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Leadership Summit 2009 Programme

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0930-1030	Registration and coffee
1030-1045	Welcome and Opening remarks from the Joint Chairs of the Conference: Ewart Wooldridge, Chief Executive, The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education Sir Andrew Burns, Chair of CUC and Chair of the Council, Royal Holloway, University of London
1045-1110	The Context and Expectations of Higher Education Governance: Tim Melville Ross, Chair of the Board of Hefce
1110-1150	What is An Effective and High Performing Governing Body in Higher Education - a presentation of a research report: Presenter: Allan Schofield, Project Manager to the Enhancing Good Governance Steering Group, and Programme Manager of the Leadership Foundation's Governor Development Programme Respondent: Professor David Watson, University of London Institute of Education, and advisor to the Enhancing Good Governance Steering Group
110-1205	Questions
1205-1215	Refreshments
1215-1300	Facilitated discussion groups on the framework presented in the research report.
1300-1400	Lunch
1400-1450	Governance Five Years Hence - Trends and Speculations: Sir Christopher Hogg, Chair of the Financial Reporting Council
1450-1550	Forthcoming challenges for governance in higher education:
	Parallel presentations [30 minutes followed by short facilitated discussions, 30 minutes of future key issues for governing bodies]. Select from:
	1. Forthcoming Financial challenges for governing bodies Speaker: David Young, Member of Council, University of Sheffield, and former Chair of the Board of Hefce. Chair: Andrew Wilkinson, Chair of the Governing Body of the University of Wales, Newport. 2. Forthcoming HR challenges for governing bodies Speaker: Paul Jagger, Chair of the Council, University of Bradford Chair: John Wynn Owen, Chair of the governing Body of UWIC. 3. Forthcoming internationalisation challenges for governing bodies Speaker: Professor Sir Graeme Davies, Vice-Chancellor, University of London. Chair: Keith Hamill, Chair of Council, University of Nottingham. 4. Student and academic challenges for governing bodies Speaker: Professor Geoffrey Petts, Vice-Chancellor and Rector of the University of Westminster Chair: Sir Andrew Burns, Chair of CUC and Chair of the Council of Royal Holloway 5. Challenges in recruiting vice-chancellors and other senior staff Speaker: Professor Sir David Watson, University of London Institute of Education and previously Vice-Chancellor, University of Brighton Chair: Olivia Grant, Chair of the Council, Newcastle University
1550-1615	Conclusions: Chairs Ewart Wooldridge, Chief Executive, The Leadership Foundation and Sir Andrew Burns Chair of CUC and Chair of the Council of Royal Holloway. Brief reports back by parallel session chairs, and the identification of future action.
1615	Event ends