This presentation was used at the NCVYS & Children England Speaking Out annual conference 2010 (funded by the Cabinet Office). For more details, please contact press@ncvys.org.uk

1. SPEAKING OUT 2010 Under the spotlight – unlocking community potential Thursday 9 December 2010

2. Chair’s introduction Susanne Rauprich Chief Executive National Council for Voluntary Youth Services

3. Morning session keynote address followed by questions Helen Stephenson Deputy Director, Charity and Sector Support Unit, Cabinet Office

4. Big Society Helen Stephenson, Deputy Director Office for Civil Society

5. Big Society – the Vision Big Society is about putting more power into people’s hands – it is a massive transfer of power from Whitehall to local communities. Big Society means that the leading force for progress is social responsibility, with people coming together to solve problems and improve life for themselves and their communities. “ ....where people in their everyday lives, their homes their neighbourhoods, their workplace, don’t always turn to officials, local authorities or central government for answers to the problems they face, but instead feel both free and powerful enough to help themselves and their own communities.” Prime Minister, 19 July 2010

6. The 3 Principles Community empowerment : giving local councils and neighbourhoods more power to take decisions and shape their area Opening up public services : enabling charities, social enterprises, private companies and employee-owned co-operatives to compete to offer people high quality services Social action : encouraging and enabling people to play a more active part in society

11. Presentation Fay Selvan Big Life Group

12. Fay Selvan Chief Executive The Big Life group

20. Break

21. Seminar session 1 Seminar Presenter Location Investing in young people BANG Edutainment Room 31 (Third floor) Making voices heard Southside Room 32 (Third floor) Culturally sensitive activities for young people Jewish Lads and Girls Brigade Room 33 (Third floor)

22. Lunch

23. Guest speaker Jon Nott Chief Executive Woodcraft Folk

24. Afternoon session keynote address Tim Davies Co-director Practical Participation

25. Seminar session 2 followed by break Seminar Presenter Location Young people taking control University of the First age Room 31 (Third floor) Get creative with your voice Young lives Room 32 (Third floor) Involving young people with disabilities in decision making Norwood Room 33 (Third floor)

26. Break

27. Panel discussion Chair: Maggie Jones Speakers: Councillor Peter Robbins , Cabinet member for Children and Young People Jonathan Senker , Chief Executive, Advocacy Partners – Speaking Up Jasmine Medhora, Community Activist, Diana Awards Daljit Kaur, Director of Service Development, Institute of community cohesion

28. Chair’s round-up Maggie Jones Chief Executive Children England

29. Thank you for attending Speaking Out is a joint project between The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) and Children England For more information please visit: www.ncvys.org.uk or www.childrenengland.org.uk Use Twitter? Please follow us: @NCVYS and @childrenengland