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Building Capacity for Change Conference

22nd May 2007 at 9:00 AM until 22nd May 2007 at 4:30 PM

Location:

Hilton Hotel, Belfast

BUILDING CAPACITY FOR CHANGE

a major Conference examining the Capacity Building implications of the Review of Public Administration

HELD ON TUESDAY 22 MAY 2007 at the HILTON HOTEL, BELFAST

The Local Government Training Group facilitated a major conference examining the challenges facing the public sector in building capacity for change.

The Conference was highly participative and provided practitioners from the wider public sector with an opportunity to debate ideas to meet the challenges of the RPA.

The theme of the Conference – “Building Capacity for Change” – was pursued through three sub-themes:

1 Skills to Manage Change
2 Organisational Models for Change
3 Governance, Networks, Partnerships

The event was aimed at all those involved in change management and improvement at senior management level.

Below is the conference Programme with presentations.

Programme

Tuesday 22 May 2007

9.00 am Registration and Exhibition Opens
Tea/Coffee, mini breakfast available

10.00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Norman Dunn, Chair, Local Government Training Group

10.10 am Building Capacity for Change in Context
Cllr Sean McPeake, Vice Chair, Strategic Leadership Board

SESSION ONE Effecting Change and REFORMING PUBLIC SERVICES

10.20 am       Thinking Outside the Box
                       Professor Sue Richards, Head of Strategic Capability
                      National School of Government

10.45 am Building Capacity Alongside Major Change
Eileen Beamish, Associate Director, Goldblatt McGuigan

11.00 am Building Capacity to Manage the Change
Philip Heaton, Director, Deloitte

11.15 am Public Service Commission
Dessie Mitchell, Commissioner, Public Service Commission

11.25 am coffee break

11.45 am Workshop Session One – The 'Big' Issues

Workshop 1      Skills to Manage Change
Workshop 2        Organisational Models for Change
Workshop 3        Governance, Networks, Partnerships
Workshop 4       Leading Change
Workshop 5        Enhancing the Capacity of Elected Members

1.00 pm LUNCH

SESSION TWO BUILDING CAPACITY TO MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN

2.00 pm Panel Session – Progress and Challenges

Representatives of the Education and Local Government sectors, other RPA affected bodies and the trade unions will review progress to date and also look to the future from their various perspectives.

Education
Jim Clarke, Deputy Chief Executive, CCMS

Local Government
Peter McNaney, Chief Executive, Belfast City Council

Other RPA Affected Body
Paddy McIntyre, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Housing Executive

A Trade Union Perspective
John Corey, General Secretary, NIPSA

2.45 pm Workshop Session Two – 'What needs to be done and how'

Workshop 1               Skills to Manage Change
Workshop 2               Organisational Models for Change
Workshop 3               Governance, Networks, Partnerships
Workshop 4               Leading Change
Workshop 5               Enhancing the Capacity of Elected Members

4.00 pm Workshop Feedback and Evaluation

4.30 pm Closing Remarks and Close of Conference
Norman Dunn, Chair, Local Government Training Group

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