The Social Value Leaders' Summit 2025
Some photos from the Social Value Leaders Summit 2025, which brought together leaders from across the public, private and social enterprise sector to discuss and debate the future of social value.
Keynote sessions
We had two keynote sessions. The first was delivered by Gareth Rhy-Williams the Chair of National Highways and former and former UK Government Chief Commercial Officer who set out what the new Procurement Act will mean for social value. We were then joined by Minister Georgia Gould MP for a fireside chat who talked about how social enterprises can help deliver mission-driven procurement
Panel sessions
Throughout the day there were a series of panel discussions looking in more depth at the role of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in delivering a mission-led procurement system; social values in relation to places and communities; and what the new Procurement Act may mean for social value. Speakers who took part were: Veronica Daly, Chief Procurement & Contract Officer at King’s College London; Julian Blake, Partner at Stone King; Graham Duxbury, Chief Executive of Groundwork UK; Helen Longfils the Group Director of Social Value at MITIE, Mark Cook, Partner at Anthony Collins Solicitors; Joe Dromey the General Secretary of the Fabian Society; Karolina Medwecka-Piasecka – East Birmingham Programme Development Manager at Birmingham City Council; Jovan Owusu-Nepaul the Head of Public Affairs, Social Enterprise UK; Kat Cornfield, Social Equity Senior Advisor at the Environment Agency; Chris Luck, Chief Executive at Shaw Trust; and Sarah Rial, Social Outcomes Lead at Jacobs.
Roundtables
We held two interactive roundtables where delegates could share their own experiences and views. These were focused on the implementation of social value and ‘what does mission-driven procurement mean to you’.
