Team Lincolnshire Annual Conference 2026
*New Date* We are pleased to announce that the 2026 Team Lincolnshire Annual Conference will be taking place at The Drill in Lincoln.
Ambassadors are invited to join us to hear the latest Team Lincolnshire and County Council updates, including the latest on Local Government Reorganisation. We are just finalising the agenda including our keynote speakers. Direct invitations will be sent out once confirmed but keep checking back here for the latest updates.
Agenda
- 8.30am Registration & Refreshments
- 9am Welcome & Introduction
- 9.10am Team Lincolnshire Update
Tony Reynolds, Inward Investment Manager - 9.30am Local Government Reorganisation Update
Justin Brown, Assistant Director Growth, Infrastructure, and Environment - 10am Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises to succeed in UK Public Procurement
Stuart Watkins, Strategic Business Manager, Government Procurement Agency
The Government Commercial Agency (GCA) serves as the UK’s central executive authority for public procurement and commercial delivery. This presentation is designed to help SMEs navigate GCA's procurement ecosystem, identifying actionable steps to find and win government and wider public sector contracts
10.45am - 11.15am Refreshment Break
- 11.15am Tim Downing Ambassador Collaboration of the Year Award
Tony Reynolds Inward Investment Manager - 11.30pm Naomi’s Garden Chairty of the Year Update
Sarah-Jayne Walker, Founder & CEO - 12pm Keynote Speaker: Jo Salter MBE
- 1.10pm Closing Comments
- 1.15pm - Networking Lunch
- 2pm - Event Close
Places are limited to 110 and to ensure there is a fair opportunity for all to attend, places are limited to TWO per ambassador and offered on a first come, first served basis.
To reserve your place please book via our booking portal. RSVP by 2nd November 2026. We look forward to welcoming you all to a fantastic conference.
*Exclusive Team Lincolnshire ambassadors only event
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Speaker Bio's
Stuart Watkins, Strategic Business Manager, Government Procurement Agency
Stuart Watkins is a senior strategic business manager supporting ambitious Mayoral Combined Authorities across the North of England and the Midlands. He specialises in aligning GCA's commercial solutions and support services with public sector procurement strategies and place-based spatial development goals. By effectively connecting buyer needs to these services, thus enabling the contracting authority to deliver local, national, and international economic growth alongside social value through their procurement projects.