - Second Floor

Wirral Room Storage Room Silver Sta Only Area Room

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Fire exit

Council Chamber Assembly Hall Session A - Procurement Fire exit Stairs Session B – Finance

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Refreshments

Mayor’s Parlour Refreshment Green Room Sta Only Area Session D – Local Room Session C – Assets Government Fire exit

Partner Stands

Rooms in use

Registration Desk

Council Chamber Green Room Session A: Putting Community Businesses at Session C: Community Ownership of the Heart of Procurement Buildings and Spaces

Assembly Hall Mayor’s Parlour Session B: Empowering Community Session D: Influencing Local Government Businesses in Liverpool City Region with Financial and Community Support

Power to Change In our hands: Creating policy & practice to further community business. 7 Car Parking and Public Transport Travelling By Car Bus Birkenhead Town Hall can be found by Frequent buses travel to Birkenhead from using SatNav reference postcode CH41 Sir Thomas Street bus terminals in Liverpool 5BR. Please use the paid on street parking City Centre. provisions in and around Hamilton Square. Parking meters will accept cash, contactless For public transport information call card payments and Phone to Park. Wirral Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or go to Council has declared a Climate Emergency www.merseytravel.gov.uk so would recommended that attendees car share or use public transport, where Ferry possible. A regular ferry service runs directly from Liverpool to Birkenhead Woodside ferry Train terminal which is under 10 minutes walk Hamilton Square Station is on the Wirral from Birkenhead Town Hall. Upon exiting / Liverpool Loop Line with trains from the terminal, follow the road to the right and Liverpool approximately every 10 minutes on walk straight up the hill and past Hamilton average. The station is less than 5 minutes Square train station. The Town Hall is away from Birkenhead Town Hall by foot. approximately 200 yards past Hamilton Upon exiting the station turn immediately Square station on the left hand side of the right and the Town Hall is visible and street. For public transport information call approximately 3 minutes walk. Direct trains Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or go to www. are available from Liverpool Lime Street, merseytravel.gov.uk Liverpool Central, Liverpool Moorfields and Liverpool James St Stations.

8 Power to Change In our hands: Creating policy & practice to further community business. Delegate List

First Name Surname Role Organisation A Lundon CEO The Florrie Abbi Parry Bid Development Officer Tomorrow’s Women Wirral Adam Mellor Buisness development manager Neo community Adrian Nolan Lead Officer - Industrial Strategy Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Amanda Curtis-Wilson Learning Facilitator School for Social Entrepreneurs North West Andrew McCartan Commissioning Services Manager Wirral Council Andrew Beattie Managing Director Ethos Magazine Ann Obyrne Councillor Liverpool council Ann Vanner Architect ACTion Ann McLachlan Entrepreneur Freelance Businesses Antonia Canal Engagement Manager National Lottery Heritage Fund Asako Brown Finance Business Partner Wirral Council Bev Morgan CEO Home-Start Wirral Boo Stone Head of Service Community Action Wirral Brian Dawe CEO Safe Regeneration Ltd Brigid Parkinson Policy Officer Carol Jones Carers/Commissioning Lead Wirral Health and Care Commissioning Cathy Elliott Consultant Advisor Power to Change Charlotte Harkins Operations Coordinator Make CIC Chris Traynor Trustee Byrne Avenue Baths Chrisie Byrne Chair Walton hall park Christian Stannard Relationship Manager Social Investment Business Christine Spriggs Creative producer Freelance Craig Pennington Director Future Yard CIC Danielle Cohen Development Manager Power to Change Deborah Usher Director Well On Wirral Deborah Aydon Director The People’s Pool Debra Hill Founder OLCOTWISH C.I.C Donna Long Senior Category Manager Wirral Council Ellen Loudon Chair VS6 VS6 Eric Johnson Private Practitioner Eric Johnson Eric Johnson Trustee Byrne Avenue Baths Esmaeil Abhari Programmer Freelance Eve Barrett Trust Manager North Birkenhead Development Trust

