15/11/2018 - Northern Economic Summit (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο)

The Northern Economic Summit is a one-day forum featuring a roster of distinguished keynote speakers, showcasing ambitious domestic economic models and global partnerships; in addition to regional initiatives developed in pursuit of delivering improved health and social care services, education and infrastructure projects.

Global industry leaders, local and national policy makers, innovative local authorities, economists and northern-based businesses will converge on the Bridgewater Hall, home of world-famous symphonic orchestra The Hallé, to build a collective vision of the North's economic future and explore opportunities for regional regeneration.

As well as reviewing opportunities for economic growth and developing the North’s international reputation, the Northern Economic Summit will scrutinise obstructing factors in regional economic progress - the discrepancy in government spending per capita between the North and South; giving way to a striking contrast in infrastructure that has maligned northern transport for decades. The uncertainty created by Brexit - it’s impact on foreign investment, trade, the labour market and deficits created by the absence of fiscal support from frameworks such as the EU Structural and Investment Funds.

In the pre-Brexit world, the government's Northern Powerhouse initiative was an integral component of the domestic policy agenda; as well as playing a pivotal role in building international diplomatic relations through industrial, commercial and research partnerships. Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, is reform and development of the Northern economy still at the core of the government’s plan to build a Britain 'fit for the future'? Or has it taken a back seat to the Brexit mitigation that continues to dominate the national economic narrative?

Open Forum invites you to join us at the Bridgewater Hall on Thursday, November 15th to hear from Members of Parliament, principal economists, Ministers, foreign dignitaries, local councillors and industry chiefs as to how the North has risen to the challenge of reinventing itself as an economy prepared to embrace the changes brought about by a fourth industrial revolution and a Britain on the brink of Brexit.

Recent data collated by IPPR suggests that the disparity in central government funding and legislative agenda is obstructing the North from realising its economic potential. One of the key areas where under-investment is particularly evident is transport and connectivity.

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