Programme

Day 1 focuses on the city and regional scales.
Day 2 will focus on national and international scales.
There is a conference dinner on the evening of 26th April
Details of 1 and 2 day conference packages and special rates are available on the registration pages
The conference is free to attend for Local Authority members and staff, but please register
A full conference schedule, including talk titles, is available here as a downloadable pdf file.

Day 1 Schedule Overview

A full schedule of the entire conference including talk titles is available as a downloadable pdf file.

8.30-9:00	*Arrival and coffee*
9:00-9:15	*Welcome and introduction:* Prof Andy Gouldson, Dean for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Leeds watch video
9:15-9:30	Keynote: The financial challenges facing local government, financial reform, and the funding of infrastructure by local authorities. Bevis Ingram Senior Adviser, Finance, Local Government Association, Chair: Prof Andy Pike, Director of CURDS, Newcastle University. view presentation watch video
9:30-10:30	Panel Discussion: Valuing, financing and funding local infrastructure to meet the challenge of austerity, Chaired by Prof Andy Pike, Professor of Local and Regional Development; Director of CURDS. Panellists include: Bevis Ingram, Local Government Association Prof Francesca Medda, UCL Christian Spence, Chamber of Commerce John Wrathmell, Greater Manchester Combined Authority Christian Wall, UK Municipal Bonds Agency
10:30-11:00	*Break*
11:00-12.30	*Specific topics regarding valuing and/or financing and funding infrastructure. Parallel session I* Smart Infrastructure Chair: Alistair Norman Valuing digital infrastructure: lessons from the emergency service's Airwave Network. David Allen and Alistair Norman, University of Leeds Emergency Services Communications: the challence of valuing new systems. Mark Mulcahy, Home Office The challenge of modelling, measuring and valuing smart city infrastructures. Kees Nieuwenhuis, Thales view presentation watch video Self-healing cities: the impact of new infrastructure repair technologies in the city. Rob Richardson and Phil Purnell, University of Leeds view presentation watch video Water, waste and circular economy Chair: Chris Zevenberger Resource recovery from waste: moving beyond waste management towards a circular economy infrastructure. Phil Purnell and Anne Velenturf, University of Leeds view presentation Flooding and finance. Jonathan Moxon, Leeds City Council view presentation Towards Regional Industrial Symbiosis - Building Foundations for a Circular Economy. Jackie Homan, Birmingham City Council and Chris Rogers, University of Birmingham view presentation Accounting for PFI and asset infrastructure risk: The case of the Greater Manchester Waste Authority. Colin Haslam, Queen Mary University of London view presentation Financialisation Chair: Duncan Lindo Retrofit and revolving funds. Joel Millward-Hopkins and Andy Gouldson, University of Leeds view presentation The Public Wealth of Cities and Regions. Peter O'Brien and Andy Pike, Newcastle University, Andy Brown and Duncan Lindo, University of Leeds and Richard Whittle, Manchester Metropolitan University view presentation Realigning infrastructure funding with diverse forms of value creation. Jenny McArthur, University College London Insights from the FESSUD project. Malcolm Sawyer, University of Leeds view presentation Urban living Chair: Dr Richard Dawson Leeds' Urban Living Pilot and the wider N8 Urban Living Transformation Agenda. Nancy Madter and Paul Chatterton, University of Leeds view presentation Title TBC. Maggie Gjessing, Leeds City Council Natural Capital as the Essential Baseline for Growth in Cities. Nick Grayson, Birmingham City Council, James Hale, Martin Locret-Collet and Chris Rogers view presentation The Gap between Global Aspiration and Current Market Conditions - to create a Zero Emission City in Smithfield, Birmingham. Nick Grayson, Birmingham City Council, Jonathan Sadler, James Hale, Martin Locret-Collet, Chris Rogers and Francesca Medda view presentation
