Programme


Tuesday 17th May 2011
08.30 Registration & Refreshments
09.00 Chairman’s Welcome

Professor Michael Parkinson CBE, Director of the European Institute for Urban Affairs, Liverpool John Moores University
09.10 Big Society, Small Government: How The Coalition Intends To Drive Regeneration From The Bottom Up

Richard McCarthy, Director General – Neighbourhoods Group, Department for Communities and Local Government
09.40 Delivering Regeneration In An Age Of Localism

- What opportunities does the Localism agenda provide to increase local influence on regeneration?
- What will be the impact on regeneration of neighbourhood planning, the proposed Community Right to
  Buy on local assets and greater local retention of business rates?
- How will the introduction of local referendums and more elected mayors impact regeneration?

 

Public
Lord Shipley, Member, House of Lords & Board Member One North East & Former Leader, Newcastle City Council

Voluntary
Iain Tuckett, Group Director, Coin Street Community Builders
Tony Burton, Director, Civic Voice

Private
Chris Brown, Chief Executive, Igloo
10.20 Onstage Local Authority Interview: Delivering Regeneration With Reduced Resources

- How cost-efficiencies in regeneration departments can be approached
- Opportunities and challenges for private and voluntary sector partners
- Adjusting your mindset to see the opportunities that remain

Jon Rouse, Chief Executive, Croydon Council
Stewart Murray, Director of Planning, Housing and Regeneration, London Borough of Barnet
Interviewed by Adam Branson, Features Editor, Regeneration & Renewal and Planning
10.50 Morning Refreshments
11.20 Streamed Break-Outs: Choose 1, 2 or 3

Stream Chairs:

Physical Regenetation
          Peter Andrews, Chief Exectuive, London Thames Gateway Development Corporation

Economic Development
          Chris Green, Chief Executive, SQW Group Ltd
          David Marlow, Managing Director, Third Life Economics

Community Renewal
          Tony Burton, Director, Civic Voice

 

Physical Regeneration

1) New Generation Development Funding Mechanisms

- JESSICA, LABVs, the Public Works Loan Board
       > How do they work? What sort of schemes can they fund in practice?

Martin Tiffin, Programme Leader, Town Centre Vision, Bouremouth Borough Council
Des Gardner, Head of Regeneration, Manchester City Council
Mike O’Conner, Partner, Head of Government, Energy & Infrastructure, Addleshaw Goddard
Caroline Hilton, Partner, Head of Economic Development, Addleshaw Goddard
Phil Goodstone, Partner, Head of Funds and Structured Real Estate Group, Addleshaw Goddard

 

Economic Development

2) New Forms Of Infrastructure Funding: How Do They Work?

- Tax Increment Financing: how does it work, what will the Government allow and in which areas does it have the most potential?
- Community Infrastructure Levy: what opportunities and threats does it present to regeneration projects?
- Social housing regeneration: current & future models of financing

Ashish Anand, Director, Infrastructure & Structured Project Finance, Barclays Corporate
Peter Cosmetatos, Director of Policy (Finance), British Property Federation

 

Community Renewal

3) Delivering Public Services: What Are The Opportunities For Community-Led Organisations?

- How will the Community Right to Challenge public sector delivery of services work?
- Procuring in ways that work for both the commissioner and the community-owned providers

Matthew Jarrett, Director of Business Development, Social Enterprise London
12.10 Streamed Break-Outs: Choose 4, 5 or 6

Physical Regeneration

4) Attracting Private Sector Interest: Funding Tools & Financial Viability
- What are private sector funders looking for in public sector partners?
- How can you reconfigure schemes to attract private sector interest and investment in the current climate?
- What role might be played by policy initiatives like tax increment finance and enterprise zones to help schemes get off the ground?
- What types of development are viable in the current market?

Andrew Appleyard, Head of UK Specialist Funds – Real Estate, Aviva Investors
Nick Salisbury, Director, Barclays Corporate Real Estate
Peter Cosmetatos, Director of Policy (Finance), British Property Federation

 

Economic Development

5) The Regional Growth Fund: What It Is For & How You Can Tap Into It?
- How was the first round allocated?
- What is the fund looking for from second round bidders?

Sir Ian Wrigglesworth, Deputy Chairman, Regional Growth Fund Advisory Panel

 

Community Renewal

6) How Can Regeneration Work In Low Income Communities Continue Despite Spending Reductions & Programme Cuts?

Ed Cox, Director, ippr north
Toby Blume, Chief Executive, Urban Forum
Claire Dove, Chair, The Social Enterprise Coalition and Chief Executive, Blackburne House Group
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Streamed Break-Outs: Choose 7, 8 or 9

Physical Regeneration

7) “Nurturing London’s High Street Places”

Mark Brearley, Head of Design for London

 

Economic Development

8 ) From RDAs To LEPs: How To Adapt

- How is the transfer of responsibility for economic development from RDAs to LEPs working?
- What is the future of RDA assets?
- How will ERDF be handled in the future?
- What powers do LEPs have?
- What role will they take in regeneration?
- How will they be funded?

Councillor Seán Woodward, Executive Leader, Fareham Borough Council
Lee Amor, Executive Director, Enabling Infrastructure & Development, SEEDA
Cathy Francis, Deputy Director – Local Economic Growth, Department for Communities and Local Government

 

Community Renewal

9) Funding Voluntary & Community Group Regeneration Activity: What Are The Options Now?
- Loan finance
- Grants
- Using assets
- Trading

Jess Steele, Director of Innovation, Locality
14.50 Afternoon Refreshments
15.20 Streamed Break-Outs: Choose 10 or 11

Physical Regeneration

10) Understand How The New Funding Environment For Housing Will Affect Regeneration
- The new Affordable Rent model: which sort of schemes will it support and which will it not?

- The New Homes Bonus: where will the money go?

Richard Hill, Executive Director – Programmes and Deputy Chief Executive , Homes and Communities Agency
Tim Collins, Deputy Director External Affairs, Home Builders Federation

 

Economic Development

11) Enterprise Zones: The New Generation
- How will the new generation of enterprise zones work?
- How will enterprise zone status be allocated?
- What lessons do the previous generation of enterprise zones offer?

 

Alex Jones, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities
Philip Cox, Director, Local Economies, Regeneration and European Programmes, Department for Communities and Local Government 

16.10 Question Time - Looking Forward: What Is the Vision For Future Regeneration?

Pat Ritchie, Chief Executive, Homes and Communities Agency
Philip Cox, Director, Local Economies, Regeneration and European Programmes, Department for Communities and Local Government
Sir Ian Wrigglesworth, Deputy Chairman, National Regeneration Fund Advisory Panel
Claire Dove, Chair, The Social Enterprise Coalition and Chief Executive, Blackburne House Group
Clive Betts MP, Member of Parliament, Sheffield South East
17.00 Chair's Closing Remarks & Close Of Conference

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