09:30

Registration and refreshments

10:00

Welcome and introductions

David Loseby, Visiting Professor of Research Impact at Leeds University Business School

10:05

Opening address

Gareth Scargill, Director at Nexus

10:20

Keynote: Small-to-Medium Enterprise imperative

Shirley Cooper OBE, Small Businesses Crown Representative

10:35

The Collaboration Playbook: Presentation

Frank Lee, Chief Executive Officer at the Institute for Collaborative Working

10:50

The Collaboration Playbook: Fireside interview - A Government Commercial Function perspective

Matt Browne, Deputy Director of Policy and Communication at the Cabinet Office

11:20

Refreshment break

11:45

Panel discussion

Chair: David Loseby, Leeds University Business School

Panellists:

Martyn Gannicott, Commercial Director, National Highways

Simon Reid, Managing Director, Babcock International

Shirley Cooper OBE, Small Businesses Crown Representative

Katherine Adams, Head of Collaborative Procurement Services, Greater London Authority Group

12:45

13:30

Presentation: Structured collaboration to deliver social value

Gareth Williams, Sustainability Director at the Transpennine Route Upgrade(TRU) West Alliance

13:50

Presentation: UK Central Digital Platform (CDP)

Adam Hill, Head of the Project Management Office CDP at the Government Commercial and Grants Directorate

14:10

Breakout sessions: Academic–industry collaboration, SME integration, university–business partnerships

Breakout 1 - Facilitators: Professor Chee Yew Wong, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Dr Nicky Shaw, Senior Lecturer, and Dr Mahdi Bashiri, Associate Professor, all Leeds University Business School (Woodhouse Suite)

Breakout 2 - Facilitator: Michelle Lawrence, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Link Up (UK) (Beech Grove)

Breakout 3 - Facilitator: John Doyle, Managing Director of B2BPP (St George)

An introduction to TOSCA (Centre for Technology, Operations and Supply Chain Analysis)

Professor Chee Yew Wong, Dr Mahdi Bashiri and Dr Nicky Shaw, all Leeds University Business School

15:15

15:35

Breakout sessions: The challenges of successful internal collaborative culture

Chair: David Loseby, Leeds University Business School

Breakout 1 - Facilitator: Charly Hutson, Director of the Greater London Authority Group (St George)

Breakout 2 - Facilitator: Bill Taylor, Associate Director at the Institute for Collaborative Working (Beech Grove)

Breakout 3 - Facilitator: Dr Nicky Shaw, Leeds University Business School (Woodhouse)

Closing remarks

Frank Lee, Institute for Collaborative Working

16:45

17:00