Power to Change In our hands: Creating policy & practice to further community business. 9 Fergus Adams Constituency Manager Wirral Council Gareth Nash Director Co-operative and Mutual Solutions Limited Ged Devlin Development Manager power to change George Edwards Freelance Researcher Wirral Council Grace Harrison Project Co-ordination Kitty’s Launderette Graeme Forsyth Community Development Officer KMBC Helen Heap CEO Seebohm Hill Ltd Helen Hull Adviser - Commercialisation LGA Hetty Wood Project Manager Capacity: The Public Services Lab Ian Mcgrady Managing Director Edsential Jackie Davies Phd University of Liverpool Jacqui Meadows Social Growth Officer KMBC James Burrows Investment Director BSC James Hickson Research Officer LCRCA Jane Richards Project Manager Byrne Avenue Baths Jane Baker CIC Bid Writer Self Employed / The Health Hub Centre Jane Dawe Community partners Manager Safe regeneration ltd Janette Williamson Deputy Leader Wirral Council Joanne Leek Investment Analyst LCR Combined Authority Jonathan Bland Managing Director Social Business International/E3M Judi Blacow Chair Neo Judith Garner Director Well On Wirral Julie Webster Acting Director for Health & Wellbeing (DPH) Wirral Council Karen Hawker Director of Commissioning and Transformation NHS Wirral CCG Karen Smith Operational Change Manager Wirral Evolutions Kate Groucutt Councillor & Deputy Portfolio Holder St Helens Council and Liverpool City Region Kathy Allen Divisional Manager Liverpool City Council Katie Dean Economic Analyst Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Keelan Early Development Officer Community Action Wirral Keith Patterson Head of Commercial Procurement Wirral Council Kevin Summers Activity manager Rushton Futures Kirsten Little COO Make CIC Kristian Gath PhD Researcher/Policy Intern Tate Liverpool/Birmingham City University/DCSM Laurence Fenlon Business & Events Manager The Florrie Lesley West Senior Finance Business Partner Wirral Council Lewis Collins Comms and marketing Neo

10 Power to Change In our hands: Creating policy & practice to further community business. Liam Kelly CEO Make CIC Lindsey Martin Operations Manager One Knowsley Lisa Mairah Head of SSE North West SSE North West Lizzy Hawkins Senior Policy Advisor, Responsible Business DCMS Lucy Dossor Director Growing Sudley CIC Lucy Whalley Events Officer Power to Change Lucy Barrow AD: Culture & Visitor Economy Wirral Council Lynn Collins Strategic Relations and Engagement Advisor Liverpool City Region CA Lynnette Akwei-Howe Director Crea8ing Careers Mark Lawler MD Baltic Creative Mark Gordon Director of Communications and Partnerships Power to Change Mark Bygroves Manager Rushton Futures Matt Biagetti Investment Manager Liverpool City Council Matt Gibbs Operations Manager Carrbridge Centre Ltd Matt Wicks Economic Policy LCR Combined Authority Matthew Brown Chief Executive Adding Value Consultancy Ltd Maxine Ennis CEO Rotunda Ltd Moira Mclaughlin Councillor - leader of Independent Group WBC Wirral Council Natalie White R&D Coordinator Power to Change Natasha Bright Communications Manager Power to Change Neil Johnson Engagement Team Leader Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Nick Plumb Policy Officer Locality Nicola Goodwin Community Development Manager Halton Borough Council Olly Martins Fairness and Social Inclusion Lead LCRCA Pat Cleary Councillor Wirral Council Patricia Crocker Executive Director Wirral Chamber Patrick Hurley CEO Inclusive Economy Liverpool Paul Satoor Chief Executive Wirral Council Paul Hurford Director Target Football CIC Paula Brown Investment Manager First Ark Social Investment Paula Basnett CEO Wirral Chamber Of Commerce Paula Ellis Corporate Engagement Manager Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Pete McArdle Freelance Researcher Wirral Council Rachael O’Byrne Managing Director Creative Spaces Co. Rachael Musgrave Public Health Consultant Wirral Council Racheal Jones Chief Operating Officer One Knowsley

Power to Change In our hands: Creating policy & practice to further community business. 11 Rachel Howey Strategic Lead: Culture and Visitor Economy Wirral Council Rachel Daley Director The Positivitree Robbie Davison Director Can Cook Rosemary Boylan Policy & Strategy Manager Wirral Council Sam Milne Graduate - Policy Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Saoirse Cowan Finance Graduate Wirral Council Shelah Semoff Partnership Officer Halton Borough Council Sophie Downey Digital Marketing Officer Power To Change Stuart Ingham CEO Merseyspring cic Stuart Bellerby Senior Commercial Manager Wirral Council Sue Robinson Centre Coordinator KFCA Tim Beyer Helm Adviser (on sabbatical) European Parliament (on sabbatical) Tom Murphy Development Manager KFCA Tony Jones Councillor Wirral Council Warren Ward Head of Public Affairs & Policy Wirral Chamber Of Commerce

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