Programme
| 09.30 am | Registration |
| 10.00 am | Chair's welcome - to be advised |
| 10.15 am | Kitty Ussher MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury |
| 10.35 am | The Co-operative and financial inclusion David Anderson Chief Executive of Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) |
| 10.55 am | Breaking through to the future – credit union development 1998 – 2008 Launch of new credit union research - critical questions for the future Paul A Jones, Research Unit for Financial Inclusion. LJMU |
| 11.25 am | Coffee Break |
| 11.45 am | A response to the research Mark Lyonette, Chief Executive, Association of British Credit Unions |
| 12.00 pm | Promoting financial inclusion – critical reflections, 10 years on. Danielle Walker-Palmour - HM Treasury Task Force and Friends Provident Charitable Foundation. |
| 12.30 pm | Lunch |
| 13.30 pm | Conference discussion groups - DETAILS BELOW |
| 14.30 pm | Tea Break |
| 14.45 pm | Conference discussion groups repeated |
| 15.45 pm | Conference plenary and Q and A |
| 16.30 pm | Conference close |
Delegates will be invited to submit written questions for discussion groups
A. The role of local government in widening access to finance - Bala Mahendran, Cheif executive of Basildon District Council, Bronwyn Twizell, Stronger Communities Development Officer, South Tyneside Council, Ian Thompson, Manager, South Tyneside Citizens Advice Bureau, and John Cray, Delivery Manager, The Department of Work and pensions Financial Inclusion Policy.
B. Social landlords and financial inclusion - Laura Bostock, Regeneration Officer, The Riverside Group, Peter Fitzhenry, Director of Housing, Golden Gates Housing, and Sharon Wheeler, Financial Capability Advisor, Chartered Institute of Housing.
C. Widening access to financial services for ex-offenders - The Co-operative Bank research into access to basic bank accounts at HMP Forest Bank - Paul A Jones, Research Unit for Financial Inclusion, LJMU, Gayle Ramouz, The Co-operative Group, Steve Taylor, Deputy Director, HMP Forest Bank and Chris Bath, UNLOCK, The National Association of Reformed Offenders.
D. Serving low income, high risk borrowers - Anna Ellison, Research Director, Policis, Carol King, Public Affairs Manager, Provident Financial and Christine Moore, Manager, Manchester Credit Union Ltd.
E. Debt advice, money guidance and credit unions - Lisa Colclough, Money Guidance Development Manager, Citizens Advice and Claire Brady, Project Manager, ABCUL and Graham Russell, Director, Commission for Rural Communities
F. Do financial capability initiatives lead to effective financial inclusion? - Howard Gannaway, Research Fellow in Financial Education, NIACE and Faith Reynolds, Co-ordinator of Services Against Financial Exclusion, Toynbee Hall.
Networking space:
A prominent networking space will be provided for those who would prefer to network rather than attend a discussion group.
ABCUL and LJMU would like to thank The Co-operative Bank for supporting the conference.
