The FTN's first two-day conference for chairs, chief executives, non-executive directors and corporate directors took place at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on 9 and 10 September 2008.
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Day 1: Challenging corporate governance
The first day of the conference will focus on corporate governance and will be chaired by Sue Slipman, Director of the Foundation Trust Network
09:30 Registration and networking over tea and coffee
10:15 Welcome and introduction by the conference chair - Sue Slipman (Director, Foundation Trust Network)
10:30 Keynote address: Good governance - apparent or real?
Andreas Whittam-Smith (chairman, The Children's Mutual; former city editor of The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph, co-founder and NED of The Independent newspaper; and former president of the British Board of Film Classification)
11:15 Panel discussion: The non-executive contribution to the corporate board
- Peter Wardle (Chief executive, Electoral Commission and non-executive director at Basildon and Thurrock Foundation Trust)
- Derek Jones (Non-executive director, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
- Dr Graham Clayden (Reader in paediatrics at Kings College Hospital, Non-executive director, Medway NHS Foundation Trust)
12:15 Putting trust in the trust
Dr Chitra Bharucha (Vice Chair of the BBC Trust)
13:00 Lunch and networking
14:00 Measuring the success of the non-executive director
Sir Andrew Likierman (Professor of Management in Accounting at London Business School, NED at the Bank of England and Barclays Bank plc, and NED at Tavistock and Portman NHS FT)
15:00 Refreshments and networking
15:30 Seminar sessions
The board's relationship to organisational performance and strategies for improving board effectiveness - from anecdote to evidence-based corporate governance - Stuart Emslie (Assistant Director, Centre for Corporate Governance and Ethics, Birkbeck London University and visiting fellow, Loughborough University Business School)
Seven questions for effective board evaluation: the lessons learned from enthusing sceptical directors - Bob Garratt (organisational development consultant and author of 'The Fish rots from the Head')
- A Powerful Partnership - the FT/FTSE link project
- Derek Jones (non executive director, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT)
- Anne Rozier (Head of Governance, Oxleas NHS FT)
- Dr Joe Walsh (Development & Innovation Director, BT Group plc)
- Giles Peel (Managing Director, The Capita Group plc)
Effective board partnerships - John Tizard (Director, Centre for Public Service Partnerships, Birmingham University, and formerly Group Director of Government and Business Engagement, The Capita Group plc.)
16:30-17:00 Conference reception in exhibition hall
19:00 Conference dinner
After dinner speaker - Michael White, political commentator, The Guardian
Music by Magenta Strings
Day 2: Focus on wider governance
Day two will explore wider governance and local accountability issues.
09:30 Registration and coffee
10:00 Introduction and key message from day one
Sue Slipman (Director, Foundation Trust Network)
10:30 Great governance - Dr William Moyes (Executive Chairman, Monitor)
11:15 Panel discussion: Maximising membership: exploring the role of members from across the sectors
- Dame Pauline Green (Chief Executive and General Secretary, Cooperatives UK)
- Nita Clarke (Director, Involvement and Participation Association) (IPA)
- Dave Mellish, Chair, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
12:10 Local accountability: what do ministers want from membership based local accountability? - Chris Ham, (Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Birmingham) and Peter Hunt (Mutuo)
12:25 What parliament and government wants from membership based accountability - Kevin Barron MP (member of Rother Valley and Chair of the Commons Health Select Committee)
13:00 Lunch and networking and exhibition
14:00 Workshop sessions
- Motivating your membership: shared experience s of the FT sector, 2004 - 2008 Supported and delivered by The ERS Group, comprising Electoral Reform Services and Membership Engagement Services
The findings from this session are now available to download.
- Active membership - how to motivate members to play their part - Russell Gill, Head of Membership, The Co-operative Group
- Involvement and Participation: engaging staff as members - Nita Clarke (IPA)
- Chairs and governors: making the relationship work - John Bruce (Chair, Southend universoty Hospital NHS FT) and Tony Wright (governor, Southend University Hospital NHS FT)
15:00 Tea and coffee and exhibition
15:30 Workshop sessions
- A practical example of reaching out to new members: the FT and TimeBank - A mechanism for engaging with local community organisations
- Helen Walker (Chief Executive, TimeBank)
- Jane Pellegrina (Membership Manager, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT)
- Andrea Green (Director of Foundation Trust Development, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust)
- Engaging youth - Representatives from Leeds UK Youth Parliament
Motivating your membership: shared experience s of the FT sector, 2004 - 2008 Supported and delivered by The ERS Group, comprising Electoral Reform Services and Membership Engagement Services
16:30 Summary from Chair and close
