15th October 2024 at Villa Park, Birmingham

Keynote Speaker: Richard Parker, the new Mayor for the West Midlands.

Son of a docker, Richard Parker left school at 16, joining PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1989. He later started a firm working with small and medium-sized companies and social enterprises, including projects around the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He describes his move into politics as the “most important thing I’ve done in my life.”

Key Policies:

• Public Control of Buses: He wants to bring buses under public control and set up a franchise system across the region.
• Revitalize Towns: He plans to revamp high streets, create 150,000 jobs, reduce crime, and tackle rogue landlords.
• Enhance Competitiveness: He aims to invest in skill development and apprenticeships to improve job prospects.
• Regional Development: He has attracted about £1bn to the West Midlands and aims to bring more investment to all areas if elected.
• Support Markets: He proposes a markets taskforce for the Black Country to boost local markets and attract visitors.
• Improve Transport: He plans to develop a very light railway to reduce congestion and improve transport in the West Midlands.

We are also excited to have Trevor Steven in conversation with Andrew Carpenter 

Trevor is a former footballer for Everton, Glasgow Rangers, and the England national team and currently serves as a mental health ambassador in the construction industry. He will discuss his career and also the mental health issues within the construction sector.

• 8.00am Registration, Networking and viewing of exhibition stands
• 9.00am Welcome – Uma Shanker, Chair CE Midlands
• 9.10am Keynote Address Inc an outline of current WMCA project opportunities – Richard Parker, Mayor West Midlands
• 9.40am A view on the economy 100 days on from the General Election – Max Wilkes, Atkins Realis
• 10.10am Carbon Accounting – Nigel Tonks, Sustainable Development manager at Arup and Rebecca Clayton, Valuations Partner at PwC
• 10.50am Tea/Coffee, Networking & viewing of exhibition stands
• 11.20am Building Safety Advice Notes – Julie Bell-Barker, Wolverhampton Council (presentation on advice notes prepared by the CE Midlands Building Safety Theme Group)
• 11.40am A word from our sponsor
• 11.50am Panel Session:

Client- tbc
Contractor – Adrian Speller (Speller Metcalfe)
Consultant – tbc
Supplier – tbc

• 12.20pm – Launch of CE Midlands new Social Value Theme Group – Sue Woollett, Stepnell
• 12.30pm Trevor Steven in conversation with Andrew Carpenter
• 12.50pm Summit Conclusions – Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive CE Midlands
• 1.00pm Lunch, networking & viewing of exhibition stands.

Tickets

Early Bird

• Members £80 + VAT
• Non-members £120 + VAT

From 1^st September

• Members £100 + VAT
• Non-members £150 + VAT