1. Chief Exec’s Update or The things that keep me awake at night! Richard Caulfield Chief Executive Voluntary Sector North West

2. Current issues Cuts Big Society Localism NHS Reform Public Health Service Equalities Agenda Big versus small? Specialist Infrastructure ‘Nationals’ Geographies Accountability LEP’s Oh – and managing an organisation

3. CUTS 20 th October – reading between the lines Already underway? How much and how bad? Retaining Capacity Retaining the right capacity in the right places!

4. Big Society A brand with no substance? Community Organisers Big Society Network ‘Communities First’ My Square Mile

5. Big Society Health – Foundation Trusts = Social Enterprises Education – Free Schools/Academies Policing – Specials receive Council Tax rebate

6. Localism, Localism, Localism Where to for equalities? How local is local? What is the future of LSPs? Great Opportunity? LEP’s not the best example!

7. NHS Reform Responding to the white paper Challenges created by GP commissioning Opportunities for ‘social enterprise’ Implications of ‘any willing provider’ How do we deal with a public sector back lash?

8. Public Health Service Is ring-fencing good? How much will it be? NW Transition Group – What should our key messages be?

9. Equalities Agenda Slipping off the radar quickly! Fit with localism? What next for the act? Rediscover campaigning?

10. Big versus Small Large National providers: part of same sector? Role of larger providers nurturing smaller groups? How does it fit with localism? Current contracting models

11. Specialist Infrastructure How can it survive? Who will pay? How do we protect the ‘legacy’ of those that close?

12. Nationals (Infrastructure) What more can we get out of them? Where do they add value and where do they interfere? How should they rationalise?

13. Geographies Local Integrated Services (LIS) Neighbourhoods GP Commissioning Local Authorities LEPS Sub Regional Regional Northern? National European

14. Accountability Evidencing reach Credibility facing ‘both’ ways What is your true mandate? Democratic accountability?

15. Local Enterprise Partnerships How does the sector prove its worth and get to the table? What is that worth to the sector? How do we work with the private sector? What resources and power will they have? What tools do we have for influence?

16. Just about Managing? Or leading not pleading? Ever changing budgets Redundancies Short-term vacancies Providing vision in an unclear world Realistic? Too pessimistic or over optimistic?

17. So What? Anything missing? Any one thing stick out? What support do you need? – Who is best placed to provide it? How can we help with peer support?