Leading on Regional business action...

Visit: Employability in Bradford
Leader: Dean Cutbill, Executive Director, Yorkshire Bank

Delegates:

Dave Richardson, Chief Executive, Bradford Breakthrough
Chris Roberts, Director – Young People,  Bradford College
Trevor Higgins, Partnership Director, BT
Jane Vincent, Managing Director, Candelisa People
Nick Garthwaite, Managing Director, Christeyns UK Ltd
Tony Reeves, Chief Executive, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Andy Davidson, Managing Partner, Clydesdale & Yorkshire Bank
Koert Tulleners, Chief Executive Officer, Freemans Grattan Holdings (FGH)
Rebecca Hemingway, Manager, HR Services, Hallmark Cards
Paul Bentley, Managing Director, JN Bentley
Richard Flint, Chief Executive Officer, Kelda Group
Anne Reed, Colleague Engagement Manager (Community/Schools/Volunteering), Kelda Group
Tony Mobbs, Managing Director, Robinson Design Group
Margaret Mooney, Corporate Social Responsibility Consultant, UKAR

Visit: Employability in Leeds
Leader: Gary Lumby, Director of Small Business Banking, Yorkshire and Clydesdale Banks

Jamie Stone, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard
Julie Middlemass, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard
Andy Barnard, Head of Risk Management and Finance Support, Clydesdale & Yorkshire Bank
Deborah Gordon, Regional Facilities Manager (Northern), DLA Piper UK
Gregory Allsopp, Associate, DLA Piper UK
Stewart M Bannister, Marketing Communications Manager, Leeds Building Society
Rosemary Sheen, AR Project Manager, Leeds City College
Mark Warner, Environmental Projects Manager, Leeds Metropolitan University
Paul Anderson, Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (UK) LLP
Gareth Turpin, Head of Strategy & Operations - Sales & Service, Telefónica O2 UK

Visit: Employability in Sheffield
Leader: Gary Lumby, Director of Small Business Banking, Yorkshire and Clydesdale Banks

Neil Bradburne, Managing Partner, Yorkshire and Clydesdale Banks
Cheryl Spencer, Colleague Engagement Manager, Dixons Group
Neil Ritchie, Managing Director, Enritch Design Ltd
Rachel White, Group HR Manager, Henry Boot Construction (UK) Ltd
Adrian Budgen, Regional Managing Partner, Personal Injury Dept, Irwin Mitchell
Martin McKervey, Partner, Nabarro LLP
Kevin Strauther, Senior Manager, PwC
Colleen Eccles, Project Director – Shiregreen, Sanctuary Group
Richard Wright, Executive Director, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce
Eve Waite, Head of Employment and Skills, Sheffield City Council
Emma Dickinson, Development Manager, Sheffield City Council
Mick Hood, HR Manager, TATA Steel
Tracey Steele, Branch Manager, Waitrose Sheffield

Visit: Transforming Business, Transforming Communities
Leader: Ben Reid, Chief Executive The Midcounties Co-operative

Delegates:

Shanta Aphale, Enterprise Business Manager, Keele University
Lynn Banks, Project Development Worker, University of Wolverhampton
Clive Bridge, HR & Corporate Planning Director, Wesleyan Assurance Society
Steve Davies, Regional Managing Director, Mansell Construction
David Gandee, Director, Business Resilience, PwC
Seb Jones, Business Change Director, Muller Dairy (UK)
Robert Kingston, Vice President, Capgemini
Joanna Parker, HR Director, Higgs & Sons Solicitors
David Poole, Director Human Resources and Training GeoPost UK Ltd
Ian Shovlin, Senior Partner, Higgs & Sons Solicitors

Visit: Supporting Local Economies and Communities
Leader: Wade Lyn, Managing Director, Cleone Foods 

Delegates:

