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1. Tweets of anticipation and excitement
2. Welcome and overview of the day: Oliver Escobar
3. The Scottish context – local governance review and public service reform: Professor James Mitchell
4. Evidence to date: Dr Angela O’Hagan
5. Q&A with James Mitchell and Angela O’Hagan
6. Examples of PB mainstreaming
   • How the system works in Antwerp: Hanne Bastiaensen (Democratic Society)
   • Legislating for system change in New York City: Jez Hall (PB Partners)
   • From small grants to mainstreaming in Fife: Coryn Barclay (Fife Council)
   • Q&A
7. Group discussions: Mainstreaming PB is a transformation, not a process. What do we need to do to ensure it is a success? Anthony Zacharzewski (Democratic Society)
   • What is needed for councils [and other public bodies] to transform internally?
   • What is needed for communities to be ready to participate?
   • What us needed to create strong and trusted processes and spaces?
8. Plenary session: Way forward: what will we commit to get from here to our ambition?
   (Tweets from this item are in the previous section.)
9. Closing remarks: Claire McPherson (Scottish Government)