Stronger Things 2022 Online Agenda
Thank you for being part of Stronger Things 2022!
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Welcome
Welcome to Stronger Things 2022.
It’s been a challenging couple of years since we last met at the Guildhall. But it has been so exciting to see how the movement for community power has grown across local government, the NHS and the wider public sector. The combination of resilience and imagination has been truly inspirational.
These two days will give you a chance to reflect on everything you’ve achieved, re-connect with people, and, of course, hear from an amazing line-up of speakers.
Thanks for being part of the movement and do feel free to get in touch for a chat – we’d love to hear your community power experiences and thoughts.
– Donna Hall, Chair, New Local and Adam Lent, Chief Executive, New Local.
Joining the event
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Breakout Sessions
Both Days: Community-led startups – rebooting public services from the bottom Impossible Ideas
Impossible Ideas Inc. is a public service venture studio on a mission to supercharge public problem-solving and reboot public services.
In this interactive session we will explore what role communities can play in designing, running and owning ventures that serve a public purpose and meet their most pressing needs.
Tuesday Only: Who gets to imagine the future of places? JRF (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)
How can we give people hope? How do we create and grow visions of a better future? One way is a technique and a body of work called ‘collective imagination’.
In this session, we’ll explain how this works and share some examples of where it’s happening in the UK, what makes it possible, and what changes as a result. Get learning and insight from the people who have done it.
Tuesday only: How to evaluate your place-based programme Renaisi
Evaluation is vital to secure funding and support for your work but evaluating long-term, collaborative, place-based projects is hard! In this practical session, Renaisi’s Senior Place Based Evaluations Manager, Lily O’Flynn, invites you to share all of the challenges and barriers you face when trying to evaluate place-based work. Then she will provide tips, tools and a model that you can use to evidence the progress and impact of your work.
Wednesday Only: What do leaders do when the community leads? New Local
Leaders of organisations moving towards community power realise quickly that their own approach needs an equally radical shift.
This is difficult, nuanced and often messy stuff. So, what is the skillset that’s needed? What are the common mistakes? And how do you not revert old ways of thinking when things get tough?
At this breakout, you’ll have the chance to explore your own challenges with a panel of public sector leaders and politicians at different stages of this journey.
Speaker Biographies
Angela Rayner MP is Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Before her career in politics, Angela worked as a care worker for Stockport Council where she gained experience at the sharp end of public services.
Audrey Tang is Taiwan’s digital minister in charge of Social Innovation. She has gained worldwide attention for transforming how government engages with citizens & communities.
Fiona Hill is a former United States National Security Council member who became world-famous after testifying in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. She was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. She is now a Senior Fellow at the Brookings think tank and author of There Is Nothing For You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century.
Danny Kruger is the MP for Devizes and co-founder of the New Social Covenant Unit. He is a former adviser to Government on civil society policy, and the founder and CEO of two charities working with prisoners and young people at risk.
Jess Phillips is a Labour Party politician who became the MP for the constituency of Birmingham Yardley at the 2015 general election.
Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz was elected the Mayor of Newham in May 2018 and is the lead member for Inclusive Economy and Housing Delivery.
Tracy Brabin was elected as the first Mayor of West Yorkshire, and the first ever woman Metro Mayor in May 2021. She was the MP for Batley and Spen from 2016 until 2021.
Will Tanner is the Director of Onward. He was previously an adviser to Prime Minister Theresa May, a Special Adviser in the Home Office and Deputy Head of Policy in 10 Downing Street.
Donna Hall is Chair of Bolton NHS Trust and Chair of New Local. She was CEO of Wigan Council for 8 years and developed The Wigan Deal.
Olivia Butterworth leads NHS England and NHS Improvement’s work to ensure that the NHS works with citizens and communities to have a voice that influences the development, design and delivery of our health and care services.
Cormac Russell is Managing Director of Nurture Development and a faculty member of the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute, at DePaul University, Chicago.
Nazir Afzal OBE was Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England and formerly Director in London. Most recently, he was Chief Executive of the country’s Police & Crime Commissioners.
Alastair McLellan is editor of Health Service Journal (HSJ). He won a British Society of Magazine Editors ‘Editor of the Year’ award in 2021.
Judah Armani is Designer in Residence at InnovationRCA, Head of Social Impact Lab at the Royal College of Art, and founder of InHouse Records.
John Barradell is The Town Clerk and Chief Executive of the City of London Corporation.
Neelam Heera, a TEDx speaker, is the founder of Cysters – a charity dedicated to reproductive and mental wellbeing.
Charlotte Hollins manages the Fordhall Community Land Initiative which owns Fordhall Organic Farm, North Shropshire – England’s first community owned farm.
Andy Jackson leads on strategy and development for the Heeley Trust; a small community development charity in inner city Sheffield.
Inayat Omarji MBE led the restoration of All Souls church in Bolton into a community centre. He is a trustee of the Bolton Community Leisure Trust and the Churches Conservation Trust.
Nick Sinclair is the Director of the Local Area Coordination Network at Community Catalysts CIC. He works with local authorities and their partners to develop and grow the innovative approach of ‘Local Area Coordination’ across England and Wales.
Hazel Stuteley is Director of Connecting Communities programme. She has worked as nurse, Health Visitor and Health Inequalities practitioner within very low-income communities for over 50 years.
Adam Lent is the Chief Executive of New Local. His previous roles include Director of the RSA Action and Research Centre and Head of Economics and Social Affairs at the TUC.
Jessica Studdert is Deputy Chief Executive of New Local. She leads New Local’s research programme and contributes strategic oversight of the organisation.
Thank you for joining us at Stronger Things 2022 – we hope to see you again next year!
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