Scotland's Third Sector

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08:45 - Registration and refreshments

09:25 - Welcome and introduction from the Chair
Keith Aitken, Journalist and Broadcaster

Session One: Looking Ahead - A Vision of the Future

09:35 - Thinking about the future: How do we turn the dynamic upside down
Martin Sime, CEO, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

09:55 - Why the third sector is key to bringing change to create a better Scotland
Henry Simmons, CEO, Alzheimer's Scotland

10:10 - Questions and discussion

10:35 - Refreshments

Session Two: Making Change Happen

11:00 - The change formula: Making change happen = change management thinking
Lesley Kragt, Consultant, Vanguard Systems

11:15 - Overcoming barriers: Bringing change to welfare reform
Dr. Simon Duffy, Director, The Centre for Welfare Reform

11:35 - Leadership in times of change
Martin Stepek, CEO, The Forum and Scottish Family Business Association

11:50 - Questions and discussion

12:20 - Lunch

Session Three: Breakouts – Changing the Culture

Session three will run a series of breakouts. There will be three breakouts, each running twice and for 45 minutes. Delegates will choose to attend two from three.

13:10 - First breakout
13:55 - Transition between breakouts
14:00 - Second breakout
14:45 - Refreshments

Breakout One: Integrating health and social care
Integrating health and social care is one of the big political and social issues in Scotland but there are barriers to change and vested interests in maintaining the status quo. Now that the catalyst for change is there, what needs to be done on the front-line and in the back-office to engineer a new model?

Chair: Helen Tyrrell, Director, Voluntary Health Scotland
Audrey Birt, Chair, LTCAS and Director for Scotland, Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Alex Cole-Hamilton, Head of Policy, Aberlour Child Care Trust

Breakout Two: Community assets
The process of developing community assets through community engagement and empowerment can be as important as the end goal of managing or owning the asset. This can help bring together local communities, often resulting in sustainable income to maintain and develop local services and resources.

Chair: Dr. Jim McCormick, Scotland Advisor, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Andy Wightman, Land Rights Activist and Author of 'The Poor Had No Lawyers'
Charlie Millar, Chief Executive, Cassiltoun Housing Association

Breakout Three: Social finance
Social finance provides a different way of working and delivering. Used effectively it can be used to deliver change and challenge the status quo. Could your organisation find sustainable revenues and investment to enhance innovation and growth?

Chair: David Hardie, Head of Venture Philanthropy, Inspiring Scotland
Emily Bolton, Director, Social Finance
Mike Grigor, Regional Manager, Charities and Social Enterprise, The Co-operative Bank

Session Four: The Road Ahead

15:05 - Taking advantage of public service reform
Anna Coote, Head of Social Policy, New Economics Foundation

15:25 - Inspiring change and making it happen
Carmel McConnell, Author and Founder of Magic Breakfast

15:45 - Questions and discussions

16:10 - Summary and conclusions from the Chair

16:15 - Close of Conference

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Who should attend?

Anyone working or volunteering for a charity, social enterprise or voluntary organisation
People working with the sector, local and national government, NHS and the private sector
Whether you are a decision maker or delivering change on the ground - this conference will help you

What previous delegates have said:

“Interesting and informative”
“Good value for money”
“Empowering and inspiring”
“I picked up lots of useful ideas”
“Well organised, insightful, a good day!”
“The speakers inspired me, generating a number of thoughts I want to develop further”
“Honest and refreshing”
“Lots to think about”
“Very good and relevant”
“A real inspiration”
“Superb, food for thought”