National Social Value Conference 2022 - a decade of social value
The 5th annual National Social Value Conference was hosted online and in person at Church House, Westminster on 27-28 April 2022. It brought together social value experts and practitioners from a variety of sectors and industries across the country.

Catch up on Day One of the National Social Value Conference

NSVC22 on demand: Professor Chris White's keynote speech
Watch Chris' keynote speech at the National Social Value Conference 2022.

NSVC22 on demand: A decade of social value
Chaired by Arnab Dutt OBE, a panel including Chris White, Jane Cumisky, Stuart Love and Owen Little reflected on the past decade of social value, before discussing the challenges that lie ahead.

NSVC22 on demand: What does good really look like?
'What does good really look like?' saw those on the front line of policy and delivery give an individual presentation, before joining a panel discussion and providing their insights into social value, as part of NSVC22. Watch the video on demand.
More from Day One of the National Social Value Conference

NSVC22 on demand: People, place and planet
Watch Kellie Beirne, Chief Executive of Cardiff Capital Region City, use the afternoon keynote speech at NSVC22 to talk us through why place based social value is so important, and why 'micro really, really matters'

NSVC22 on demand: No place left behind
'No place left behind', a panel discussion at the National Social Value Conference 2022, gathers together experts on social value from across the public and private sector, to assess how we can collaborate better and ultimately, make a bigger difference for our communities.
Watch all the sessions from Day Two
Morning keynote and panel discussion
Day Two wrap-up
Morning keynote and panel discussion
Day Two wrap-up
The social value decade
2022 marked the 10-year anniversary of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012. We dived into ‘the social value decade’, with experts in the public, private and third sectors assessing the successes so far, and the challenges that lie ahead.
Keynote speakers included:
- Hazel Blears, ex-Secretary of State, and key person in developing the Social Value Act
- Chris White, Director at the Institute for Industrial Strategy
- Jane Cumisky, UK Head of Sustainability at Leonardo
- Claire Dove CBE, Crown Representative
The wider agenda played host to a range of engagements, including high profile keynote speakers, expert plenary panel discussions and breakout sessions on focus topics.

Supporting the conference














Social Value Awards
Alongside the National Social Value Conference, we also hosted the National Social Value Awards. This was our chance to celebrate the incredible work done across the past year and shine a spotlight on those who have made their communities healthier, greener and fairer.
Alongside the National Social Value Conference, we also hosted the National Social Value Awards. This was our chance to celebrate the incredible work done across the past year and shine a spotlight on those who have made their communities healthier, greener and fairer.


Insights from our sponsors

Sodexo: Delivering Change
Sodexo are one of the platinum sponsors of the National Social Value Conference 2022, and we're thrilled that they've chosen to support the conference. Angela Halliday is their director of social impact in UK and Ireland. Here, she discusses what social value means to Sodexo, and the ways in which they work to make a difference in communities across the country.

WSP: Getting serious about social value
We were delighted to have WSP as one of the sponsors at the National Social Value Conference 2022. Rachel Skinner CBE, Executive Director at WSP, talks us though why social value is a vital part of any organisation working today, and highlights the work WSP have done in ensuring that it sits at the heart of their business.

Fujitsu: Social Value - an unprecedented opportunity in unprecedented times?
Gary Young, Business Operations Director for UK Public Sector at Fujitsu, has taken a lead on developing Fujitsu's social value response and strategy, and is a member of the National Social Value Taskforce. Here he shares his knowledge and Fujitsu's experience in Social Value execution.

Augmentas Group: What is true wealth in business?
We are delighted that Augmentas Group are one of the sponsor at the National Social Value Conference 2022. Glenn St John-Colgan, Managing Director of Augmentas Group, provides us with his insight on what it means for a business to create wealth, and how financial and social value are not as distinct as some people might imagine.
More from sponsors

Lyreco Goodness: a microbusiness support programme
On 1st January 2022, Lyreco launched ‘Lyreco Goodness’, a new umbrella programme bringing together all their sustainability and social responsibility initiatives. Andrew Byers tells us how Lyreco Goodness came to be, and what it hopes to achieve.

Neighbourly: The Power of Local in Delivering Social Value
Neighbourly are one of the sponsors at the National Social Value Conference 2022. In this article their CEO, Steve Butterworth, discusses the importance of local infrastructure in making a difference on a national scale.

High profile speakers announced for fifth National Social Value Conference 2022
Taking place from 27-28 April, the fifth annual National Social Value Conference marks a decade of social value as it brings together social value experts and practitioners from all sectors and industries across the UK.
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