Tony, Bromwich,, Wholesale Sales Director,, AF Blakemore Ltd
Stephen, Cloves, Group HR Director, AF Blakemore Ltd
Ian, Harris, Managing Director, ID Security Systems
Michelle, Higgitt, Executive Assistant, Oakland International
David, Hoey, Business Improvement Manager,Oakland International
Mark, Manning, Director, Teamworx
Dennis, Storrod, Director, ID Security Systems
Ammo, Talwar, Director, Punch Records

Visit: How business can help homeless people overcome barriers to work and gain employment
Leader: Ray O’Donoghue and Jim Quantrill, Barclays Corporate

Delegates:

Fajli Bibi, Social Sustainability Lead, Interserve Industrial Services Ltd
Peter Blakemore, Managing Director, AF Blakemore
Martyn Cheatle, Chief Executive, Midlands Co-operative Society Limited
Simon Dingle, Operations Director, Carillion
Zac Dixon, Business Development Manager, Amey
Katie Dobson, Regional Managing Director, Mansell Construction
Joanna Lawson-King, Partner, Pinsent Masons
Stephen Miles, Partner, Pinsent Masons
Helen Parker, Group Reward Manager 2 Sisters Food Group
Ruth Pipkin, Managing Director, Rewired PR
Sue Reid, General Manager - Travel The Midcounties Co-operative
Kathy Toon, Partner – Birmingham, SGH Martineau LLP

Visit: Local Enterprise Partnerships
Leader: Stewart Towe, Managing Director, Hadley Group

Delegates:

Brian Colquhoun, Regional Director, Clydesdale & Yorkshire Bank
Neil Chapman, Manufacturing Director – UK Chocolate, Kraft Foods
Mike Dell, Managing Director, Ramsay Rubber & Plastics Ltd
Brain Francis, Chairman & Managing Director, Tallent Automotive Ltd
Tim Hair, Chief Executive Officer, Chamberlin plc
Wade Lyn, Managing Director, Cleone Foods
Les Ratcliffe, Head of Community Relations, Jaguar Land Rover

Visit:  Employability Leatherhead
Leader:  Huw Davies, Chief Financial Officer Wates Group

Delegates:

John Hickey, Director & Company Secretary,  Bichanan & Curwen Group
Roger Cotton, CSR Manager, Boots UK
Steve Workman, Head of CSR, ISS UK
Simon Owens, Head of P&A Finance Change, Legal and General
Frances Borrer, CSR Manager, Legal and General 
Rosemary Lemon, Group Head of Reward and Executive Remuneration, Legal and General,
Sally Dartnell, UK Corporate Responsibility Manager, Logica UK Limited
Emma Flack, UK & Ireland Communications Director, Unilever
Chris Deacon, Associate Director, CSC
Michelle McSorely, Community Development Officer, Mole Valley Housing Association
Tim Hall, Councillor, Surrey County Council

Visit:  The use of alternative energy sources.  Investigation of the use of biomass boilers
Leader:   Mr Steve Wood, Managing Director, Ecclesiastical Insurance

Delegates

Mr Richard Jones, Supply Chain Director, Dairy Crest
Delegates:
Mark Duddridge, Managing Director, Ginsters, Callington, Cornwall
Hamish Renton, Marketing & Innovation Manager, Milklink, Bristol
Rex Ward, Former Vice Chairman, Milklink, Bristol
Alan Goddard, Managing Director, Cornish Mutual Assurance, Truro, Cornwall
Bill Clarke, Managing Director, Trewithen Dairy Ltd, Lostwithiel, Cornwall
Gareth Oakley, Agriculture Director, Lloyds Banking Group
John Fiske, Sustainability Coordinator, Dartington Hall Trust, Totnes, Devon
Philip Dawe, Control Engineer, Premier Foods
Michael St.John, Premier Foods
David Faulkner, Development Director, Dalkia
Steve Guttridge, Sales Director, Dalkia
Ashley Malin, Head of Sales, Dalkia
Rolf Hudson, Project Engineer, Dalkia
Cheryl Hiles, Director of Sustainable Energy Delivery, Regen South West
Stephen Green, Bioheat Project Manager, Regen South West
Claire Gibson, Director of Sustainable Energy Generation, South West Regional Development Agency
Mark Prior, Operations Manager and Woodfuel Coordinator, Forestry Commission South West

