At this year’s Labour Party Conference, the N8 Research Partnership – the collective body for the North’s eight research intensive universities – will host a panel session.
‘A Real Northern Powerhouse: Putting the north at the heart of Labour’s industrial strategy’ in partnership with Progressive Britain. The event will focus on the opportunity to drive impactful collaborations across sectors including education, business, investors and elected Mayors in the North of England, to support the government in achieving its manifesto missions.
Speakers on the panel include Georgia Gould MP, Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office; Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire; Professor Charlie Jeffery, Vice-Chancellor of University of York & Chair of the N8; Jessica Bowles, Director of Strategy at Bruntwood; and Bruce Katz, Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University. The event will be chaired by Hannah Al-Othman, North of England Correspondent at The Guardian.
Speakers will explore how the energy, expertise and innovation inherent in the North’s universities, businesses and investors can be harnessed to deliver inclusive and sustainable economic growth. The Government strategy provides a significant window of opportunity for stakeholders in the North’s economy to support mayoral growth plans to deliver a collaborative, futureproof industrial strategy
Attendees at the event, which will take place on Monday 23rd September from 11:00-12:00 at the Progressive Britain Hub (inside the secure zone), will gain insights into how higher education, investors, businesses and mayors can work collectively with the government to deliver real and sustained growth across the North.
There are numerous initiatives, collaborations and policies that need to be progressed at speed to deliver upon the five missions outlined in the Labour Party manifesto. During the session, leading experts, politicians, academics and business leaders will discuss the regional outlook and the role of anchor institutions such as universities in boosting the economy and achieving the Government’s ambitious long-term goals.