This forum will focus on driving social value and fostering collaboration across public and private sectors to achieve positive community outcomes. It will act as a platform for sharing best practice, building partnerships, and developing innovative approaches to embedding social value in business activities.

(Main Forum Session)

• 9:15 – 9:35 (20 mins): Arrival
• 9:35 – 9:40 (5 mins): Rachel Peak opening – overview of last session including feedback / handover to All Saints for housekeeping & venue background
• 9:40 – 9:45 (5 mins): All Saints – Introduction & Housekeeping
• 9:45 – 9:50 (5 mins): Neil Carson, Chair of the Forum: feedback from last session, thank All Saints, introduce the morning
• 9:50 – 10:00 (10 mins): Knowsley Council update
• 10:00 – 10:20 (20 mins): Delivery of social value / elevating business offers – Gill Roberts, Morgan Sindall
• 10:20 – 10:40 (20 mins): Roundtable discussions exploring the TOMS (Gill/Neil to create feedback sheets)
• 10:40 – 11:05 (25 mins): One Day – GROW Initiative and how businesses can get involved
• 11:05 – 11:20 (15 mins): Shaun Davidson, Managing Director at SGD – Case Study: a shining example of a Knowsley Chamber member, utilising the Chamber and impacting social value locally and nationally
• 11:20 – 11:35 (15 mins): Close & Networking