Principle sponsor: Millwood Servicing Ltd & WoodMor Foundation

We are pleased to announce that our 2021 conference will return to the Brighton Waterfront Jurys Inn on 9-10 November, subject to Covid-19 restrictions. We hope members will join us for 2 days of ideas, best practice and learning opportunities. It's an opportunity to meet friends, old and new, in a safe, informal and welcoming environment.

You'll find links to our speakers and workshops in the left hand menu.

Programme

You can now view the full conference programme.

Speakers

• Dr Steve Beyer (Senior Research Fellow, Cardiff University)
• Debbie Bradford / Ian Milton (Access to Work Policy, DWP)
• Lee Corless (Diversity & Inclusion Lead, JP Morgan Chase)
• Huw Davies (Chief Executive, BASE)
• Diane Lightfoot (Chief Executive Officer, Business Disability Forum)
• Steve Mills (Director of IT, DPD Group)
• Kate Nicholls OBE (Chief Executive Officer, UKHospitality)
• Tom Pollard (Independent Policy Expert)
• Hugh Pullinger (Head of Disability and Work Opportunities Division, DWP)
• Bex Spencer (Associate Director, Social Finance)
• Matt Wood (Owner, Millwood Servicing)

You can read full details of our speakers at https://www.base-uk.org/conference-2021/speakers

Workshops

We will have a full programme of 20 workshops across 4 parallel sessions. Delegates can choose on the day which workshops to attend.

Bookings

We are now able to accept delegate bookings. Delegate fees have been greatly subsidised as a thank you to the sector for your work during the pandemic. We are again offering a number of free places to parent carer forums.

Workshop presenter rate: £80+vat

Member delegate rate: £100+vat

Non-member rate: £300+vat

Conference dinner

The conference dinner takes place on 9 November and is included in the delegate fee. We will present our practitioner awards after the dinner and this is followed by a live band and late night dancing.

Sponsorship

We are delighted to announce Millwood Servicing Ltd / WoodMor Foundation as our main conference sponsor. We would like to thank Matt Wood and everyone at Millwood Servicing Ltd for their kind generosity.

Exhibition area

We have space for a limited number of exhibition stands. These are free for member organisations but there is a charge of £400+vat for non-member organisations. Please contact us if you are interested in exhibiting at the conference.

Accommodation

Our discounted rate for the Jurys Inn has now ended but there are still a limited number of rooms available at the standard rate. These can be booked through https://www.jurysinns.com.

We have arranged an accommodation portal with Visit Brighton. You can find details of accommodation to suit all budgets by visiting https://book.passkey.com/go/BCJW21