North East Growth Summit: Full Agenda
North East Growth Summit
Location: 10th October, City Hall Sunderland, Plater Way, SR1 3AA
AGENDA
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Registration – in the Atrium, while a light breakfast is served in the Council Chamber |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Opening Plenary Chair’s Opening Remarks, Joe Docherty Welcome Address, Cllr Michael Mordey, Leader of Sunderland City Council Mayor’s Address, Kim McGuinness, North East Mayor |
| 10.30 – 11.30 | Session 1: Unlocking investment and driving development through devolution Chair: Sarah Green, Chief Executive, Newcastle Gateshead Initiative Dr Henry Kippin, Chief Executive, North East Combined Authority Patrick Melia, Chief Executive, Sunderland City Council Lorna Pimlott, Managing Director Local Authority Advisory and Lending, UKIB Jane Robinson, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Engagement and Place, Newcastle University |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | Keynote Speech and Q&A: Rt. Hon. Jonathan Reynolds MP, Secretary of State for Business and Trade Julie Elliott, newly-appointed Pro-Chancellor of the University of Sunderland (commencing summer 2025). |
| 12.30 – 13.45 | Lunch – served in the Ground Floor Café, and enjoyed in the Council Chamber |
| 13.45 – 15.00 | Session 2: The role of private and publicly funded infrastructure in unlocking growth Chair: Hannah Al-Othman, Northern Correspondent at The Guardian John McCabe, Chief Executive, North East Chamber of Commerce Prof. Philip McCann, Productivity Institute, University of Manchester Kamal Patel, Partner and Transport Finance Lead at EY Henri Murison, Chief Executive, Northern Powerhouse Partnership |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Keynote Speech and Q&A: Kevin Hollinrake MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade |
| 16.00 – 17.00 | Session 3: Transforming left-behind places: Lessons from Germany Chair: Joe Docherty, Chair of the North East Growth Summit Fiona Hill CMG, Chancellor of Durham University and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution Tom Forth, Head of Data, Open Innovations |
| 17.00 – 17.10 | Closing Remarks Nigel Emmerson, Head of Newcastle Office, Womble Bond Dickinson |
| 17.10 – 18.00 | Drinks Reception drinks and canapes served in the atrium |
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