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Second Annual North East Economic Forum - Programme
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Thursday 16 th November |
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Conference Cocktail and Dinner
St James Park, Newcastle
Welcome by Hugh Morgan-Williams, chair of the NEEF Steering Committee and Alan Clarke, Chief Executive,
One NorthEast
Guest of Honour Alan Duncan MP, Shadow Secretary of State, Trade, Industry and Energy
Prof Kel Fidler, Vice Chancellor, Northumbria University
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Friday 17 th November
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Conference
Hardwick Hall, Co Durham
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8.15am
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Arrival and registration |
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8.55am |
Chaired by Michael White, Assistant Editor,
The Guardian
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9.05am |
Address by a Senior Government Minister
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9.30am |
Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State,
Department of Education and Skills
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10.00am |
Alan Clarke, Chief Executive, One NorthEast,
A North East view
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10.15am |
Coffee Break |
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10.30am |
Address by: Michael Snyder, Chairman,
Policy and Resources Committee,
City of London Corporation
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10.50am |
Gordon Chapman, Chief Executive,
Wellstream International
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11.05am |
Neville Chamberlain CBE, Chairman,
The Northern Way
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11.20am |
Question and answer session
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11.30am |
Question and Answer session with Caroline Thomson,
Chief Operating Officer, BBC
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12.00pm |
Lunch |
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1.00pm |
Afternoon Session |
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- Chaired by Michael White, Assistant Editor,
The Guardian
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1.05am |
Dr Vincent Cable MP, Shadow Chancellor and Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats
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1.30am |
Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong MP, Minister for Social Exclusion
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1.45pm |
Policy Workshops
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3.00pm |
Closing Plenary |
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- Chaired by Rt Hon Alan Milburn MP
- Patrick Diamond, report back from Policy
Workshops
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3.30pm |
Close
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Registration form >>
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Download the full programme
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AFTERNOON POLICY
WORKSHOPS |
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The Learning Age: HE, skills and
training in a global context
Chair: Prof Kel Fidler, Vice Chancellor,
Northumbria University
Rapporteur: Joe Docherty, Chief Executive,
Tees Valley Regeneration
Roger Liddle, Senior Advisor to
European Commission President Barroso
John Cuthbert, Chief Executive,
Northumbria Water
Kevin Rowan, Regional Secretary, TUC |
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Cutting-Edge industries: hi-tech
potential in the North East
Chair: Margaret Fay - Chair of One
NorthEast
Rapporteur: Alistair Balls, Chief Executive,
International Centre for Life
Andrew Mitchell, Chief Executive,
NStar Finance
Dr Stan Higgins, CEO, North East Process
Industries Cluster
Ray Smith, Regional Director, BT
Paul Callaghan, Chairman,
The Leighton Group |
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Environmental sustainability: making the
North East a great place to live and work
Chair: Mike Parker, Chair,
Northumberland Tourism
Rapporteur: Andrew Dixon,
Chief Executive, NGI
Pat Ritchie, Director of Strategy and
Development, One NorthEast
Professor Lynn Dobbs, Associate Dean,
Northumbria University
Hugh Morgan-Williams, Chair of North East
Economic Forum Steering Group |
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World-class leadership: developing
future leaders in the North-East
Chair: Sarah Green, Regional Director, CBI
Rapporteur: Paul Corrigan, Downing
Street Advisor
Caroline Thompson,
Chief Operating Officer, BBC
Professor Paul Croney, Newcastle Business
School, Northumbria University
Mayor Ray Mallon
James Ramsbotham, Chief Executive, NECC |
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Empowering local communities -
the neighbourhood dimension
Chair: Cllr John Shipley OBE,
Leader of Newcastle City Council
Rapporteur: Irene Lucas, Chief Executive,
South Tyneside Council
Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong MP,
Minister for Social Exclusion
Caroline Theobald, Managing Director,
Bridge Club Ltd
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