08:45
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Registration And Refreshments
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PART I FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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09:30
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Chair's Opening Remarks
Paul Hackett,
Director,
The Smith Institute
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09:40
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Keynote Address:
How Can Business And Economic Development Agencies Work Together To Maximise Growth During The Brexit Transition?
Dr Adam Marshall,
Director General,
British Chambers of Commerce
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10:05
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Panel Discussion: What Does Brexit Mean for The Wider UK Economy? The Implications of Brexit For Inward Investment:
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Attracting foreign direct investments: where should Britain concentrate its efforts and focus its assets in the wake of Brexit? What should be the main message from Britain post-Brexit?
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Impact on investor confidence: what does Brexit change for foreign investors? What are the implications of the devaluation of the pound on investment? Is the UK still seen as a gateway to EU markets?
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How can local authorities be proactive in how they use planning tools to make their areas attractive to potential investors?
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What support or powers is the government planning to put into place for local businesses?
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How can councils support businesses and develop solutions in order to equip and retain businesses in Britain?
James Sproule,
Chief Economist and Director of Policy,
Institute of Directors
Mark Littlewood,
Director General,
Institute of Economic Affairs
Nigel
Wilcock,
Director,
Institute of Economic Development
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10:55
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Networking Break & Refreshments
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11:15
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The Implications Of Brexit For Trade And Why It Matters
Richard Holt
, Head of Global Cities Research,
Oxford Economics
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11:35
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The Future Of Labour Market And Its Effect On Local Businesses
Paul Swinney,
Principal Economist,
Centre for Cities
Tim Thomas,
Director of Employment and skills Policy,
Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF)
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12:20
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Choose your Roundtable Discussion
Learn From Potential Scenarios: Explore Challenges And Be Better Prepared
Presented and facilitated by:
Joe Owen,
Researcher,
Institute For Government
A) Delivering Brexit, How will Whitehall do it?
Jonathan Schifferes,
Assistant Director of the Public Services and Communities,
Royal Society of Arts
B) What are the tools we have to ensure inclusive growth in local economies post-Brexit
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12:55
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Chair's Closing Remarks
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13:00
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Networking Lunch
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13:30
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Registration (for those attending the afternoon sessions only)
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PART II - FOCUS ON PLANNING AND HOUSING
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14:00
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Chair's Opening Remarks
Duncan Sutherland,
Regeneration Director,
Sigma Capital Group plc
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14:10
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Calculating Housing Need In A Post-Brexit Period: What Brexit means for Plan-Making
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How could Brexit affect population change and household growth?
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What would less immigration mean for household projects and calculations of objectively assessed housing need?
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How should local planning authorities and applicants respond?
James Donagh,
Director,
Barton Willmore
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14:40
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Keynote Address: The Impact Of Brexit On Planning and Housing Policy
Ruth Cadbury
, Shadow Minister, (Housing)
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15:05
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Panel Discussion
Housing Market: How Are Housebuilders And Developers Reacting To Brexit?
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What are the shorter and longer-term implications of Brexit for the property and development market?
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How would Brexit impact on the delivery of affordable housing?
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In the case of a slowdown, how can planners help maintain development activity?
Janice Morphet,
Visiting Professor UCL Bartlett School of Planning,
UCL
Susan Emmett,
Director,
Savills Residential Research
Wren Laing,
Area Manager -
Housing and Land Directorate,
Greater London Authority
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16:05
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Networking Break & Refreshments
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16:20
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What Are The Implications Of Brexit For Environmental Regulations And Planning Legislation?
Richard Humphreys QC,
Barrister, Planning & Environment,
No5 Chambers
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16:55
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Choose your Roundtable Discussion
Learn From Potential Scenarios: Explore Challenges And Be Better Prepared?
Presented and facilitated by:
Paul Clark,
Development Director,
GL Hearn
A) Potential changes to how the government procures - What are the options that may or may note be presented?
Duncan Sutherland
, Regeneration Director,
Sigma Capital Group plc
B) The challenge of providing enough quality housing - Scenarios looking at how the policies of planning and housing developers affect supply
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17:25
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Chairs' Closing Remarks
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17:30
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Close of Conference
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