NOVEMBER DATE AND VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED.
News of keynote speakers and further details of the Good Deals 2010 programme will be added to these pages soon. To get a sense of what the conference is all about, take a look at the last year's programme below.
Good Deals 2009 programme
8.30-9.00
Arrival, registration, coffee
9.00-9.05
Welcome by Liam Black, conference chair
9.05-10.00
Social investment: the new engine of social, environmental and economic change?
Introduced by Jonathan Kestenbaum, CEO, NESTA
Keynote speakers:
Angela Smith, Minister for the Third Sector
Paul Lynam, MD, Business & Commercial Banking, RBS
David Blood, co-founder, Generation Investment Management
10.00-11.00 Panel:
Reassessing value in a new financial landscape
Liam Black, co-founder, Wavelength (chair)
Michael Quicke, CEO, CCLA
Emma Howard Boyd, Head of Socially Responsible Investment and Governance, Jupiter Asset Management
Nigel Kershaw, CEO, Big Issue Invest
Sue Peters, MD of investments, the Social Investment Business
11.00-11.20
Coffee break
11.20-11.50
Good Deals Pitches 1&2: two investment opportunities are scrutinised by a panel of expert investors, with host Antony Ross from Bridges Ventures
11.50-12.50
Delegates can attend one of three detailed workshops (pre-allocated) looking at promising ideas, deals done, and practical advice on preparing for investment:
Session A: Investing in communities – social impact bonds, community shares and innovation to promote economic well-being
Charmian Love, COO, Volans (chair)
Hugh Rolo, DTA and Helen Seymour, Co-ops UK, on community assets
Toby Eccles, director, Social Finance on social investment bonds
Ian Hatton, head of economic initiatives, Essex CC on the Bank of Essex
Session B:
Good deals under the microscope – a close look at some recent, groundbreaking social investment deals, how they have been structured, their impact, and how they maximise blended returns
Eddie Finch, partner, Buzzacott (chair)
Martin Atkinson, finance director, Treehouse with Sue Peters, MD of investments, the Social Investment Business
Fiona Tipping, director, Social Enterprise Clydebank with Emilie Goodall, investment manager, CAF Venturesome
Chris Carr, director, Equity Plus with James Cashmore, social business angel
Session C:
Getting investment ready – understanding what type of finance you need, assessing risk and return, approaching investors
Richard Litchfield, CEO, Eastside Consulting (chair)
Daniel Brewer, director, Equity Plus
Jonathan Jenkins, director, UnLtd Ventures
Tamara Pekelman, business advisor, Business Link in London
Trevor Lynn, CEO, the Grow Organisation
12.50-14.10
Lunch and networking in the Good Deals Marketplace
Delegates will have the opportunity to film ‘60-second pitches’ to camera during lunch, in the main auditorium. Five of these will be screened in our last Good Deals pitching session. These and any others that are filmed on the day will also be screened online after the conference.
14.10-15.00
Proving your impact – hear from experts, enterprises and investors on measuring and communicating social and environmental as well as financial returns:
Duncan Sloan, Head of Community Banking, RBS (chair).
Jeremy Nicholls, CEO, SROI UK
Verity Timmins, Impact Manager, FRC Group
Daniela Barone Soares, CEO, Impetus Trust
15.00-15.30
Good Deals pitches 3&4
15.30-16.10
Social Investment in Court!
Passionate experts become devil’s advocates to highlight some of the big issues in social investment. The judge cross-examines, and the audience is the jury.
Dave Boyle, CEO, Supporters Direct (judge)
Malcolm Hayday, CEO, Charity Bank, on the Social Investment Bank and government’s role in the marketplace
Sarah McGeehan, head of social finance, NESTA, takes issue with impact measurement
Faisel Rahman, MD of Fair Finance, makes a case for a UK Community Reinvestment Act
16.10-16.40
Good Deals 60-second pitches – a range of social entrepreneurs make their 60-second pitches and the audience chooses which investment opportunity to hear in more detail
16.40-17.30
The Big Interview: Liam Black plays Parkinson, interviewing guests including David Hutchinson, CEO, Social Finance; Rod Schwartz, CEO, ClearlySo; Anne MacCaig, CEO, Café direct
17.30
Closing remarks by Liam Black, conference chair
