Skills and Employment Summit

9:00am-12:30pm

12 November 2025

London City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London E16 1ZE

Agenda

This event may be filmed and photographed. If you would prefer not to be included, please let reception know on arrival.

9:00-9:30 Arrivals

Sign on, enjoy a coffee/tea and catch up with other attendees .

9:30-10:15 Opening Session

Welcome and strategic integration and vision panel session in which we'll be examining the policy landscape, system-level coordination, and the foundations for inclusive growth.

Please get involved and ask questions to our brilliant panallists.

Welcome speech and session chair:

Forogh Rahmani – Director, Local London

Panellists:

Nicki Hay - Director of Apprenticeship Strategy and Policy | BPP Education Group, Skills England Board Member, AELP Chair
Michael Morley - Group Director, DWP London
Erica Moses-Neacy - Strategic Workforce Planning Specialist, Future Skills Team, TfL
Asfa Sohail - Executive Principal and Chief Learning Officer, LSEC and Co-Chair of the Local London Skills Providers Network

10:15-11:00 Fireside Chat

During this session we will reflect on sub-regional innovation and delivery and what we can do as a sub-regional partnership in the context of development of the new LSIP and the Inclusive Talent Strategy.

This will be an opportunity for us all to talk about what is already happening across London or the sub-region to share best practice and highlight examples of excellent collaboration.

Chair:

Forogh Rahmani – Director, Local London

Speakers:

Deputy Mayor Howard Dawber OBE, Business and Growth
Janet Gardner – Principal and CEO, Waltham Forest College
Matt Robinson – CEO, GetZero

11:00-11:40 Breakout Session

In this session we will be looking at shaping the LSIP (Local Skills Improvement Plan) and creating join up between skills, work and health.

Learn about the Pan-London LSIP, the sub-region's annex and discover Local London’s key sectoral strengths, skills, work and health needs.

Speakers:

Mark Hilton - Policy Delivery Director, BusinessLDN
Christopher Rocks - Supervisory Economist, GLA Economics

11:40-11:45 Closing Remarks

Summary of discussions and look ahead at next steps and opportunities to be involved in the development of the London LSIP.

Speaker:

Forogh Rahmani – Director, Local London

11:45-12:30 Networking Lunch

Please take a moment to complete our survey and begin helping to shape the new LSIP, while you enjoy refreshments and catch up with colleagues.

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