ICW Members Day 2025

Senate House
University of London
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU

A Remarkable Day of Collaboration

Yesterday we hosted ICW Members' Day 2025 at the iconic Senate House in London, opened with a warm welcome from Lord John Hannett, ICW's Chairman.

It was a day of insightful discussions, dynamic panels, and meaningful celebration of collaborative achievements. Bringing together collaboration champions and practitioners, the event offered an invaluable opportunity to connect, learn, and engage with our diverse community across sectors.

From Professor Jane Lynch's powerful keynote on Collaboration as an Accelerator of Public Value Procurement to engaging sessions on the role of AI in business collaboration, collaborative leadership, the vital role of SMEs, and new research from the University of Warwick and UCL on collaborative behaviours, every session reinforced why collaboration is both an art and a necessity in today's complex world.

As we reflect on the day's insights, one thing is clear: collaboration remains key to unlocking better outcomes - for organisations, communities, and society as a whole.

Thank you to all our speakers and attendees for making this Members' Day such an outstanding success:

• Professor Jane Lynch
• Trevor Gore
• Professor David Loseby, Craig Dawkins & Bill Taylor
• Liz Barclay, former Small Business Commissioner
• Richard Holm & Odilon Serrano (on behalf of the Thought Leadership SIG)
• Professor Eliott Ludvig

Special congratulations to our Collaborative Pioneers and Collaborative Champions Award recipients for their unwavering commitment to collaboration:

Denis Leonard, Paul Connor, Leigh Verrall and Lois Love.