WMCA Event Joining Instructions
Thank you for registering for our event. Here is some infomation for the day including the venue and transport options
This page contains all the necessary information to help plan your journey to the conference and your time at the venue enjoyable.
The WMCA Events Team will be present throughout the day to answer any questions you may have, or to resolve any issues that arise.
Please be advised that although we've made every effort to provide accurate details the program may be subject to change without notice. Any amendments should they occur will be highlighted as soon as they become apparent.
In the meantime if you have any questions about the conference please do not hesitate to contact us via events@wmca.care or 01384 943000 (opt2)
WMCA Spring Providers Conference:
Is your care service ready for CQCs new environmental assessment?
27 March 2025
9.30am - 3.00pm
Registration open from 9.00am
The H Suite
100 Icknield Port Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B16 0AA
Agenda
9:30am – 10:00am:
Registration & networking
10:00am – 10:30am
Welcome
Keiron Broadbent, Chief Executive, West Midlands Care Association
10:30am – 11:15am
Q&A Session - Practical ways to achieve CQC requirements
Annie Spilsbury, Net Zero & Sustainability Lead, Birmingham City Council
Jag Khatkar, Director, Oak View Care Home
11.15am - 11.45am
Break
11.45am - 12.30pm
Environmental Sustainability within your care business
Hannah Montgomery, Grace Cares
12.30pm - 1.15pm
Lunch
1.15pm - 2.00pm
The new Commercial Recycling directive and how this will impact your business
Hannah Burgess, Solicitor, Real Estate Team, HCR Law LLP
2.00pm - 2.45pm
Decarbonising your supply chain (and saving money doing it)
Andrew Childers, Chief Executive, Beyond Procurement
2.45pm - 3.00pm
Raffle and Conference Close
Getting to the Conference
Venue:
The H Suite
100 Icknield Port Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B16 0AA
Phone: 0121 456 4545
Car Parking
There is plenty of free parking behind the venue. The venue is outside of the Birmingham City Centre Clean Air Zone (CAZ)
Access to the car park is to the right of the building (as you look at it from the front). Disabled parking spaces are the first ones in the car park immediately adjacent to the entrance to the Hudson Suite
By Train
The nearest train stations are Five Ways or Smethwick Rolfe Street. Intercity services are available from Birmingham New Street, Snow Hill and Moor Street. None of the stations are particularly close and will necessitate a 15 minute cab ride depending on the station
By Bus
There are bus stops in Icknield Port Road. The
No. 80 bus runs from West Bromwich to the Birmingham Markets area and vice versa.
Hotels
There is lots of hotel accommodation within Birmingham city centre which is about 2 miles away. Again you will probably need a taxi or to drive. (please be aware of the Birmingham Clean Air Zone). Closest accomodation is probably at Five Ways
Exhibitors Information
Access to the venue will be available from 7.30am and a WMCA member of staff will be on hand to direct you to your allocated exhibition space. (We will let you know if access is available the day before).
Please refer to the Acess and Accessibility section below on how you can access the venue
You will be allocated a space measuring approximately 3m x 2m containing a table and chairs. Each exhibitor will need to provide their own display boards/exhibition stand to position behind the table. There are power points throughout the exhibiton area but we cannot guarantee specific availability . As a precaution, please ensure your devices are fully charged before attending the event.
You should not exceed your allocated 3m space. This is in line with the venue’s health and safety policy but also out of respect to fellow exhibitors.
Wifi is available throughout the building
We ask all exhibitors to have completed their set up 30 minutes before opening of registration.
Stand breakdown Information
Due to health and safety regulations, exhibitors must not start the breakdown of their stands before the end of the event. We understand that you may have a distance to travel, but we must ensure all exhibitors stay until the end of the event. As well as having safety implications, it can be very frustrating for attendees if an exhibitor they wish to see has left early.
WMCA & H Suite risk assessments will be emailed to you ahead of the event. It is recommended that you also have your own risk assessment for your stand and staffing team.
Access and Accessibility
Access to the Hudson Suite is through the double doors along the side of the building from the car park (do not use the doors at the front of the building in Icknield Port Road).
The Venue is on one level and is fully accessible.
Should you have any accessibility or additional requirements that you did not make us aware of when you booked, please contact us by emailing events@wmca.care as soon as possible so that we can accommodate your needs.
Registration
Upon arrival you will need to register at the Registration Desk just inside the Hudson Suite
Registration will be open from 9.00am
At the desk we will issue you with a delegate badge
The WMCA team will be present throughout the day to answer any questions you may have or if you need assistance
Refreshments and Food
Refreshments are included and will be served in the Exhibition area
If there are any special dietary requirements that you did not make us aware of when you booked, please let us know by emailing events@wmca.care as soon as possible
Security
Venue and WMCA staff will be present at all times and the general public are not allowed to access the conference areas. There may however be other events going on unconnected to the conference.
WMCA advises all attandees to ensure that their possessions are safeguarded at all times, In the event of any damage or loss you should report this to a member of WMCA staff with details. WMCA cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage to the attendees property.
Should you have any lost property to hand in, please visit the registration desk where a WMCA staff member will be happy to help.
Conference Photography
Photographs/video will be taken of all aspects of the conference for use online, on social media and printed documents.
If you do not wish your photograph to be used following the conference please make a member of the WMCA registration staff aware when you collect your badge./.
Cancellation
If you should need to cancel your booking, please let the association know as soon as possible by emailing events@wmca.care
As the association incurs event costs based on the numbers attending, we reserve the right to charge a £10 administration fee for nonattendance on the day without prior notification to the Association.
For chargeable events, please click here to see our event terms and conditions and refund policy.
Data Protection
Data collected during the booking process is only used by WMCA for event organisation purposes. We do not share this data with third parties (including the conference exhibitors) or store it beyond a reasonable time.
Our data privacy policy can be found at
www.wmca.care/privacy
Anything Else
If you have any other queries about the event them please contact us on:
Email: events@wmca.care
Phone: 01384 934000 (opt2)
The WMCA offices are normally open Monday - Friday between 9.00am and 5.00pm
