Achieving more for more: what would public services look like if users and professionals worked together in equal and reciprocal relationships?

The Coproduction Practitioners Network, Governance International, Birmingham University, NESTA and nef are pleased to invite you to a ‘Coproduction Roadshow’event in Birmingham.

A half day event for practitioners and decision makers to share views and experiences on how to deliver public services that achieve more by radically rethinking the relationship with their beneficiaries.

Programme 

10.00  Arrival and registration

10.30  Introduction

10.40  Co-production: what is it, what can it do, what are its limitations? 

Prof. Tony Bovaird, INLOGOV, University of Birmingham and Elke Loeffler, CEO, Governance      International 

11.05  Embedding co-production in local government - the change management challenge

Paul Sheehan, Chief Executive, Walsall MBC and Lead of West Midlands Local Authority Leadership Group

11.25  Making co-production central to improving health outcomes

Jim McManus, Director of Public Health, Birmingham City Council

11.45  Workshops

Workshop I: Caroline Tomlinson, Co-Founder and Director of In Control - “Building Stronger Communities”

Workshop II: Lawrence Hughes, CEO, Fair Shares; Martin Simon, Timebanking UK – "It's about time!"

12.30  Workshops

Workshop III: Alison Lush, Neighbourhood Manager Area 1 and Trish Willetts, Environment Champion Coordinator, Solihull Council – “Solihull Environmental Champions”

Workshop IV: Rabiyah K Latif, Programme Manager, Asylum and Refugee Support, Birmingham City Council - “Journeys to employment: How Birmingham Council engages with workless displaced communities”

13.15  Lunch and networking