APSE Southern Future Focus Seminar 2019

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Plenary Speakers: 

The state of local government finance - Dr Peter Kenway, Director, New Policy Institiute

What's on the horizon for local government? - Paul O'Brien, Chief Executive, APSE

25 Year Environment Plan: Improving the environment within a generation - Helen Ward, Head of Stratigic Engagement, DEFRA

Commercialisation, Income Generation and Trading:

Session 1:

Delivering bulky household waste services with a surplus - Joe Brown, Commercial Services Manager and John Wozniak, Operations Manager, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Generating Income from advertising on highways and council assets -  Helen Burnett, Head of Business and Commercial Development, Birmingham City Council

Essex's Outdoor Activity Centres: Maximising their Trading Potential -  Caroline Adlem, Head of Traded and Commercial, Essex County Council

Session 2:

Supporting local business to thrive: Hull City Council and Humber LEP -  Carl Lewis, Project Manager, Hull City Council

Property and Economic Development -  Mark Bradbury, Director of Property and Economic Development, Enfield Council

Parks and Open Spaces:

Session 1:

Developing a Parks Strategy -  Pete Owen, Volunteer Strategy Lead Parks, Manchester City Council

Session 2:

Evidencing the value of parks and open spaces, social impact and contribution to wellbeing -  Alison McCann, Policy Manager, Fields in Trust

Engaging a whole place in valuing the natural enviroment's role in ensuring a thriving economy and community -  Paul Walton , Head of Environment and Rural Economy, New Forest National Park Authority and joint convenor of Green Halo

Waste, Refuse Collection and Street Cleansing:

Session 1:

Increasing recycling rates -  Andy Height, Group Manager, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

A partnership approach to minimising household waste -  Alun Housago, Waste Strategy Programme Support Officer, Norfolk County Council

Session 2:

Demand Reduction in Street Cleansing -  Robert Walsh, Head of Safe and Strong Communities, South Gloucestershire Council

Three-weekly refuse collection and recycling outcomes -  Neil Maver , Waste and Recycling Programme Delivery Manager, Rochdale Borough Council

Highways and Street Lighting:

Session 1:

Getting more from our strategic assets through 'Smart' -  Dr. Jennifer Schooling, Director, Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction

Adaptive Street Lighting -  Mark Wedgwood, Head of Enviromental Management, Suffolk County Council

Session 2:

Devolution in Highways' services, working with Volunteers, District, Town and Parish Councils -  Paul Fermer, Assistant Director - Highways and Transport Operations, Oxfordshire County Council

Establishing a set of performance measures to inform service development -  Andy Martin, APSE Associate