Visit: Skills & Employment in North Liverpool
Leader:  Neil Scales OBE, Chief Executive & Director General - Merseytravel

Delegates:

Gerald Andrews, Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Finance, ACC Liverpool
Mike Cooper, Managing Director, Arriva
David Bundred, MD - Business Angel Investments
Carl Graham, Partner, DWF
Mary O'Shaughnessy, Recruitment Manager Utilities Division, Enterprise
Darren Illingworth, Communications & Engagement Manager, Hewden
Phil Round, Manager of Education, Training & Development, Jaguar Land Rover
Louise Harris, Head of Social Responsibility, Knowsley Housing Trust
Tony McDonaugh, Deputy Business Editor, Liverpool Daily Post & Echo
John Anderson, Community Liaison Manager, Liverpool Football Club
Terry Dray, Director, Liverpool John Moores University
Ian McCarthy, Programme Director, Liverpool Vision
Nicola Wilson, Customer Services Director , Merseyrail
Kieran Keane, Group Director (Operations), Places for People
Ken Perry, Chief Executive, Plus Dane Group
Andrew Jones, HR Director, PZ Cussons (UK) Ltd
Liz Romnes, Head of Corporate Affairs, Royal London Group
Sue Sljivic, Director, RSK Group
Roy Cavanagh, Training Executive, Seddon BSG Ltd
Steve Ramsden, Group Operations Director, Styles & Wood
Andy Cross, Business Support Director,Virgin Trains
Erika Rushton - Plus Dane
Cllr Joe Hanson
Cllr Ann O'Byrne

Visit:   Reducing re-offending by employing ex-offenders
Leader:  Richard Hutton, Group Finance Director, Greggs plc

Delegates:

Roisin Currie, People Director – Greggs plc
John Lee, Chief Executive, Your Homes Newcastle
Ian McNeeney, Director, BAE Systems
Andrew Hopper, Relationship Director, Lloyds TSB Corporate
Sophie Pickup, HR & Development Manager, Northumbrian Water
Keith Hutton, General Manager, Fenwicks
Angela Allan, Director of Business & Enterprise, Newcastle College
Chris Dixon, Skills Development Manager, Offenders' Learning and Skills Service (OLASS)
Nick Hall, Chief Executive, Northumbria Probation Trust
Martyn Strike, Head of Interventions, Northumbria Probation Trust
David Eggleston, Probation Lead Manager, Durham Tees Valley Probation Trust

Visit:   Reducing re-offending by employing  ex-offenders
Leader: Brian Manning, Chief Executive, The Esh Group,

Delegates:

John Wood, Chief Executive, Tolent Construction
Rosin Currie, HR Director, Greggs plc
Angela Lockwood, Chief Executive, North Star Housing
Paul Allison, Managing Director ,  Sherburn Stone Co.
Jane Braybrook, Community Programmes Manager, Carillion plc
John Parnell, Business Development Manager, Durham County Council
Chris Dixon, Skills Development Manager, Offenders' Learning and Skills Service
John Walker, Director, Gentoo Group

Visit: Employability of homeless people in London
Leader: Tim Jones, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Delegates:

Julia Scott, Head of Corporate Communications, Brakes
Ian Priest, Founder, Chime Ventures
Laura Francesca Brown, Communications & CSR Manager, Ferrovial Agroman
Sara Crabb, Managing Director, Kantar Operations
Albena Karameros, Employability Manager, Islington Council
Mike Hannay, HR Director, Russell Jones & Walker
Richard Bursby, Partner, Taylor Wessing
Caroline Rawes, HR Director, Taylor Wessing