Thursday 19 June

08.30 Registration and exhibition opens
09.00–10.30 NHS Confederation network sessions
09.00–10.30 Pedal to the metal (closed session for non-executive directors only)
09.00–10.30 Strand sessions
09.00-10.30 Confidential Forum: Gearing up for the summary care record, healthspace and NHS Choices
10.30–11.30 Maximising the benefits of change (delivered by BT)
10:30–11:30 Refreshments, networking and exhibition
10:30–11:30 Introduction session for delegates attending the conference for the first time
11:30–12:20 Plenary:Joe Simpson Touching the Void
12:20–13:05 Plenary: David Nicholson, Chief Executive of the NHS in England, with a Q&A session
13: 05–14:05 Networking, exhibition and lunch
13: 05–14:05 Developing outstanding leaders in a changing NHS (delivered by Arup)
13:05–14:05 Black and Minority Ethnic Forum reception
13:05–14:05Healthcare Commission confidential forum
14:05–15:05 Plenary: Clare Chapman NHS Values
15:05–15:30 Plenary: Mark Britnell How will World Class Commissioning change the NHS
15:30–16:30 Refreshments, networking and exhibition
15:30-16:30 Havoc or harmony: do healthcare partnerships really work? (Session delivered by Lloydspharmacy)
15:30–16:30 Foundation Trust Network chairs and chief executives meeting
16:30–18:00 NHS Confederation network sessions
16:30–18:00 Europe and Health: What does the EU really mean for the NHS? (delivered by NHS European office)
16:30–18:00 Strand sessions
18:00 Registration and exhibition closes
18.30–19.30 Civic reception at the Town Hall hosted by the Mayor of Manchester
20:00–23.00 Formal conference dinner