12:30-1:45	*Lunch*
1:45-3:00	Panel and Interactive Session: How Universities can aid local infrastructure funding, finance and value creation Chair: Prof Gary Dymski, Director of CITIES Theme, University of Leeds Leeds Climate Committee. Dr Tom Knowland Leeds City Council, Prof Andy Gouldson University of Leeds view presentation watch video Behavioural science of project management. Andy Hollingsworth, Behavioural Insights Team view presentation watch video A Local Infrastructure Commission model? Dr Katy Roelich, University of Leeds
3:00-3:30	*Keynote: The Seen University: How iBUILD and related projects have built academic – governance – industry partnerships to understand the value of infrastructure* Phil Purnell on behalf of iBUILD (Research team: Richard Dawson, Claire Walsh, Andy Pike, Stephanie Glendinning, John Bryson, Chris Rogers, Phil Purnell, Andrew Brown, Julia Steinberger). Chair: Andy Brown, University of Leeds view presentation watch video
3:45-4:00	*Break*
4:00-5:30	Specific topics regarding valuing and/or financing and funding infrastructure. Parallel session II Transport Chair: Becky Loo Land Value Uplift, Valuation of Streets and Multi-Sectoral Projects. John Nellthorp, University of Leeds view presentation watch video Incorporating public satisfaction and asset quality into benchmarking to drive better performance through identifying best practice. Phill Wheat, University of Leeds view presentation watch video Infrastructure Interdependencies: Transport sector economic dependency with other critical infrastructure sectors. Nikolaos Kalyviotis, Chris Rogers and Miles Tight, University of Birmingham view presentation watch video Mapping fuel price vulnerability in England. Guilio Mattioli, University of Leeds view presentation watch video Energy Chair: Catherine Bale Business model innovation for urban energy systems. Stephen Hall, University of Leeds Valuing decentralised energy storage: business models for local authorities. Andrew Burlinson, Loughborough University view presentation Influence of spatial setting and jurisdictional boundaries on diffusion of residential photovoltaic systems. Maurizio Fiaschetti, SOAS, University of London view presentation Energy Path Networks, infrastructure planning for urban energy systems. David Lee, Energy Systems Catapult view presentation Industrial Strategy and Regeneration Chair: Richard Walker, Department for Transport Universities as engines of regional growth: insights from Key Cities. Richard Whittle, Manchester Metropolitan University and Andy Brown, Duncan Lindo, Halima Jibril and Maria Gomez, University of Leeds Follow the money: Untangling the complexity of urban regeneration in the UK. David Williams, University of West England view presentation Manchester transformed: why we need a reset of city region policy. Karel Williams, University of Manchester view presentation Britain's Spatially Unbalanced Economy, the National Productivity Problem and the Predicament of Northern Cities. Ron Martin, University of Cambridge view presentation Systems of systems approaches to infrastructure value and finance Chair: Richard Ploszek, Infrastructure and Projects Authority Local authority valuing and modelling of infrastructure assets. John Bryson, University of Birmingham view presentation A Systems Thinking Approach to the Development of Alternative Infrastructure Business Models. Christopher Bouch and Christoper Rogers, University of Birmingham view presentation Infrastructure Interdependencies Opportunities from Complexity. Liz Varga and Simon Jude, University of Cranfield view presentation
5:30-6:30	*Networking and Drinks:* Intro / Welcome from Prof Gary Dymski, Co-Director of CITIES, University of Leeds - ideas on building academic collaboration.
7.00	*Dinner.* Met Hotel, Leeds

