Other announcements: Yvette Cooper will continue her work on bringing together councils, faith groups, and community groups to respond to the refugee crisis.
Hunt spoke of the importance of bringing together councils, the NHS, providers and the public, and told delegates: "You're the people who will make the health and wellbeing boards a success".
The scheme was launched in 2010 and regularly brings together council leaders from both sides of the border, who have similar goals but differing concerns.
As the newly elected president of Solace, the association that represents local authority chief executives, she says one of the roles for the organisation is to bring together council bosses to think beyond their own geography.
Networks like Localgov Digital bring together councils with digital enthusiasts to share resources, skills and, ultimately, savings.
The research will be overseen by Hugh Bullock, a member of the Homes For Londoners board, which brings together councils, transport experts and City Hall officials.
Ms Watson spoke ahead of a Gwent Police drive to bring together councils and other bodies when children go missing.
The work is an interesting meeting of public art and the regeneration of a deprived area of the city, bringing together local skateboarders, the city council, neighbourhood community groups and Liverpool Biennale in this single pioneering project.
In July, we launched 'Cornwall Together' – it has brought together the council, the NHS, Unison, voluntary groups and the world famous Eden Project.
Paul Norbury, director of 5plus architects Here in Rochdale we have seen staff become more interactive as our new building – Number One Riverside, which won best workplace in the UK this year – has brought together 2,000 council staff from across the borough.
