May 01, 2006 - WORK WISE UK SUMMIT: FINAL SPEAKER LIST
WEDNESDAY 3 MAY, QEII CONFERENCE CENTRE, LONDON
Sir Digby Jones (director general of the CBI), Brendan Barber (secretary general of the TUC), Sir Christoher Bland (chairman of BT) and Meg Munn MP (DTI Parliamentary Under Secretary of State) are all keynote speakers at the Work Wise UK Summit on May 3 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminister. An invited audience of policy advisers and key influencers from both the public and private sectors will hear how the campaign will create a smarter working Britain.
The agenda for the summit is as follws:
08.30: Registration
09.30: Welcome address by Declan Curry, business presenter for BBC Breakfast
09.35: Introduction by David Lennan, chairman, Work Wise UK
09.45: Ministerial keynote address, Meg Munn MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, DTI
10.00: Brendan Barber, secretary general, TUC
10.20: Question time: Mike Briercliffe (chairman, IT Forum Foundation), Julie Carney (director, work and families team, DTI), Dr Jeremy Beale (head of e-business policy, CBI), Paul Sellers (policy officer, TUC) and Sophy Hough (business director, home and mobile working, BT).
11.00: Morning coffee
11.30: Peter Thompson, director of the Future Work Forum
11.45: Question time: David Lennan (chairman, Work Wise UK), Andrew Boswell (independent corporate ICT consultant), John Philpott (chief economist, Chartered Institute of Personnel Development), Roger Jones (business development director, strategy and technology, Avaya).
12.15: Sophy Hough, business director, home and mobile working, BT
12.30: Sir Christopher Bland, Chairman, BT
12.40: Question time: Dr Jeremy Beale (head of e-business policy, CBI), Mike Buhagiar (head of business strategy, BT Global Services), Paul Sellers (policy officer, TUC) and Mike Briercliffe (chairman, IT Forum Foundation).
13.00: Lunch
14.15: Sir Christopher Bland, chairman, BT
14.50: The Work Wise Debate: Peter Thompson (director of the Future Work Forum), Edmund King (executive director, RAC Foundation), David Lennan (chairman, Work Wise UK) and Bob Benson (executive director for community development, Scope).
15.30: Chris McCarthy, executive director for sustainable development, Surrey County Council.
15.55: Closing remarks, Declan Curry.
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Notes to editors:
Journalists wishing to attend all or part should contact Michael Hardware on the details below, or by return email. A full agenda will be issued imminently. - Work Wise UK is being organised by the IT Forum Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation.
- Further information about Work Wise UK can be found on the website www.workwiseuk.org.
- A dedicated electronic news room has been established for journalists to obtain further information, to download print-quality materials, and to register for media updates about Work Wise UK. This can be accessed either through the main website or directly at www.pressrooms.net/workwiseuk.
- Supporters of the Work Wise UK campaign include the TUC, Henley Management, Scope and the British Chambers of Commerce.
For further information, please contact:
Work Wise UK: Michael Hardware, Chelgate PR, on 020 7939 7939, 07775 925 274 or meh@chelgate.com.