Social Value in the City: How building communities across our region increases connection, creativity and delivers on your social value objectives

Social Value in the City: How building communities across our region increases connection, creativity and delivers on your social value objectives

17 November 2026, 12:00 – 13:30
Rider Levett Bucknall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Cost: Member

Social Value- what does it mean?

In this lunchtime session we’ll be exploring what Social Value really means and more importantly what it can mean to you and your organisation.

 Key Themes:

  • Why is it important?
  • Is it embedded across your business and culture?
  • Is it just a tick box exercise?
  • How can it increase connection and creativity in      your organisation and the wider community? 

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About the Speakers:

Christian Spence

Founder & Chief Economist - Economic Analytics

With over fifteen years’ experience in economics and public policy across local government (Manchester City Council), think tanks (Core Cities), business organisations (Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and British Chambers of Commerce) and academia (Manchester Metropolitan University), Christian has since 2022 ran his own consultancy, Economic Analytics, providing economic and data science research, analysis, modelling and commentary to a variety of clients across all sectors, from not-for-profits to blue chip international companies. He specialises in UK economic and tax analysis, big data modelling and forecasting and public speaking.

Christian Spence

Founder & Chief Economist - Economic Analytics

With over fifteen years’ experience in economics and public policy across local government (Manchester City Council), think tanks (Core Cities), business organisations (Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and British Chambers of Commerce) and academia (Manchester Metropolitan University), Christian has since 2022 ran his own consultancy, Economic Analytics, providing economic and data science research, analysis, modelling and commentary to a variety of clients across all sectors, from not-for-profits to blue chip international companies. He specialises in UK economic and tax analysis, big data modelling and forecasting and public speaking.

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