FREE Financial Inclusion Conference - Salvation Army Building, Preston - 6th October Subject: FREE Financial Inclusion Conference - Salvation Army Building, Preston - 6th October Dear All As part of Preston City Councils commitment to tackling financial exclusion we will be hosting a conference on Financial Inclusion to be held at the Salvation Army Building in October. The conference is aimed at public sector policy makers and practitioners, voluntary, community and faith sector representatives and Registered Social Landlords who want to help build financial resilience in Preston. Financial Inclusion Conference - Developing Financial Resilience in Preston 6th October 2014 - 10 am to 4 pm Salvation Army Building, Harrington Street, Preston PR1 7BN It will explore how we can mitigate against some of the financial, social and welfare changes we are confronted by and affect the ways in which people access money and how people spend, save, budget and understand credit. The programme is attached. The conference is free but places are limited so if you would like to book use the link below as soon as possible. prestonfinancialinclusion.eventbrite.co.uk Please pass on as appropriate to your contacts. Financial Inclusion Conference Developing Financial Resilience in Preston Programme 6th October 2014 10am - 4pm Salvation Army Building, Harrington Street, Preston PR1 7BN 9.45 am Coffee and Registration 10.00 am Chairs Introduction and Opening Remarks Cllr Matthew Brown Cabinet Member for Social Justice, Inclusion and Policy 10.15 am The Road to Financial Resilience and Capability Mick McAteer, Director, Financial Inclusion Centre 10:45 am Credit Unions and Financial and Social Inclusion Mike Barry, Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Credit Union 11.15 am Questions 11.30 am Refreshment break 11.45 am Financial Inclusion - why it matters to DWP Speaker TBC 12.15 pm Financial Exclusion and the Impact of Welfare Reform Joanne Barker, Lancashire County Council Welfare Rights 12:45 pm Questions 1.00pm Lunch Break 2pm Introduction to Workshops 2.10 pm Workshop 1: Building financial capability and inclusion in priority neighbourhoods: exploring the role of the public sector Workshop 2: How faith communities, voluntary and community groups contribute to financial inclusion and resilience in Preston 3.00 pm Above workshops repeated 3.40pm Plenary and Chairs closing remarks
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