People Power People Power

Event Programme

Time

Session

09.00 - 09.20Registration
09.20 - 09.30Welcome and introduction
Linda Butcher, Chief Executive, Sheila McKechnie Foundation
09.30 - 10.25Key Note Speech, including Q&A
People Power: Getting to the heart of the matter

Salil Shetty, Secretary General, Amnesty International
10.25 - 10.45Comfort break
10.45 - 11.45 Choose one of two fascinating morning sessions to help move your campaigning forward:
  • How the West was won – Lessons from the No Third Runway Campaign
    John Sauven, Executive Director, Greenpeace UK in conversation with John Stewart, Chair, HACAN ClearSkies, chaired by Juliette Jowit, Senior Writer, The Guardian and The Observer
  • Are Pop-up Protests the future?
    Paul Hilder, Vice-President of Global Campaigns, Change.org, in conversation with Naomi Colvin, Occupy London, chaired by Bibi van der Zee, Journalist and author of the 'Protestor’s Handbook'
11.45 - 12.00Refreshments, exhibition and networking
12.00 - 13.00 Choose one of three pre-lunch breakout sessions with our passionate speakers:
  • Digital Demonstration – The Power of 1 Million Voices
    Emma-Jane Cross, Founder and Chief Executive, We’re Altogether Better
  • Speaking truth to power – the independence of the voluntary sector
    Matthew Smerdon, Deputy Director, Baring Foundation and Caroline Slocock, heads the secretariat to the Panel on the Independence of the Voluntary Sector
  • Freedom of Information as a campaigning tool
    Maurice Frankel, Director, Campaign for Freedom of Information
13.00 - 14.00Lunch, exhibition and networking
14.00 - 15.00Choose one of three post-lunch breakout sessions on offer with our inspiring speakers:
  • Distinguishing hype from useful trends in e-campaigning
    Duane Raymond, Digital Activist, Fair Say
  • Puppy power – the importance of understanding irrational human behavior and its impact on campaign effectiveness
    Justine Pannett, Senior Campaigns Manager, RSPCA
  • Campaign Clinic
    Networking and practical one-on-one advice from our campaigning experts
15.00 - 15.20Refreshments and networking
15.20 - 16.30The legacy of Make Poverty History with:
  • Adrian Lovett, European Director, ONE
  • Deborah Doane, Director, World Development Movement
  • Glen Tarman, Head of Advocacy, BOND
  • Kirsty McNeill, Founder of Themba Consultancy
  • Chaired by Ruchi Tripathi, Senior Programme Manager, Resilient Livelihoods
16.30 - 17.30Inspirational Speech, including Q&A
Vivienne Westwood
17.30 - 17.40Closing remarks
Matthew Sherrington, Strategy Director, The Good Agency
17.40Close