Programme summary

To 2010 and beyond

Welcome from Cllr Merrick Cockell, chairman, London Councils

Introduction

Stuart Fraser, chairman, Policy and Resources Committee, City of London

Keynote speakers

Boris Johnson, Mayor of London

Ben Page, chairman, Social Research Institute Ipsos MORI

Panel session: Working with communities

• Cllr Merrick Cockell, chairman, London Councils
• Jessica Crowe, executive director, Centre for Public Scrutiny
• Ben Page, chairman, Social Research Institute Ipsos MORI
• Simon Woolley, national co-ordinator, Operation Black Vote
• Chair: Reeta Chakrabarti, BBC political correspondent

Keynote speaker
Hazel Blears MP, secretary of state, Communities and Local Government

Breakouts sessions

1. Community leadership in the 21st century
2. Community engagement: reaching the hard-to-reach
3. Being a councillor in London