South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)

Building Strong & Viable Communities
Regional Economic Strategy (RES) Event
07 September 2005

The Centre, Slough

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• Welcome and Introduction
  Chair – Cllr. Liz Brighouse, SEEDA Board Member
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• Setting the Scene – The RES Review So Far
  Pam Alexander, Chief Executive, SEEDA
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• The Value of Inclusion to Global Competitiveness
  Peter Ramsden, Director, Freiss Ltd
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• Rethinking Communities as Economic Assets (Developing True Measures of Economic Progress)
  Guy Rubin, Senior Researcher, New Economics Foundation
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• Business Case for Diversity
  Hilary Wiseman, Wiseman Consulting Ltd
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  Workshops
• One: The Challenges of Business-Led Regeneration
  Guy Rubin
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• Two: Harnessing the Diversity of Communities to Benefit Local Economies
• Nick Wilson
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• Three: Harnessing the Community and All Its Assets
  Zoë Brooks
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• Four: Harnessing the Economic Potential of the VCS
• Catherine Johnstone
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• Five: The Role of Public Procurement in Supporting Inclusion and Local Markets
  Philip Craig
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• Plenary – Key messages from the day and explanation of RES consultation process