HUNDREDS of social enterprises arrive in Liverpool this week for their annual conference.

Voice 08 is organised by the Social Enterprise Coalition and features a series of debates as well as exhibitions – and a little bit of culture.

Communities and Local Government Secretary of State, Hazel Blears will be taking part on Wednesday along with Campbell Robb, Director General of the Office of the Third Sector and Jonathan Bland, chief executive of the Social Enterprises Coalition.

But as well as the great and the good, the conference will also be giving a platform to budding young social entrepreneurs on Tuesday afternoon – and to some of the creative stars of Liverpool’s Capital of Culture programme for 2008.

We hope to bring you reports from the conference this week.