Watch all the sessions from CCN Conference 2025

The County Councils Network's 2025 Annual Conference took place this week, featuring an array of high profile speakers and local government sector experts.

A full and detailed programme can be found here.

‍Day One Plenaries

CCN Chairman’s Opening Address

• Cllr Matthew Hicks, Chairman of the County Councils Network

Fair Funding Review 2.0: What Does It Mean For County Budgets?

• Adrian Jenkins, Pixel Financial Management
• Stuart Hoggan, SFN Consulting

The Urgent Need For SEND Reform

• Natalie Parish, ISOS Partnership
• Luke Sibieta, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Children's Social Care Reform - Where Next?

• Dominic Luscombe, IMPOWER
• Lucy Townsend, Wiltshire Council

Striking the right balance: Delivering housing that meets the needs of our communities

• Paul Brocklehurst, Land, Planning and Development Federation
• Emily Williams, Savills
• Rhys Moore, National Housing Federation

Economic Growth: The Art of the Possible

• Charlotte Pickles, Re:State
• Simon Kaye, Re:State

Local Government Reorganisation: Planning for Transition and Implementation

• Adele Gritten, Local Partnerships
• Rachael Shimmin, Buckinghamshire Council
• Cllr Tim Oliver, Surrey County Council
• Nicole Wood, Essex County Council

Day Two Plenaries

Opportunities for Prevention: Neighbourhood Health and the Casey Commission

• Nigel Edwards
• Sir John Oldham
• Daniel Sperrin, Newton

Counties at the Core: Driving infrastructure renewal and delivery

Sue Percy, Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation

Adam Simmons, National Highways

What Is The Future Role of Local Government?

• Robert Colvile, Centre for Policy Studies
• Simon Kaye, Re:State
• Polly Mackenzie

Keynote Closing Address

• Alan Milburn