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Annual Conference 2025

Taking place on 9–10 October, Day 1 will be held in person at the Birmingham Conference & Events Centre, just minutes from New Street Station – and Day 2 will run online. This year’s theme, Fairer Systems, Stronger Voices, invites us to rethink what success looks like across sectors centred on lived experience, shared leadership, and value beyond profit.

Early bird tickets are live! Save up to 50% and join us this October to help build fairer systems and stronger voices. Available until 17 August.

Save the dates: 9–10 October 2025

Join us for our two-day hybrid conference exploring how social value is reshaping systems, practice, and purpose in the UK.

Theme

Fairer Systems, Stronger Voices – Building Change That Lasts

Emphasising long-term transformation rooted in lived experience, meaningful data and shared leadership.

Vision

Purpose Over Profits – Building a Fairer UK

A space where businesses and communities rethink what success looks like – putting people first and creating value that goes beyond the bottom line.

Day 1 – In Person (Birmingham)

Hosted at the Birmingham Conference & Events Centre – just a minute’s walk from New Street Station – the first day runs from 10:00 to 17:00, with arrival and registration from 09:00. The day includes structured networking breaks, a hot lunch, refreshments throughout, and closes with informal drinks featuring session highlights and engaging moments to round off the experience.

Day 2 – Online

Our second day runs 10:00 to 17:00 and includes virtual breakout rooms for themed networking, a lunch break, and an energising mix of panels, case studies, interviews, and roundtables – all designed to bring our online audience into the heart of the discussion.

The format includes:

• Panels for broader themes with multiple voices or sector views
• Case studies for concrete, real-world applications
• Debate for contrasting perspectives
• Interview for deep-dives into leadership or vision
• Roundtable for collective problem-solving

Tickets now available

Early bird tickets are now live – with options for in-person, online, or hybrid attendance – book now for up to 50% until 17 August.

Get involved – Sponsor or Speak

Help shape the conversation. Be part of the programme.

We are now welcoming expressions of interest from prospective sponsors and speakers for this year’s Annual Conference. Whether you want to share your work on one of our 14 topics or back a movement that puts purpose over profit, this is your chance to contribute to the UK’s leading social value event.

Conference Topics

This year’s agenda spans 14 critical areas where social value is driving real change:

• Panel Discussion – The Power of Community: Local Solutions with National Impact

  How place-based initiatives are transforming systems and outcomes across the UK.

• Panel Discussion – Equity in Action: Tackling Inequality Through Social Value
  Practical strategies for embedding DEI across commissioning, delivery and measurement.
• Case Study – Procurement for Good: Shifting Power Through Spend
  How buyers in public and private sectors can reshape supply chains for impact.
• Panel Discussion – Purpose in Practice: Social Value in Business and the Private Sector
  Case studies on embedding purpose into commercial models and corporate governance.
• Panel Discussion – Health and Wellbeing: Social Value in Integrated Care
  Tackling health inequalities through prevention, collaboration and community voices.
• Roundtable – Collaborating for Impact: From Competition to Collective Action
  Breaking silos across sectors to deliver systemic, lasting outcomes.
• Roundtable – Building the Future Together: Co-Designing What Comes Next
  An interactive session focused on visioning a fairer UK through shared insight.
• Panel Discussion – Nothing About Us Without Us: Lived Experience in Policy and Practice
  Embedding lived experience in governance, service design and measurement.
• Interview – Redefining Leadership: Purpose, Accountability and Trust
  A sector-crossing panel on leadership that serves people, not just profits.
• Making Social Value Count: Metrics That Drive Meaningful Change
  The future of social value measurement — blending data with stories that matter.
• Shaping Systems from Within: Voices Driving Institutional Change
  Stories from individuals changing the system while inside it — civil servants, corporates, NHS, etc.
• Social Value in Housing and Regeneration
  Building fairer communities through housing policy, co-design and long-term planning.
• Education and Young People: Equipping the Next Generation for Purpose
  How schools, youth services, and education policy are building inclusive futures.
• Innovating with Integrity: Tech, AI & the Ethics of Social Value
  Opportunities and risks of emerging tech for equity, access, and human dignity.

Logistics

Parking: Available behind the venue at NCP – St Jude’s Passage, B5 4AN – discounted at £13.95 for 24 hours

Accommodation: The Holiday Inn is connected to the venue – attendees receive 15% off the best available rate via our booking link below. We recommend booking early to ensure availability.