Programme

Time

Event

9.30am

Registration can take place

10.00am

Exhibition Opening

10.45am 

Seminar & Exhibition officially opened by Lord Mayor of Birmingham

11.00am 

Anne Gibson, PPMA President 2011/12 - Opening Remarks 

11.20am

View from the Top - The Future for the Public Sector and the Role of the Workforce
Mike Cooke - Chief Executive, London Borough of Camden and Dr Steven Chase - Thames Valley Police

12.20pm

Track 1 - A New Workforce Strategy for a New Era - announcing a new major piece of work led by the PPMA and sponsored by Penna

Track 2 - Pensions Roundtable - the latest developments on pensions with Mike Taylor, Chief Executive at the London Pension Fund Authority, with Jeff Houston from the LGA Pensions Negotiating Team.  Sponsored by London Pension Fund Authority

1.00pm

Lunch

2.00pm

Track 1 - PPMA/Local Government Association Research Project - The Future Deal for Public Sector Workers
Workshop led by Dr Martin Reddington from Edinburgh Napier University

Track 2 - Knowledge Bite Sessions:
Sessions covering Supporting Transformation and Developing HR's role with case studies from Cafcass, Baxi Partnership, Red Quadrant and Gloucestershire County Council

2.45pm

Tea/Coffee Break

3.10pm 

Key Note Speaker - Lord Bichard - Structures & Skills - Is the Public Sector fit for purpose? - Sponsored by Serco

3.45pm 

Track 1 - Future of Employee Relations Debate with Andy Cook from Marshall James, Heather Wakefield, Unison, Stephen Moir, Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust and Bill Fletcher, Birmingham City Council

Track 2 - Engagement, Engagement, Engagement Workshop with case studies from BT, Essex County Council and GKN

4.35pm 

"Cutting to the Chase" - Speed-Networking PPMA Style

5.45pm-6.15pm 

PPMA 2012 AGM

7.30pm

8.00pm     

Pre-Dinner Drinks

PPMA Annual Dinner with HR & Recruitment Awards

(Dress code: Black tie)

Time           

Event

8.30am

Croners' Employment Law Update with Stuart Chamberlain

9.15am

Opening Remarks for Day Two - Martin Rayson, PPMA President 2012/13

9.30am

View from the Top - The Future for the Public Sector and New Delivery Models - Bridget Taylor, BT Global Services

10.20am

Track 1 - Leadership in a Changing World - Sponsored by Gatenby Sanderson
Martin Tucker - Managing Partner at Gatenby Sanderson
Joan Munro - Innovation Researcher

Track 2 - Knowledge Bite Sessions:
Sessions covering Supporting Transformation and Developing HR's role with case studies from London Borough of Waltham Forest, Shropshire County Council, West Midlands Police and Mightywaters Consulting

11.10am

Tea/Coffee Break

11.40pm

Track 1 - PPMA/TMP Research Project - Engagement Employees Using Digital Channels
Workshop led by Robert Peasnell from TMP Worldwide

Track 2 - Knowledge Bite Sessions:
Sessions covering Supporting Transformation and Developing HR's role with Orion Partnership and Ailisys

12.30pm

Key Note Speaker - Ben Page - public perceptions of the public sector and how that impacts on engagement?

1.10pm

Lunch

2.00pm

Track 1 - Positioning Public Sector HR Debate with Terry Huggins - President SOLACE, Chief Executive of South Holland and Breckland District Council, Dean Royles - Director, NHS Employers, Hugh Robertson - President of SPDS and Simon Constance - Orion Partners and Peter Reilly, IES - sponsored by Solace Enterprises

Track 2 - Future of Public Sector Reward - sponsored by Mercer
Workshop led by Christopher Johnson - Senior Partner, Mercer

2.50pm

Final Key Note Speaker - Opportunity in Adversity - Valerie Hughes D'Aeth, Group HR Director, Amey

3.30pm

Seminar Closing Remarks - The President