About this Event
The Festival of Flourishing Regions is dedicated to the advancement and growth of regions across the UK. The festival aims to promote and celebrate the role that cities and regions play in the country’s economy and prosperity, and how regions can drive the Government’s growth agenda.
The festival brings together policymakers, regional planners, economic development experts, academics, and business and community leaders to explore and promote strategies for regional prosperity.
The event will also see the formal launch of both the Brunel Centre’s Strategic Economic Audit of the West of England region, and its new Data Hub and Observatory. Together, they will form key pillars for understanding the opportunities and challenges associated with economic growth in the West of England and nationally.
Agenda:
8:45-9:15: Registration
9:15-9:45: Launch of the Strategic Economic Audit of the West of England
Dr Lucy Martin – Director, The Brunel Centre
Andrea Dell – Director, Futures West
Nick Pearce – Director, Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath, former Director of No 10 Policy Unit
West of England Combined Authority
The Brunel Centre’s research team & Regional VC’s
9:45-10:00: Welcome
Andrea Dell – Director, Futures West
10:00-10:05 : Welcome to the region
Tony Dyer - Leader of Bristol City Council
Video - Helen Godwin , Mayor West of England
10:05-10:30: Summary of the Brunel Centre’s findings, and the launch of the Data Hub and Observatory - Diving into headlines from the Economic Audit and the Data Hub, and sharing implications for the West of England and regional growth across the UK
Dr Lucy Martin – Director, The Brunel Centre
10:30-11:15: Panel 1 - How can we make sure government works for regions and places outside London? Devolution
Rt Hon Greg Clark - former Secretary of State for DBT and MHCLG
Andrew Carter - Chief Executive, Centre for Cities (Chair)
TBC
11:15-11:50: Fireside Chat 1 - The challenges and opportunities for regional leaders in delivering economic growth
Andy Haldane - President, British Chambers of Commerce
Stephen Peacock – Chief Executive, West of England Combined Authority
TBC
11:50-12:20: Refreshment Break
12:20-13:05: Panel 2 - Regional Growth Corridors - Growth Appetite - Investment Capital
Dan Thorp – CEO, Cambridge Ahead (Chair)
Jess Bowles – Strategic Partnerships Director - Bruntwood
Andy Williams – Chair, Oxford and Cambridge Super Cluster Board
TBC
13:05-14:05: Lunch
14:05-14:10: Welcome Back
Douglas Ure – Chief Executive Officer, Business West
14:10-14:55: Panel 3 - New Towns and Housing / Paying for UK infrastructure
Anthony Hollingsworth - Director of Planning and Place, Cambridge Growth Company
Tom Aubrey - Policy Advisor, Founder of Credit Capital Advisory
Chris Smyth - UK Public Policy Editor, Financial Times (Chair)
TBC
14:55-15:30: Fireside Chat 2 - National learnings for regions
Heather Stewart – Economics Editor, The Guardian (Chair)
Andy Haldene - President, British Chambers of Commerce
Rt Hon Greg Clark - Former Secretary of State for DBT and MHCLG
15:30– 15:40: Comfort Break
15:40-16:25: Panel 4 - Going for Growth - the opportunities and challenges for the West of England / Insights from the Brunel Centre / VC Panel
Bethan Staton – Deputy Editor, Financial Times, (Chair)
Lord Stewart Wood – Lords Economic Select Committee
Dr Lucy Martin – Director, The Brunel Centre
Sophie Hale – Research Director, Resolution Foundation
Andy Haldane – President, British Chambers of Commerce, Former Chief Economist, Bank of England
16:25-16:30: Thank you and Close
Andrea Dell – Director, Futures West
Dr Lucy Martin – Director, The Brunel Centre
16:30-17:30 : Drinks Reception
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Bristol, United Kingdom
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