All Partner Conference 2024
Friday 29 November, we'll be back at the Ridgeway Centre, Milton Keynes for our second All Partner Conference - making mission-driven change work
Register to attend today via our events booking system.
The conference will bring together representatives from local authorities, business, universities, central government and the many agencies and organisations advancing our region.
Conference Programme:
Arrivals from 9.00: Coffee, Pastries and Conversation
10.00-10.15: Chairman's welcome and annual review. Dipesh J Shah CBE.
10.15-10.45: State of the Region - what's next?
- Board member reflections on projects, programmes, networks and investments secured through pan- regional collaboration. with Mayor Dr Nik Johnson Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Prof. Alistair Fitt, Vice Chancellor Oxford Brookes University, Cllr Susan Brown, Leader Oxford City Council, Al Kingsley, CEO Netsupport Ltd., Cllr Liz Leffman, Leader Oxfordshire County Council. Cllr Andy Graham, Leader, West Oxfordshire Council. Dr Barbara Ghinelli, Director Innovation Clusters and Harwell Campus. Chaired by Dr Richard Hutchins, Managing Director, pan-Regional Partnership.
10.45-12.00: Headwinds and tailwinds: in a fast-changing economic landscape how to we stay ahead?
- Chair Sarah Haywood, Managing Director, Advanced Oxford.
- Keynote address: Shaun Grady, Senior Vice President Business Development Operations, AstraZeneca UK
- Economic potential of the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster, Report Author, Rachel Wolf, Founding Partner, Public First
- Panel and Q& A with Jason Longhurst, Head of Sustainable Investment and Partnerships, Prologis UK. Matt Kinghan, Director, Iceni Projects Ltd. Prof. Lynette Ryals OBE, Pro Vice-Chancellor Cranfield University and Board member. Zoe Metcalfe, Director, Local and Central Government, AtkinsRéalis.
12.00-12.15: Showcase - Arc Universities Student Panel reflections: embedding sustainability into regional growth.
- Dr Winifred Soribe, Entrepreneur in Residence
12.15-13.15 Networking lunch
13.15-13.45 Keynote address: David Hughes, Chief Executive, East West Rail
13.45-15.15 Blueprint for success: putting sustainability at the heart of sustained growth
- Chair Cllr Bridget Smith, Leader South Cambridgeshire District Council and Board member
- Keynote address: Catriona Riddell, independent consultant. Mission Growth: the importance of partnership working within the new strategic planning environment.
- Panel discussion and Q&A with Naomi Green, England's Economic Heartland. Nick Platts, Managing Director Luton Rising, Matthew Stanton, Conservation Strategy Director, BBOWT, Dr Edel McGurk, Regional Director, Natural England.
15.15-15.30: Chair's closing address.
Register to attend today via our events booking system.
Throughout the day also visit Expo stands to speak to colleagues from East West Rail, England's Economic Heartland, The Environment Agency, analysts from our Regional Data Observatory and more...
Missed last year's All Partner Conference? Take a look at what happened and what some of our Partners said: Conference highlights video.
November 2023 All Partner Conference
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first All Partner Conference, to the speakers, panellists and facilitators.
In his opening address Chairman, Dipesh J Shah OBE reflected on his first couple of months as Chair: “I’ve been struck by the determination of our outstanding local leaders, our world-leading universities and the thriving science and technology clusters ranging from large to small enterprises, to come together and uplift the profile of the region both within the UK and internationally, to propel the innovation led economy in a manner which is environmentally progressive and importantly, inclusive for the communities that we all serve.”
Our first All-Partner Conference was a day for decision makers to come together, work together and commit to pan-regional collaboration that unlocks, as one conference delegate so aptly suggested, ‘the power of radical partnership.’
Workshops:
Here’s an overview of what happened at the AUG-hosted session, The power of universities: driving green innovation and skills for a sustainable future. This session emphasised the potential of the Oxford to Cambridge region in becoming pioneers in addressing global environmental challenges by fostering collaboration, inclusivity, and sustainability across academia, industry and communities. Watch a Student Panel video, in which students highlight some of the key themes important to them, and where they consider what the environment may like in 2050.
Download the presentation and supporting posters from the Environment Agency's workshop on developing approaches to integrated water management here.
Download the presentation from the Natural England’s workshop on Local Nature Recovery Strategies. For an overview of LNRSs, including the Regulations and Statutory Guidance, visit Local nature recovery strategies - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and, for a list of LNRS Responsible Authorities, head to Local nature recovery strategies: responsible authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Take a read of the session write up from the Unlocking Opportunity through data, facilitated by Arthur Le Geyt, the Partnership's data and analysis lead and Better Futures.
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