Day 2 Schedule Overview

A full schedule of the entire conference including talk titles is available as a downloadable pdf file.

8.30-9:00	*Welcome and coffee*
9:00-9:45	Keynotes: Valuing and financing national infrastructure: pressing needs, possible solutions. Chair: Andy Brown, UoL. Brian Collins, University College London view presentation watch video Ann Pettifor, Director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME) watch video
9:45-10:45	Panel Discussion: Valuing and financing national infrastructure: pressing needs, possible solutions. Chaired by Andrew Brown, University of Leeds. Panellists include: David Hall, Director of the Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) Henry Leveson-Gower, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) David Bentley, The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Iain Clacher, Leeds University Business School Julie Froud, University of Manchester, Foundational Economy Mike Shimwell, KPMG
10:45-11:15	*Break*
11:15-12.15	*Specific topics regarding valuing and/or financing and funding infrastructure. Parallel session III* Water, Waste and Circular Economy Chair: David Hall Solid waste and resource management infrastructure: Global development finance and cost of inaction. Costas Velis, University of Leeds What makes a (nuclear) decommissioning project successful? Diletta C. Invernizzi, University of Leeds view presentation watch video Financialisation, economics and systems of infrastructure provision Chair: Andy Brown The Economics of Infrastructure: From Market Failure to Financialisation. Andy Brown, Phil Purnell, Mary Robertson and David Spencer, University of Leeds How Economic Theory Shapes Infrastructure Investment. Mike Goodfellow-Smith, University of Birmingham view presentation Extractive financialization, debt financing of water dividends. Adam Leaver, University of Manchester view presentation Quantitative and mixed method approaches to infrastructure valuation Chair: Becky Loo Valuing Transport Infrastructure: A quantitative study of the factors defining the social value of transport infrastructure . Nikolaos Kalyviotis, Chris Rogers and Miles Tight, University of Birmingham view presentation The value of climate information in transport resilience decisions. David Dawson, University of Leeds view presentation New forms of multi-dimensional cost benefit analysis with stakeholder interaction. Julien Harou, University of Manchester, Evgenii Matrosov, Ivana Huskova, Robel Geressu and Anthony Hurford view presentation
12:15-1:15	*Lunch*
1:15-2:45	Interactive Session – Open Space: Discussing infrastructure challenges. Chair & facilitator: Tom Dolan, University College London
2:45-3:15	*Break*
3:15-4:45	Specific topics regarding valuing and/or financing and funding infrastructure. Parallel session IV Sustainability, Cultural and Social Value Chair: Tom Theis Thinking sociologically about social and cultural value. Katy Wright and Mark Davis, University of Leeds view presentation watch video Seismic Cities. Ekbal Hussain, John Elliot and Tim Wright, University of Leeds view presentation watch video Living Well Within Limits (LiLi). Julia Steinberger, University of Leeds view presentation watch video Value creation and capture for low carbon infrastructure. Tim Foxon, University of Sussex view presentation watch video Business Models for Infrastructure Chair: Paul Nightingale Business Models for Infrastructure. Paul Nightingale, University of Sussex Infrastructure Business Models. John Bryson, University of Birmingham view presentation Value Integration Framework. Stephanie Glendinning, Claire Walsh and Richard Dawson, Newcastle University view presentation Governance and infrastructure value Chair: Seema Alim Governing Infrastructure Values. Tom Dolan on behalf of Ralitsa Hiteva, University of Sussex view presentation Governing and Planning the Funding and Financing of Infrastructure in Global Cities - an institutional approach. Graham Thrower, Newcastle University view presentation A critique of current infrastructure performance indicators: towards better practice. Chris Bouch, Claire Walsh, Neil Carhart, Tom Dolan view presentation Effective design and delivery of Megaproject (energy infrastructure) through Special Purpose Entities/Special Purpose Vehicles (SPEs/SPVs). Tristano Sainati, University of Leeds view presentation Financialisation and Pension funds Chair: Mike Shimwell Understanding the Link between Patient Capital and Infrastructure Invesment. Iain Clacher, University of Leeds Infrastructure Investments: the financial value of interdependency. Hiral Dakshesh and Francesca Medda, University College London Value at Risk Urbanism: Financialization and the Governance of Climate Risks in Florida Cities. Zac Taylor, University of Leeds view presentation
4:45-5:15	Feedback and synthesis: next steps for system of systems infrastructure valuation: towards a new infrastructure science? Chair: Phil Purnell
5:15	*Close*

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