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

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

Nigel Kershaw OBE				Professor John Denham
Executive Chair				Director of Centre for English Identity and Politics
The Big Issue Group				University of Winchester
Amy Anslow				Catherine Mitchell
Co-Founder				Manager
hiSbe				Winchester Hub
Simon Donovan				Liam Quinn
Chief Executive				Chief Executive
Manor House Development Trust				Northdoc
Guillaume Vaslin				Mike Calvert
Co-Founder				Social Innovation Developer
Virtu ROCKS				York St John University
Richard Frost				Mark Sharman
Head of Ventures				Chief Executive
Resonance				Help & Care Ltd
Dr Dave Furze				Ian Middleton
Director				Chair
Social Audit Network				Social Enterprise Mark CIC

Sponsorship Opportunities

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.