Events Calendar

• The high performing property strategy
• Expected financial benefits of the strategy
• A reduction in overall space required and better space utilisation
• Flexible managed office space - greater flexibility in the way government departments use office space
• Better procurement of FM services and property leases
• The OGC Property Benchmarking Service
• Skills and capability
• The 'State of the Estate' and 'Working Beyond Walls' reports
• A transformed, smaller and sustainable estate

• The Gershon Review and the Operational Efficiency Programme
• Sources of further efficiencies
• Asset management and procurement
• Business process improvement
• Further relocation of public sector activities
• Increased partnering with the private and not-for-profit sectors
• Focus on value for money, service quality and outcomes

• Reasons for Croydon establishing an LABV
• Utilisation of assets to kick start regeneration
• New source of income capital
• Forming a joint venture property parnership
• The procurement process
• Shared control - shared profit extraction
• Future developments - What happens next?

• The Lyons review and the relocation of 600 posts out of London by March 2008
• No disruption to output and no damage to statistical development
• Benefits for the region
• Savings in recruitment and training costs
• The selection process
• Managing the relocation process
• How did external providers offer practical support to ensure a successful move?
• Transport links and the selection process
• Retention and recruitment
• Ensuring business continuity and maintaining staff motivation
• How the RDAs add value to the relocation process

• The Operational Efficiency Programme
• CSR2007 and departmental asset management strategies
• Procurement of significant assets and long-term service provision
• The role of PFI in delivering cost-effective investment in public services
• The disposal of assets no longer required for service delivery
• Value for money delivery agreements
• Enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the UK public sector

• Building the relocation business case
• Capability assessment model - what is it and how should it be used?
• Making effective workplaces sustainable
• Innovative ICT supporting flexibility
• Space management - an office accommodation strategy
• Legal frameworks to achieve high-quality sustainable regeneration
• Successful asset management software implementations
• Regional Development Agencies and relocation
• Financial assistance for relocation
• Remote working and mobile technology
• Attracting private sector investment
• Local strategic partnerships - an opportunity for higher performing property
• Implementing asset management - a practical approach to reducing property costs and improving efficiency
• Relocation and the better use of IT and video conferencing
• Relocation and regeneration

• The High Performing Property Initiative and strategic property management in central government
• 20,000 relocations out of London and the south-east by 2010
• Relocation and the better use of IT and video conferencing
• Relocation and regional economic regeneration
• Location decisions and appropriate property decisions
• Relocation to co-location - efficient two-centre working
• The key relocation issues - human resources, property and benefits realisation

• The Sustainable Development in Government Report
• A new centre of expertise in sustainable procurement
• Achieving SOGE targets
• Efficient energy performance in buildings
• The pan-government framework for IT power management software
• Public procurers and sustainable products and services
• BREEAM ratings for all new builds and major office refurbishment
• Raising government capability and leadership in sustainable procurement and operations

• Working space - moving to a leaner, greener government estate
• Flexibility of space
• Driving efficiency through shared services and better use of the estate
• Local Authority asset management
• Strategic asset management skills
• Making effective workplaces sustainable
• Capability assessment model - what is it and how should it be used?
• Tackling change management - HR implications
• Implementing a physical and technical relocation of infrastructure and resources
• How relocation and transition fit into the wider public sector reform programme and Varney's recommendations
• Value for money delivery agreements and asset management strategies

• Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director of Forum for the Future and Chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission (CONFIRMED)
• Mike Rainsford, Office of Government Commerce (CONFIRMED)
• Keith Davis, Director, National Audit Office Efficiency Centre (CONFIRMED)
• Speaker invitation extended to: Professor Virginia Gibson, Land Securities Trillium Fellow & Director of MSc Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management
• Speaker invitation extended to: Paul Pegler, Group Head of Estates, HM Treasury