Annual International Conference on Governance, Public Services and Administrative Reform
Day 1 (Tuesday 1st December 2009)
09:00 Registration and Refreshments
09:45 Chairman’s Introduction and Welcome
Dr Nigel Forman, former MP and Minister, United Kingdom (confirmed)
10:00 Administrative and Public Services Reform: Purpose and Practice, Public Expectations
Lord Blackwell, Centre for Policy Studies Board Member; Former Head of Prime Minister’s Policy Unit (confirmed)
Maria Rankka, President, Timbro, Sweden (confirmed)
Baroness Hamwee, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Regional and Local Government (confirmed)
11:00 Morning Coffee
11:15 Projects in Progress: Old and New Models of Reform
David Albury, Co-Chair, the Innovation Unit; former Principal Adviser, UK Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit (confirmed)
Ben Jup, Director of Public Services Strategy and Innovation, Cabinet Office (confirmed)
Dr Indianna D. Minto-Coy, Research Fellow, CIGI & University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (invited)
12:45 Identifying and Sharing International Best Practice
Group A: Bhartendra Singh Baswan, Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India (confirmed)
Group B: Martin Stanley, Interim Chief Executive of the Public Service of the Turks and Caicos Islands (confirmed)
13:15 Lunch
14:00 Public Services and Public Spending under Political and Financial Pressure
Lord Filkin, Chairman, 2020 Public Services Trust; Former Minister and Council Chief Executive (confirmed)
Phillip Blond, Director, Progressive Conservatism Project, Demos (confirmed)
Carola Fischbach-Pyttel, General Secretary, European Federation of Public Service Unions (invited)
15:00 Afternoon Tea
15:15 Identifying and Sharing International Best Practice
Group A: Bhartendra Singh Baswan, Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India (confirmed)
Group B: Martin Stanley, Interim Chief Executive of the Public Service of the Turks and Caicos Islands (confirmed)
16:15 Working Group Reports to Plenary
16:30 Close & Networking Drinks Reception
Day 2 (Wednesday 2nd December 2009
9:45 Chairman’s Introduction and Welcome
Dr Nigel Forman, former MP and Minister (confirmed)
10:00 The Civil Service and Public Sector under Performance Pressure
Andrew Haldenby, Director, Reform; Author, Fit for Purpose (confirmed)
Professor Edward Page, Department of Government, London School of Economics, United Kingdom (confirmed)
Ari Sihvola, Head of Haus International, Haus Finnish Institute of Public Management, Finland (confirmed)
Fernando Garcia Ferreiro, Head of Career Guidance and HRM Development Unit, European Commission Directorate General for Personnel and Administration (confirmed)
11:15 Morning Coffee
11:30 Public Service Commissions and Public Accountability
Kingston Rhodes, Chairman, International Civil Service Commission, United Nations (confirmed)
Janet Gaymer CBE QC, Commissioner for Public Appointments (confirmed)
Sir Andrew Foster, Chairman, 2020 Public Services Commission (invited)
12:30 Identifying and Sharing International Best Practice
Group A: Bhartendra Singh Baswan, Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India (confirmed)
Group B: Martin Stanley, Interim Chief Executive of the Public Service of the Turks and Caicos Islands (confirmed)
13:15 Lunch
14:15 Working with and Learning from the Voluntary and Private Sectors to Deliver Public Services
Bhartendra Singh Baswan, Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India (confirmed)
Philip Cullum, Deputy Chief Executive, Consumer Focus (confirmed)
Sir Peter Dixon, Chair, University College London Hospitals, Chair, the Office for Public Management (confirmed)
15:15 Afternoon Tea
15:30 The Public Sector in the 21st Century
Lord Richard Best OBE, President, Local Government Association (confirmed)
16:15 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
Dr Nigel Forman, former MP and Minister (confirmed)
16:30 Close followed by Drinks Reception