Events
Co-ownership conference
130 delegates from a range of businesses were at EOA’s 2 October 2007 conference at the NEC, Birmingham International, to hear case study presentations from John Lewis, Scott Bader, Unipart, Eaga plc, GLL and other co-owned companies. The ‘Harnessing co-ownership to improve business performance’ event was supported by Wrigleys solicitors.
‘Caring and Sharing’ launch
EOA launched ‘Caring and Sharing: the co-owned route to better care’, a paper by Dave Wheatcroft, at a reception at Newcastle upon Tyne’s Centre for Life on 12 September 2007. Speakers at the reception, chaired by Eaga plc director Dave Routledge, were Tim Pain, head of social enterprise and business support for One North East; Sue White, head of social enterprise at the Department of Health; Margaret Elliott, founder of Sunderland Home Care Associates; and Dave Wheatcroft, author and adviser to SHCA.
International co-owned business seminar
The challenge of developing an international co-owned business was the focus of an EOA seminar on 19 September 2007, sponsored by law practice Field Fisher Waterhouse and co-owned sustainability consultants Golder Associates. Chaired by Scott Bader group managing director Philip Bruce, the seminar was addressed by Rick Firlotte, global vice president of Golder; Martin Young, company secretary of Arup; Mike Blackburn, chairman of Mott MacDonald; and Graeme Nuttall, tax partner with Field Fisher Waterhouse.