‘Levelling Up’ in the era of COVID 19

Panel

• Dr Nicola Headlam, former Head of Northern Powerhouse, BEIS
• Chris Murray, Director, Core Cities Group
• Tim Pitt, former Special Adviser at HM Treasury, Cabinet Office and Ministry of Justice
• Katie Rose, Programme Manager, Centre for Public Impact
• Philip Rycroft, former Permanent Secretary, Department for Exiting the European Union

Redistributing the civil service workforce

Panel

• Steven Boyd, Chief Executive Officer, Government Property Agency, Cabinet Office
• Ed Griffin, Director of HR Consultancy and Research, Institute for Employment Studies
• Anna Round, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR North

Meeting the government’s goals on infrastructure provision

Panel

• Angela Barnicle, Chief Officer for Asset Management and Regeneration, Leeds City Council
• Maria Machancoses, Director, Midlands Connect
• Greg McClymont, Assistant Director – Transport and Place, National Infrastructure Commission
• Tim Wood, Northern Powerhouse Rail Director, Transport for the North

Bringing it all together: service delivery at the Combined Authority level

Panel

• Professor Vincent Goodstadt, 2070 Commissioner and Vice-President of the Town and Country Planning Association
• Dave Innes, Head of Economics, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
• Jonathan Werran, Chief Executive, Localis
• John Wrathmell, Director of Strategy, Research and Economy, Greater Manchester Combined Authority