Our online summit took place on 6 – 8 December 2021 and explored our three areas of focus: building stronger communities, improving health, and tackling climate change. We heard from keynote speakers, regional panellists, and communities with lived experience, and took a deeper dive into local issues at our regional sessions.

Our Building Stronger Communities sessions were held on Monday 6 December 2021. The day included two keynote speakers, in addition to three panel discussions focusing on empowering people, shaping places, and enabling prosperity. We were delighted to welcome the following keynote speakers:

We were also joined by the following panellists:

• Dave Rogers, Chief Executive of Midland Mencap
• Nick Plumb, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Power to Change
• Tony Armstrong, Chief Executive of Locality
• Charlotte Robey-Turner, Head of Children and Young People at Leicestershire Cares
• Clare Goff, Senior Project Manager at the Living Wage Foundation

The Improving Health sessions were held on Tuesday 7 December 2021. The day included two keynote speakers, in addition to three panel discussions focusing on starting well, living well, and ageing well. We were delighted to welcome the following keynote speakers:

We were also joined by the following panellists:

• Manjit Dehal, Regional Director for Place2Be
• Maya Mate-Kole, Programme Lead for The Call In at Golden Key Bristol
• Ben Hosken, Business Development Manager for Porchlight
• Stuart Cohen and Allison Hibbert, Cornwall Dementia Partnership
• Rob Fountain, CEO of Age UK Gloucestershire

Our Tackling Climate Change sessions were held on Wednesday 8 December 2021. The day included two keynote speakers, in addition to three panel discussions focusing on transport and infrastructure, homes and retail, and wildlife and biodiversity. We were delighted to welcome the following keynote speakers:

We were also joined by the following panellists:

• Maria Dunn, Head of Development Policy at Birmingham City Council
• Councillor Paula Widdowson, Member for Environment and Climate Change for City of York Council
• Jonathan Rickard, Head of Sustainability and Design at Abri
• Carolyn Cadman, CEO of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust
• Sarah Smith, Wicken Fen, National Trust