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The CPA National Conference 2025
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When: Thursday 10th July 2025 | Location: Clifford Chance, London / Virtual | ||
CPD Hours: 4.5 Hours | Timings: Registration: 9.15, Start: 10.00; Close: 16.45; Followed By Drinks Reception | ||
Price: £310 + VAT. CPA Member Price: £220 + VAT, when using the discount code in marketing email (price increase on 21 April) | |||
The Compulsory Purchase Association's National Conference is the premier networking and CPD event in the CPA calendar and indeed in the wider compulsory purchase and compensation sector. With a wide ranging programme and pre-eminent set of speakers, If you do CPO work, this is a must attend event for technical knowledge, sector updates and networking.
It seeks to brief members and non members on key matters connected with the practice of compulsory purchase and compensation.
The CPA National Conference 2024 sponsors:
Landmark Chambers & Francis Taylor Building
Programme (Further Sessions to be Confirmed Soon):
Welcome breakfast for new members of the CPA and CPA Future (Book here).
Welcome & Introduction by Conference Chair - A state of the Nation Address
How Meaningful Engagement De-Risks CPO Projects and Builds Public Trust
- This session will explore the contrasting directions in government policy - reducing consultation under the DCO regime while enhancing community engagement requirements in CPO guidance. It will focus on how early, meaningful consultation isn’t just compliance but a strategic tool to de-risk projects, reduce objections, and build trust.
- The new landscape of engagement – Exploring recent policy changes and their implications
- The case for early engagement – How proactive consultation reduces risks and delays
- Building trust and positive perception – Positioning projects as collaborative and beneficial
- Driving projects forward through engagement – Practical strategies to integrate engagement into project planning
- Retail
- The evolving expectations on negotiation
- The changing culture in PINS
- Greater scrutiny
- Viability
- Inertia in the planning process; inertia beyond the first resolution
- Changes to the scheme
- Change of political leadership
What did you Mean to Say?
Influencing perceptions, expectations, de-escalating key moments, and managing outcomes in the compulsory purchase life cycle
- Choosing words, choosing when to say them can make significant modifications to discussions, meetings and negotiations
- Body language accounts for 60% of communication
Case Review
Speakers Confirmed So Far - More to Follow...
John Sayer, Ardent; Chair of The CPA
David Holland, Immediate Past Chair of the CPA and Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP
James Neil, Dalcour Maclaren
Bruce Pollard, National Grid
Daisy Noble, Francis Taylor Building; Vice Chair of the CPA
Liz Neate, Deloitte
David Baker, Baker Rose Consulting LLP
Sam Burstall, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Zoe MacDonald, Herbert Smith Freehills
David Holland, Immediate Past Chair of the CPA and Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP
James Neil, Dalcour Maclaren
Bruce Pollard, National Grid
Daisy Noble, Francis Taylor Building; Vice Chair of the CPA
Liz Neate, Deloitte
David Baker, Baker Rose Consulting LLP
Sam Burstall, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Zoe MacDonald, Herbert Smith Freehills