Broadening Horizons - Social Enterprise Mark CIC Conference, 5th & 6th June 2017Social Enterprise Mark CICMonday, 5 June 2017 at 13:00 |
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BROADENING HORIZONS FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
It’s a new world. The old rules appear to have been thrown away!
This conference will challenge the status quo and look at the opportunities for social enterprise to look beyond the usual ‘public service delivery’ comfort zone, by challenging participants to think about the wider world, Brexit and the market opportunities.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
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Monday 5th June
An exclusive day for Social Enterprise Mark/Gold Mark Holders to meet, network and share good practice
1.30pm Registration and exhibition/networking with refreshments
2.00pm Welcome from Lucy Findlay (MD of Social Enterprise Mark CIC)
2.15pm Leading a successful social enterprise to create social impact, discussion led by Simon Donovan, Chief Executive of Manor House Development Trust
3.00pm Mark Holder Forum, chaired by Sara Burgess, former CIC Regulator:
A chance to network and share updates with fellow Mark Holders, e.g. sharing good practice, discussing successes and challenges, and how Social Enterprise Mark CIC can support you.
Followed by:
5.00 - 7.30pm Awards celebration evening - drinks reception:
- Celebrating the achievements of accredited social enterprises
- Social Enterprise Mark/Gold Mark presentations
Award presentations by James Evans of theSocial Enterprise Mark independent Certification Panel
All conference delegates are invited to attend the drinks reception
Tuesday 6th June
Pushing the boundaries of social enterprise: exploring new opportunities
The conference is open to everyone, either working in/with social enterprises, or those wanting to know more about the expanding social enterprise sector and opportunities to work with social enterprises
Chair - Lucy Findlay (Managing Director of Social Enterprise Mark CIC)
9.00am Registration and exhibition/networking
9.30am Welcome from Professor Joy Carter, Vice Chancellor of Winchester University
9.50am Welome/introduction from Lucy Findlay, MD of Social Enterprise Mark CIC
10.00am 'In conversation with John Denham' Q&A session with Professor John Denham, Director, Centre for English Identity and Politics at University of Winchester, and former Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills/Minister for Communites and Local Government
10.30am 'Pushing the boundaries of social enterprise: engaging with new markets'
Panel discussion on new and emerging markets for social enterprise, chaired by Ian Bretman, Board member of Fairtrade International
Organisation | Name |
hiSbe | Amy Anslow |
Northdoc | Liam Quinn |
VIRTŪ ROCKS | Guillaume Vaslin |
York St John University | Mike Calvert |
11.30am Refreshments and exhibition/networking
12:00pm Workshops (delegates to choose one workshop to attend):
1) Can workshop social enterprises really compete in a cut throat market? Ian Middleton, Founding Director of Axios and Social Enterprise Mark CIC Chair
An interactive workshop to discuss the capabilities of social enterprises as commercial businesses, and how they can more effectively compete in commercial markets
2) The social investment market - Richard Frost, Head of Ventures at Resonance
This workshop will include an overview of the social investment market, the opportunities and availability of social finance. Richard will look at a case study of how social investment can lead to increased impact and greater financial sustainability. The workshop will also cover typical questions any organisation seeking social investment should ask themselves before moving forward.
3) Whose impact is it anyway? - Mark Sharman and Emma Leatherbarrow, Help & Care Ltd
Mark and Emma share their experience of the pleasures and pitfalls of understanding impact. From case studies to social return on investment, commissioners and funders are increasingly asking for evidence of the difference projects make to people’s lives and how they might affect the use of other services. This session will give you a flavour of how Help & Care approach this across a diverse range of services, pragmatically and honestly. Knowledge of statistics not required!
4) Social accounting and audit - Dr Dave Furze, Director of Social Audit Network
An overview of social accounting and audit, and why it could be important that a social enterprise should do it
1.00pm Buffet lunch, networking and exhibition
2.15pm Student powered social change - Winchester Hub
Exploring how Student Hubs support students to take action on social issues, as well as how Winchester Hub has tailored their approach locally in order to support more students to take action on social issues. Students past and present will talk about how they got involved, and what impact their social action has had for them and for their local community
3.00pm Closing keynote – Nigel Kershaw OBE, Chair of The Big Issue Group
4.00pm Close
Who should attend?
• Social Enterprise Mark holders - CEOs, senior managers, marketing and communications
• Emerging and established social enterprises
• Charities
• Housing associations
• Businesses and corporations wanting to know more about social enterprises and social value
• Policy makers, procurement officers, local authorities
• Commissioners, health and social care organisations
• Networking and representative bodies
Speakers
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Nigel Kershaw OBE |
Professor John Denham | |||
Executive Chair |
Director of Centre for English Identity and Politics |
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The Big Issue Group | University of Winchester | |||
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Amy Anslow | Catherine Mitchell | |||
Co-Founder | Manager | |||
hiSbe | Winchester Hub | |||
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Simon Donovan | Liam Quinn | |||
Chief Executive | Chief Executive | |||
Manor House Development Trust | Northdoc | |||
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Guillaume Vaslin | Mike Calvert | |||
Co-Founder | Social Innovation Developer | |||
Virtu ROCKS | York St John University | |||
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Richard Frost | Mark Sharman | |||
Head of Ventures | Chief Executive | |||
Resonance | Help & Care Ltd | |||
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Dr Dave Furze | Ian Middleton | |||
Director | Chair | |||
Social Audit Network | Social Enterprise Mark CIC | |||
The event is being hosted by University of Winchester, as the headline sponsor.
There are a range of other sponsorship opportunities available, including co-headline sponsorship, workshop sponsorship and exhibition sponsorship. Please get in touch if you are interested in being involved as a sponsor.
Accommodation
The event is being held at University of Winchester West Downs campus. We have secured a preferential rate at The Wichester Royal Hotel, which is less than a mile from the venue.
The single occupancy rate is £89 and the double occupancy rate is £99, inclusive of breakfast and VAT. There are 25 rooms reserved for 5th June - to book your room, please contact the hotel on 0330 102 7242, quoting reference 69894 to claim this rate.
Please note - the reserved rooms will only be held until 4th May 2017, after which time we can't guarantee that there will be availability, or that rooms will be available at the preferential rate.
Parking is available at the hotel on a first come first served basis.
Social Enterprise Mark CIC is the social enterprise accreditation authority, which ensures the social enterprise business model remains ethical, credible and commercial through accreditation.
We are responsible for assessing applications for the internationally recognised Social Enterprise Mark and Social Enterprise Gold Mark. We exist to recognise and promote social enterprises as competitive, sustainable businesses, dedicated to maximising social impact above shareholder profit.
The Social Enterprise Mark is the only internationally available social enterprise accreditation, enabling credible social enterprises to prove they put the interests of people and planet before shareholder gain. The Mark acts as an independent, externally assessed guarantee that a business is operating as a social enterprise, with the central aim of using income/profits to maximise social benefit, taking precedent over generating dividends for owners/shareholders.
The Social Enterprise Gold Mark provides a route to social enterprise excellence. The Gold Mark offers enhanced accreditation to social enterprises which can show best practice in proof points across key business areas, including financial transparency and business ethics. It is a business development tool that sets benchmarks and an action plan for continuous improvement.
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