The conference will run from approximately 10:00 to 16:00 and will feature sessions exploring, among other topics:
- Optimising use of public sector estates
- Rationalisation of assets and reducing running costs
- Decarbonisation of public buildings
- Aligning estates with government climate commitments
- Tackling housing supply challenges
- Regeneration projects to revitalise communities
- Using property as a driver for local economic growth
- Ensuring equitable access to opportunities
- Public-private partnerships
- ACES Presents: FACES of the Future Public Estate
- Leveraging data and technology for estate management
- Enhancing transparency and efficiency
- Supporting staff wellbeing through property design
- Sharing best practice across councils
- Building capacity and skills within local authorities
Agenda may be subject to change and will be updated regularly
speakers & panel members
Chair: Peter Beer
Head of Property & Strategic Assets, West Midlands Combined Authority
Peter was appointed Head of Property & Strategic Assets at West Midlands Combined Authority in June 2024.
Peter is a chartered surveyor with 20 years’ experience managing local authority property portfolios for district and unitary authorities, before stepping into his current Combined Authority role. With experience in property transformation, asset rationalisation and asset strategy planning, he is now working with partners both at the regional level, and with Cabinet Office and LGA to promote good asset management planning and partnership working in the West Midlands to unlock opportunities for property and place in the context of devolution. Peter is also an assessor for the RICS Associate route and is passionate in ensuring opportunities for development into the profession.
Jeanette Leach
Regional Director for North West, Community Health Partnerships
Jeanette has over 20 years’ experience in senior leadership positions working across both Commissioner and Provider organisations in the NHS at local, regional and national level.
Jeanette’s career started in 2001 and has held positions at Heywood Middleton and Rochdale CCG, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, NHS England national team and more recently Greater Manchester Combined Authority and NHS Greater Manchester.
A significant part of Jeanette’s time has been spent in Greater Manchester and the North West leading health and social care integration and transformation within the NHS. Jeanette has led large scale transformation and improvement programmes and boasts a wealth of experience working with various NHS teams.
Kirsty Rouillard
Programme Director: One Public Estate, Office of Government Property, Cabinet Office
Kirsty is an accomplished public sector senior leader, specialising in cross-public sector programmes, partnership management, and the use of the built environment and place-based investment to deliver social, economic and environmental outcomes. Kirsty has worked across a wide range of government departments as well as in local government, but has spent the majority of her career at the heart of government, in Cabinet Office.
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event timetable
09:00 Registration & Networking – refreshments and pastries provided
10:00 Plenary session
11:15 Refreshments and networking
11:45 Sessions
12:45 Lunch and networking
13:45 Sessions
14:45 Refreshments and networking
15:10 Sessions
16:10 Chair’s closing remarks
16:20 Drinks reception
17:20 Conference Close
Please note agenda will be updated regularly, speakers, subject matter and timings may be subject to change
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This event takes place at TheStudio, Manchester.
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Walking from Piccadilly Station – 10 minutes
On leaving Piccadilly Station via ‘Piccadilly’ exit, walk down the ramp towards the City centre and Piccadilly Gardens. Follow the path until you see Tesco Express on your left hand side. Cross over Newton Street and take the next turning on the right into Lever Street, continue along crossing Back Piccadilly, Dale Street, Stevenson Square and Faraday Street, TheStudio is located on your left at 51 The Hive.
Venue phone number: 0161 237 1201
Venue website: Click to visit
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Georgia Richardson – Conference Manager
0161 482 7853
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0161 482 7853
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