Social Value in Construction Keynote Speaker Announced!

Keynote speaker announced – Hazel Blears MP for Salford and Eccles, Co-Author of the Social Value Act

SEWM CIC can announce that Hazel Blears MP will provide the keynote address at our Social Value in Construction Conference on the 23^rd April 2015.

The MP for Salford and Eccles is the co-author of the Social Value Act alongside Chris White MP for Warwick and Leamington, who took the private members Bill to Parliament and saw the Act go live in January 2013.

Hazel Blears was also a key part of the Government Review led by Lord Young on the progress of the Social Value Act , which was published this month.

The Social Value in Construction Conference will bring social enterprises together with leading sector businesses from public commissioning authorities, construction and housing to showcase innovation and share best practice from across the sector. The event aims to demonstrate how social value can be embedded within supply chain contracts to create positive social, economic and environmental outcomes for communities.

Kier Group plc. are our conference sponsors and we will be delighted to be hosting the event at The University of Wolverhampton’s Science Park at their Centre of Construction Excellence.

The event will feature a range of keynote speakers, best practice case studies and master classes. Delegates will also have the opportunity to see the range of social enterprises and social businesses working in the sector in our Exhibition Zone as well as a Meet the Buyer Exchange as part of the afternoon programme.

Interested parties can find out more about the event by downloading our conference flyer here or by booking a delegate place here.

Full agenda details, master class information and further sponsor announcements will be released in due course.