ICS Network National Conference

Please find below the full agenda for our national ICS Network conference - Tackling today while building for tomorrow - in November. We will be adding further details of sessions and speakers shortly and session times may be subject to change. 

Once you have registered at our reception desk, please help yourself to refreshments and take a look around our exhibition, chat to colleagues and familiarise yourself with the venue as you wait for the first session to start. 

Room: London Wall 

Speakers: 

• Penny Dash - Chair, North West London Integrated Care Board
• Richard Leese, Chair, Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 
• Reena Patel, Senior Healthcare Strategy Consultant and Principle Pharmacist, Leeds Health and Care Partnership
• Toni Larter, Optimisation Service Improvement Lead, Leeds Health and Care Partnership
• Nicci Briggs, Chief Finance Officer, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB

This session is in partnership with IQVIA.

Room: Broadgate Forum

Our ICS Network Chair, Kathy McLean, will officially open our annual conference for 2024 with her opening rmarks, welcoming you all to this unique event. 

Room: Broadgate Forum 

Our first plenary session of the day features a panel discussion looking at: 

• What are the new government's three policy ambitions for the 10 year plan?
• What role can ICSs play in he implementation of the 10 year plan
• What measures should be in the 10 Year Health Plan to achieve this?
• What can be achieved during the new parliament? And what will take 10 years?

• Matthew Taylor - Chief Executive, NHS Confederation
• Dr Kathy McLean - Chair, Derbyshire ICB and Chair of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB
• Prof Paul Corrigan - Strategic Adviser, Department of Health and Social Care

Room: Galleria 

Help yourself to some refreshments and take the time to chat with colleagues while visiting our exhibition. It's a unique chance to network with leaders from integrated care systems across England, to share ideas, best practice and challenges. 

Breakout session 1: Partnering for prevention and prosperity: a new era in devolution?

Room: Bishopgate 1 

Speakers: 

• Chair - Dr Kathy Mclean - Chair, Derbyshire ICB and Chair of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB
• Michael Wood - Head of Health Economic Partnerships, NHS Confederation
• Jane Robinson - Pro-Vice Chancellor of Engagement and Place, Newcastle University
• Mubassir Ajaz - Head of Health and Communities, West Midlands Combined Authority

Breakout session 2: Addressing health inequalities of disease and destitution 

Room: Bishopgate 2 - in partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim

Speakers: 

• Alex Bax - Chief Executive, Pathway
• Dee O'Connell - Director of Policy and Programmes, Pathway
• Rob Webster - Chief Executive, West Yorkshire ICB
• Tracey Murray - Director of Programmes, Kidney Research UK
• Neerja Jain - Health Equalities Programme Manager, Kidney Research UK

*Funded by Boehringer Ingelheim who have contributed to the development of the agenda

Breakout session 3: Galvanizing leadership for improvement 

Room: London Wall 

Speakers: 

• Chair - Nick Broughton - Chief Executive, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West ICB
• Rahat Ahmed-Man - Senior Adviser, Partners in Care and Health (PCH), LGA
• Simon Williams - Director of Adult Social Care Improvement, Partners in Care and Health (PCH), LGA
• Rachel Walker - Lead Advisor, LGA
• Kathryn Hall - Associate Director, One Gloucestershire Improvement Community, Gloucestershire ICB
• Nandi Simpson - Director, NHS Race and Health Observatory
• Jo Cogswell - Executive Director of Strategy and Joint Transformation, Surrey Heartlands ICB

Breakout session 4: How can we think differently about the health of children and young people?

Room: Broadgate Forum

Speakers: 

• Chair - Charlotte Pomery, Chief Participation and Place Officer, North East London ICB
• Haris Sultan - Former NeXt Director for Citizens and Future Generations, West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
• Raj Jain - Chair, Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
• Nicola Noble - Associate Head Teacher, Surrey Square Primary

Room: Galleria 

Enjoy lunch in the Galleria and take the chance to catch up with colleagues and network with ICS leaders from across the country. Don't forget to have a look around the exhibition, and come and chat with ICS Network team members to let us know how we can support you in your role. 

Breakout session 1 - Harnessing system working to drive productivity 

Room: Bishopgate 1

Speakers: 

• Patricia Miller - Chief Executive, Dorset ICB
• Ed Waller - Deputy Chief Financial Officer, NHS England
• Anita Charlesworth, Chair, Productivity Commission, The Health Foundation

Breakout session 2 - Using digital to further prevention 

Room: Bishopgate 2

Speakers: 

• Chair - Lena Samuels, Chair Of Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB
• Joe Harrison, National Director NHS App, CEO Milton Keynes University Hospital
• Masood Ahmed - NED, Coventry and Warwickshire Trust
• Chris Felming - Partner, Public Digital

Breakout session 3 - System, place or neighbourhood? Maximising impact through integrating at the right level

Room: London Wall - in partnership with Newton 

Speakers:

• Chair - Mark Fisher - CEO - Greater Manchester ICB
• Michelle McManus - Place Leader, Walsall Together
• Mark Axcell - Chief Executive, Black Country Integrated Care Board

Breakout session 4 - Social care and the interface with the wider system 

Room: Broadgate Forum

Speakers: 

• Cedi Frederick - Chair, NHS Kent and Medway ICS
• Jenny Paton - Director of Impact, Strategy and Policy, Skills for Care
• Camille Oung - Fellow, Nuffield Trust
• Mike Barker - Chief Officer, Oldham Integrated Care Partnership

Room: Galleria 

Enjoy a coffee in our last break of the day, and swap learnings with friends and colleagues while exploring our exhibition. What has been your highlight of the event so far? 

Room: Broadgate Forum - in partnership with Browne Jacobson 

Join our final plenary session of the conference, with a panel discussion exploring: 

• Gerard Hanratty - Partner, Browne Jacobson

Room: Broadgate Forum

Room: Galleria

Join the ICS Network team for a drink to mark the end of our annual conference and for a final opportunity to network and share thoughts and views with other ICS colleagues as we draw our annual conference for 2024 to an end.