January 28th 2021
Road to Recovery - Private & Public Sector Collaboration
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UK Monthly Private & Public Recovery Sessions
Brought to you by Movers & Shakers, in association with Cratus
We have designed a series of ‘Monthly Recovery Sessions’ - the last Thursday of each month. These fit with our 2021 Mission: To drive more and better Private and Public sector collaboration, and will be be delivered within our Movers & Shakers state-of-the-art interactive Community Platform (and App).
Each month, in association with Cratus, we will be delivering timely and topical sessions featuring Ministers, Shadow Ministers, Metro Mayors, the Combined Authorities, City Regions and individual Local Leaders.
Topic: Road to Recovery - Private & Public Sector Collaboration
Private & Public sector collaboration is fundamentally important to driving good growth, opening up opportunities for investment, getting developments off the ground, improving efficiency and meeting the needs of communities. And, mission critical to housing delivery in particular! There are lots of positives in adopting and developing mutually-productive relationships, particularly at a time when Local Government finances are under huge strain, resources have been diminished and are stretched.
So what can Public & Private Collaboration deliver? What are the challenges? What is the scale of the opportunity? What are barriers and what are the lessons learned? What constitutes a good partnership? What does a good relationship look like! We have assembled a first rate panel to debate this topic. Cllr Darren Rodwell leads Barking & Dagenham and is Housing lead for London Councils. Barking & Dagenham have generated massive inward investment. Eamonn Boylan heads up the GMCA and a major part of the North West economy, how does he see collaboration in the context of achieving his authority’s growth targets? Bek Seely leads on development for Lendlease, who have a string of £ multi-billion regeneration projects in London and the Midlands. And finally Fiona Fletcher-Smith the newly appointed Chief Executive of L&Q, in a former life Director of Development at the GLA is well placed to the challenges of getting collaboration right
EVENT SPEAKERS
Cllr Darren Rodwell
Leader
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Darren has been Leader of Barking and Dagenham since 2014. He has served as Deputy Chair of London Councils, having been Executive Member for City Development and now as the Executive Member for Housing and Planning. In his current role he has promoted inward investment in the capital via Opportunity London and prioritised the delivery of affordable housing, addressing fire safety, tackling homelessness and reducing the use of temporary accommodation.
Darren is also a member of the Homes for Londoners Board, Arts Council England, the Arts Council for London and the Create London Board and, since May 2023 Chair of the LGA Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board. He was awarded LGIU Leader of the Year Award in 2019. In 2021, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Education by Coventry University in recognition of his efforts to expand educational opportunities in Barking and Dagenham.
Bek Seeley
Managing Director for Development
Lendlease
Bek Seeley is the European Managing Director for Development at Lendlease.
Bek is responsible for leading the Development Business to successfully delivering Lendlease’s c.£24bn European pipeline including major projects in London,
Manchester and Birmingham. This pipeline will deliver in excess of 25,000 homes.
Previously, she held the position of Chief Operating Officer for Development and was instrumental in winning a number of major projects for Lendlease, as well as
overseeing operations and driving overall growth of the business.
Before joining Lendlease in 2015 Bek’s career spanned the public and private sectors, having held a range of operational and commercial roles in economic
development, infrastructure, built environment and public services.
Fiona Fletcher-Smith
Chief Executive
L&Q
Fiona was appointed as L&Q’s Chief Executive in September 2020. A chartered surveyor, with almost 30 years of experience in the housing sector, Fiona has worked in a variety of voluntary and public sector roles including advising homeless people in Dublin, housing management, development and regeneration, strategy and policy development.
Fiona was previously L&Q’s Director of Development and Sales, spearheading a £5.1 billion development programme. Whilst in this role, Fiona led our development and strategic land programmes, including landmark projects such as the 10,800-home Barking Riverside development. She also oversaw the group’s expansion beyond the South East and delivered change programmes to improve both the efficiency and diversity of our Development and Sales function.
Prior to joining L&Q, Fiona was Executive Director for Development, Enterprise and Environment at the Greater London Authority (GLA). As part of their senior management team, Fiona was responsible for overseeing the delivery and implementation of key strategies such as the London Plan and overseeing the operation of the Mayor’s powers in relation to significant planning applications in the capital.
Fiona is the current chair of trustees at the Centre for London, helping the capital’s think tank to meet their charitable objectives.
Eamonn Boylan
Chief Executive
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Eamonn Boylan was appointed Chief Executive of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority in January 2017. He played a key role in the development of the Housing Market Renewal Programme, the Northern Way Growth Strategy and, through his work with the Core Cities Group and the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, in the emerging policy framework for city regions. Eamonn takes the lead role on Investment and on Planning and Housing for the AGMA Wider Leadership Team.
Chairperson: Nick Kilby, Chief Executive, Cratus
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