Welcome by conference chair

Councillor Chris White, Chair, Local Government Association (LGA) Culture, Tourism and Sport Board Richard Hunt, Head of Service Development, Culture, Sport and Communities, Suffolk County Council and Chair, National Culture Forum (NCF) Martyn Allison, National Adviser, Culture and Sport, Local Government Improvement & Development (LGID) Richard Russell, Director Strategic Partnerships, Arts Council England (ACE) Dean Rogers, National Officer with lead responsibility for the Culture and Sports Sector, PCS Union

Fit and lean – managing performance, productivity and value

Taking Part – The national survey of culture, leisure and sport

Making the case for investment in local visitor economies

Mike Diaper, Executive Director, Children and Young People, Sport England Ruth Alleyne, Strategic Lead for Local Government, Sport England

Rhion Jones, Programme Director, Consultation Institute Elizabeth Gammell, Director of Standards, Consultation Institute

New delivery models and funding structures beyond organisational boundaries

Achieving efficiencies and driving quality through devolution of services

Integrating culture and sport within sustainable communities

Sue Thiedeman, Cultural Services Improvement Manager, London Region Heidi Bellamy, Manager, Culture First, Culture and Sport Improvement Network for the East Sarah Dawes, East Midlands Tim Challans, West Midlands

Richard Russell, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Arts Council England (ACE)

Sarah Elderkin, Team Leader, Cultural Economy, Manchester Rionne Williams, Creative Apprentice – Cultural Regeneration Assistant, Manchester City Council Siobhan Farrington, HR Manager, The Lowry Jennie Godsalve, Engagement Advisor, Creative & Cultural Skills

Harman Sagger, Economic Advisor, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

Tony Duggan, Head of Culture and Neighbourhoods, South Tyneside MBC Jane Robinson, Head of Adult Social Care, South Tyneside MBC