Registration and networking
08:45 to
09:30
Chair’s opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Stephen Hill.
Institute Legal and Parliamentary Lead.
The Consultation Institute.
Part 1: How was consultation changed in the past year and looking towards the future
09:40 to
11:20
How has consultation changed in 2022 and what will it look like in 2023?
09:40 to
10:05
- What external factors are influencing consultation and engagement?
- What issues are the public focusing on?
- How has engagement changed with a switch to virtual and hybrid formats
Speaker:
Damian Greenfield.
Institute Associate.
The Consultation Institute.
Panel discussion: Where are we now and where are we heading with consultation and engagement? Anticipating future challenges and learning from recent projects
10:05 to
10:50
- Preparing for future changes to consultation and engagement
- Hybrid, virtual or in person? What have worked and what are the benefits and challenges of the different formats
- What does project speed and a reduction in the amount of time spent on the planning phase mean for future projects?
- Preparing for a future skills shortage
Speakers:
Sarah Walker.
Head of Communications and Engagement – Complex Infrastructure Programme.
National Highways.
Fraser Macdonald.
Strategic Consultation Lead.
Transport for London.
Tom McGarry.
Head of Regional External Affairs and Development.
EDF Energy – Sizewell C.
Morning networking and refreshments
10:50 to
11:20
Part 2: Practical guidance on delivering effective consultation and engagement
11:20 to
13:35
Planning and delivering an effective consultation and engagement strategy – going beyond what is required
11:20 to
11:45
- What are the requirements for consultation?
- Stakeholder mapping
- Using previous data to inform your project
- Changing face of consultation
- Creating an effective strategy in a limited timeframe
Speaker:
Poppy Tremayne.
Stakeholder and Consultation Manager.
RWE.
Hybrid, virtual or in person – which strategy effectively meets requirements and delivers the best results
11:45 to
12:10
- Managing constrained resources
- Tailoring your strategy to the audience
- What are the benefits and challenges of the different formats
Speakers:
Rachel Dixon.
Principal Engagement and Communications Consultant.
Arup.
Michaela Packer.
Associate Director.
Arup.
Working with local stakeholders – successfully engaging and maintaining communication throughout project development and delivery
12:10 to
12:35
- Overview of requirements of statutory processes
- Local stakeholders - identifying strategy and objectives
- Site selection and alternatives
- Maximising engagement - effective consultation materials
Speakers:
Liz Dunn.
Partner.
Burges Salmon.
Laura Fuller.
Senior Associate.
Burges Salmon.
Networking Lunch
12:35 to
13:35
The importance of inclusive engagement and consultation - supporting everyone to have a voice
13:35 to
14:00
- Working with marginalised and underrepresented communities
- Moving beyond traditional methods of consultation towards a more inclusive approach
- Sharing stories and learning
Speakers:
Amélie Treppass.
Client Director.
Traverse.
Paol Stuart-Thomson.
REBLE Researcher.
Traverse.
Part 3: Digital engagement - new innovations and effective approaches improving consultation
14:00 to
14:45
Lessons learned from a switch to other approaches during COVID – advances in technology and digital engagement
14:00 to
14:20
- Evolving technology and the use of new methods to improve consultation and engagement
- Lessons learned from projects throughout the pandemic
Speakers:
Matt Griffiths-Rimmer.
Director of Communications and Partnerships.
Hadley Property Group.
Mabel Ogundayo.
Engagement Specialist.
Hadley Property Group.
Case Study: Digital Engagement
14:20 to
14:45
- Effectively communicating complex projects
- Delivering quality online engagement
Speaker:
Lucas Wijntjes.
Director.
SitePodium.
Afternoon networking and refreshments
14:45 to
15:15
Part 4: Increasing the reach of engagement and improving accessibility – lessons from recent schemes
15:15 to
16:40
Engaging with a wide audience across a large geographic area
15:15 to
15:40
- Importance of pre-engagement
- Taking stakeholders on a journey
- Challenges of engaging with differing political views and across a large geograph
Speaker:
Lucy Dixon-Thompson.
Stakeholder & Engagement Manager.
Transport for the South East.
Panel discussion: Guidance on successful consultation and engagement: Insight from different types of developments
15:40 to
16:30
- Lessons that can be drawn from different developments
- How to apply lessons learned in past projects to new renewable developments
- Different challenges that different sites and developments face
- The feasibility of pooled population data – how can different organizations work together effectively
Speakers:
Liz Dunn.
Partner.
Burges Salmon.
Hannah Staunton.
Head of Communications.
East West Rail.
Poppy Tremayne.
Stakeholder and Consultation Manager.
RWE.
Lucy Dixon-Thompson.
Stakeholder & Engagement Manager.
Transport for the South East.
Chair’s closing remarks
16:30 to
16:40
Close of conference and networking drinks
16:40 to
18:00