Regen.net,
10 October 2008
The Rt Hon Peter Mandelson, the new business secretary, has been confirmed as the headline speaker at Regeneration & Renewal's Northern Regeneration Summit, which takes place on 22-23 October.
Mandelson made a dramatic return to government last week as part of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet reshuffle, replacing John Hutton MP as business secretary. (Regen.net October 10 2008)
At the summit, the secretary of state will deliver a government update on the status of the Northern economy and the region's regeneration prospects in light of the current financial crisis.
Mandelson is one of several senior government figures speaking at the conference. Other government speakers and their topics include:
- - The North's Role in Delivering Housing Growth: Iain Wright MP, housing minister, CLG
- - Making Business Support More Efficient: Janice Munday, programme director, BERR
- - Reducing Worklessness: David Freud, adviser, DWP
- - The new Regeneration Framework: Roger Wilshaw, deputy director, CLG
- - The Community Empowerment White Paper: Stuart Hoggon, empowerment director, CLG
Other speakers include Conservative Cities Task Force chairman Lord Heseltine, Urban Splash chairman Tom Bloxham and Nissan Sunderland director Danny Griffiths
For full details of the programme, visit www.northernregenerationsummit.com Tickets cost from £55 to £799 plus VAT.
The Summit takes place alongside the free-to-attend Northern Regeneration Exhibition. This is designed to bring together public and private regeneration players in the North, and will feature stands from more than 50 organisations. The exhibition features a free workshop programme aimed at developers, housing associations and investors, plus additional sponsored workshops.
More than 1500 people attended the combined events last year, more than half of them from the private sector, and the organisers are predicting an equally busy event this year.
To see the full exhibition programme and register for your free ticket, visit www.northernregeneration.com
