The future prosperity
of the North East of England post Brexit is the subject of a major one-day
seminar to be held at Northumbria University on Friday 29 March.
The event
called ‘Day One. After BREXIT’, has been organised by Professor Joyce Liddle
and Professor John Shutt from Newcastle Business School, and will take place on
the day the UK officially leaves the European Union.
The event brings
together leading figures from the region, the wider UK and Brussels, to discuss
how to respond to the challenges arising from Brexit in relation to the future
of urban and regional development in the North and the UK to 2030.
Dr Nicola
Headlam, the new Director of the Northern Powerhouse, will give a keynote speech
to talk about rebalancing the UK and delivering for the North. She will be accompanied
by academic experts from Newcastle Business School and Durham University
discussing topics which include:
- The Changing Context of the North East and the Northern Powerhouse; Governance and Economy
- Preparing for Public sector Change
- Working across boundaries: Health and Well-being and the NHS plan/opportunities for the North
- From National to Local Industrial Strategies: the future for Innovation in the North
- Innovation and Small Firms and the North East.
Professor John
Wilson, Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Business and Law at Northumbria
University, explains: “This is an opportunity to look at the emerging issues after
the Brexit vote and how we respond to the challenges which Brexit is creating.
“With volatile
environments and changing policy developments there is a need for better research
and development practice. In 2018, the activities of Local Enterprise Partnerships
were re-assessed and re-evaluated, and new Combined Authorities are appearing
in the North East alongside new agencies like Transport for the North, based in
Manchester.
“We want to look
ahead to 2030 and the next decade for urban and regional development with the
public, private and voluntary sectors in the region. The workshop is an
opportunity to bring together senior policymakers, leading politicians, and
chief executives to discuss the existing wicked issues and problems ahead.”
To register for
the event or to find out more go to: www.northumbria.ac.uk/afterbrexit
