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Monday 25th October 2010

How Best Can We Deliver Local Enterprise Partnerships In A Period Of Deficit Reduction? - Seminar The Royal Commonwealth Society London

KEY SEMINAR IN LONDON ON DELIVERING THE NEW COALITION GOVERNMENTS STRATEGY ON LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS TO REPLACE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
HOW BEST CAN WE DELIVER LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS IN A PERIOD OF DEFICIT REDUCTION?

REPLACING REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES WITH LEPs;

ACHIEVING NEW ECONOMIC POWERHOUSES THROUGH BUSINESS/COUNCIL PARTNERSHIPS;

ENSURING A LEAD ROLE FOR WEALTH CREATING BUSINESS;

MAKING BEST USE OF THE REGIONAL GROWTH FUND; INVOLVING HIGHER EDUCATION;

THE ROLE AND POTENTIAL OUTCOMES OF THE BIS COMMITTEE INQUIRY

Monday 25 October, 2010 at Royal Commonwealth Society, London

Contributors include:

  • Minister or Senior Official, Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Dr Adam Marshall, Director of Policy and External Affairs, British Chambers of Commerce
  • Alexandra Jones, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities
  • Cllr Peter Box, Leader, City of Wakefield Council
  • Cllr Sen Woodward, Chair, Partnership for Urban South Hampshire
  • Prof Kathy Pain, Professor of Real Estate Development, University of Reading
  • Dr Ita ODonovan, Honorary Lecturer, University of Birmingham
  • Senior Representatives, North West Enterprise Commission, Independent Regional Growth Fund Panel, North East Enterprise Company, Midlands Chamber of Commerce, BIS Select Committee

Issues covered

  • How best can we rebuild and rebalance local economies to spread new economic opportunities across the country?
  • How will Local Economic Partnerships of elected authorities and business replace RDAs?
  • How can LEPs to provide strategic leadership and economic vision for local areas?
  • How can LEPs fully involve and engage the wealth-generating private sector?
  • Can we achieve more effective LEPs with phased introduction, fuller powers, prioritisation and more defined roles of partners?
  • How do we translate a City Region into a Local Enterprise Partnership, with greater business involvement?
  • Will LEPs be strong enough to tackle inward investment, emerging industries and innovation?
  • Can MAAs become LEPs and take control of the economic destiny of a local area?
  • Can local business grasp the opportunity to shape an LEP for businesses and the local economy to grow?
  • How will the Regional Growth Fund support significant potential for sustainable growth and provide private sector jobs?
  • How can this be effective in areas now dependent on the public sector?
  • Can new measures create a new powerhouse to drive forward local economies?
  • How can and will higher education develop an important role in delivering effectiveness of LEPs in their area?
  • What are the roles and potential outcomes of the select committee inquiry?
  • Where can we hope to be in ten years time?

Any problems, please contact their Office Tel: 01422 845004 Email: seminars@cppseminars.org.uk

All delegates to the seminar will be able to use the facilities of the stylish and cutting edge Commonwealth Club for themselves and their guests in the evening after the event.

To see the full programme, speaker biographies, venue information and booking details go to Website: http://www.cppseminars.org.uk/site/dpb.cfm?do=ref&fldCPPSref=LEP/319&varDetProgBiog=det

There are discounts for voluntary and community organisations and for block bookings.

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