Speeches

Over the past years, Rod has delivered the following papers to various conferences and seminars:

2010

• February, Dance Summit, keynote speaker and panelist
• March, Topping Out ceremony, Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
• March, SSAT Annual Business and Enterprise Conference, 'Entrepreneurship: Could it hold an important key to learning?'
  

2009

• January, University of the West of England, Distinguished Executive Address.
• February, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Sponsors' Day, "Your Academy, Your Community".
• April, ACCA, Lunch Lecture, 'Visions in the Public Sector' - download the lecture slides
• May, NACUE, national launch on the London Eye.
• May, Oxford University Entrepreneurs Alumni event, keynote speaker.
• June, v:tv - National Network Conference, featured in the vshow
• June, Campaign for Learning, 'Policy Briefing on the Future of Academies'.
• June, Withers LLP breakfast seminar, 'The Third Sector - is it fit for purpose?'
• June, Essentially Dance, national launch, keynote speaker.
• July, Aldridge Foundation 3rd Anniversary Summer Party.
• September, launch of the country's first Entrepreneurship Career Academy in Darwen.
• October, launch of the Dance Champions, keynote speaker
  
• November, Chain Reaction, 'Investing in Social Capital.'
• December, Barnardo's, panel debate on tackling youth unemployment
• December, Turf Cutting ceremony, Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
  

2008

• January, UnLtd Level 2 Conference, 'How to achieve growth, while protecting social and environmental values'
• April, The Entrepreneurs' Summit 2008, 'An interview with Rod Aldridge: The new agenda for entrepreneurs' - read the interview and the reaction
• April, Public Service Research Group Breakfast Seminar, 'What the user experience of the criminal justice system tells us about how to overcome barriers to achieving behavioural change' with Mark Johnson
• October, Future Third Sector Leaders group.
• October, CBI Think: Public Youth Forum, A NEET Solution, Panel Discussion
• November, The Entrepreneurial Exchange, "An Evening with Rod Aldridge" in Scotland
• November, ACEVO Annual Conference.
• December, The Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group lunch.

2007

• January, Crime Concern Awards, ‘v-inspiring: a million more young volunteers’
• February, The Chairman’s Network, ‘Where technology leaders connect: The Capita Story’
• March, Leaders in Finance at Warwick University, ‘Public Service Ethos: a barrier to change?’
• March, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, ‘Visions in Public Services’
• May, MBA Course at Nottingham University, ‘What Leadership means to you?’
• May, SOLACE/Veredus in the North West, ‘What success means for you?’
• June, CIPFA Annual Conference, ‘Imperative for change’
• September, Northern Housing Consortium Shared Services Conference, 'Shared Services in Social Housing - Hit or Miss?'
• September, Heidrick & Struggles Dinner, 'What is the future for outsourcing in the UK?'

2006

• February, ‘Reform of Financial Management in Public Services: creating an appropriate governance framework’
• March, KPMG Breakfast on outsourcing industry
• March, FTSE Chairman’s Lunch, ‘The Capita story and the benefits of Outsourcing’
• May, Cabinet Office’s Top Management Programme, ‘The Challenge of building and maintaining effective partnerships with Government’
• May, Cabinet Office/ CBI Spring Sunningdale Conference, ‘Offshoring: the risks and opportunities’
• June, Local Government Association, ‘Transforming services: is the public sector ready for choice and efficiency?’
• June, Youth in the Community 2006, ‘Creating opportunities for volunteering: making the Russell Commission Report a reality’
• June, CBI’s Public Services Industries Forum, ‘Transformation through Shared Services’
• September, Leaders in Finance at Warwick University, ‘PPP’s and what they have to offer’
• October, IRRV Conference, ‘Integrity in Public Procurement’
• November, Middlesex University, ‘Capita Story: from start up to FTSE’
• November, Society of Personnel Directors to Scotland, ‘The role of outsourcing in delivery of effective HR services’

2005

• February, Smith Institute at No. 11, ‘Increasing Public Sector efficiency’
• March, Institute of Economic Affairs, ‘Improving the performance and productivity of public services’
• June, Cipfa Annual Conference, ‘The Capita Story’
• September, ‘Effective Government: the opportunities from Gerson Report and what PPP’s can offer’
• September, INSEAD Alumni Association, ‘Making sense of leadership’
• September, Leaders in Finance at University of Warwick for CIPFA Public service reform and the private sector
• November, Agency Chief Executives’ Conference, ‘Delivering Excellent Service Delivery – working in partnership: a private sector view’

2004

• January, Civil Service Top Managers Forum, ‘Public service reform: new challenges, new approaches, new opportunities’
• January, The Guardian Public Services Summit, ‘Public Service productivity’
• February, The Regent Conference, ‘Outsourcing moves to centre stage’
• March, Royal Bank of Scotland Breakfast, ‘Winning in the public sector’
• March, CIPFA in Scotland Annual Conference, ‘Outsourcing: a way to raise standards of performance’
• March, LGC Policy Forum, ‘Challenging decisions and taking bold action: community leadership’
• May, Kroll Realising the Value, ‘The Capita Story’
• October, IRRV Annual Conference, ‘Partnership – Reality or just another form of contract?’
• October, CIPFA Leaders in Finance Programme, ‘PPPs and rising to the challenge of Gershon’
• October, IGPM Annual Conference, ‘The Relationships between the Public, Private and Voluntary Sectors’
• November, Permanent Secretary’s Directors Lunch, ‘A time to be bold in public procurement’