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Download in PDF format (both days) From 11.00   Delegate Arrival (various hotels)       12.00   Registration, Networking and Lunch Albert Hall, Nottingham (sponsored by Eastside & City Developments) CAST, Nottingham Playhouse (sponsored by the Arts Council of England)       13.00   Plenary Session One Successful Cities, Sustainable Communities Venue: Albert Hall, Nottingham Welcome & Overview from Chair, Jon Snow Welcome to Nottingham by Cllr Jon Collins, Leader, Nottingham City Council Overview of Core Cities by Chris Murray, Director, Core Cities Contribution by young delegates from the Core Cities Keynote Address by The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Cities Sir Richard Leese CBE, Leader, Manchester City Council Panel Discussion: Components of city success Cllr Warren Bradley, Leader, Liverpool City Council 15.00   Refreshment Break, Networking and Exhibition       15.30   Plenary Session Two Devolving for Growth Implementing the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration Venue: Albert Hall, Nottingham The "Sub-National Review" represents a major step forward in making English cities and regions more competitive. It rethinks national, regional and sub regional relationships, coming down in favour of greater devolution from the centre, something the Core Cities welcome. The session will debate how Core Cities, together with Government and regional agencies, can take the review forward to implementation and looks at international examples of best practice, through the COMPETE Project Report, which will be launched at this session. Contributions and discussions from John Healey MP, Minister of State for Communities and Local Government One of the architects of the review, the Minister will set out their aspirations for implementation and how other work within Government might impact on or, facilitate this. Professor Michael Parkinson CBE, European Institute for Urban Affairs, Liverpool John Moores University Professor Parkinson will launch the COMPETE report and tie this in with the findings of the review, exploring how we might learn from international experience as we go forward. Michael Frater, Chief Executive, Nottingham City Council and Alan Clarke, Chief Executive, One North East. The context of the SNR from a Core Cities and RDA joint perspective and how we might work on developing the detail of the review and implementing its findings in practice between cities and regions. 17.00   End of day one       17.10   Optional Fringe Events     FRINGE 1 – Centre for Cities Transport and Devolution: What Next for Core City-Regions? Run by: Centre for Cities Cities have been at the forefront of the charge for better local transport in England – and have played a major role in the development of the Local Transport Bill. This event, featuring city leaders, transport providers and business representatives, will explore the powers and funding tools that Core Cities need to deliver better transport links, and transports place in the wider devolution agenda. HEADLINE QUESTIONS What powers and funding tools do Core City-regions need to deliver better local transport? Do Core City-Regions need ‘Transport for London-style’ strategic transport authorities and stronger leadership on transport issues? How does transport link up to the wider sub-regional devolution agenda, following the Sub-National Review of Economic Development and Regeneration? Chair: Dr Adam Marshall, Senior Researcher, Centre for Cities Panel: Cllr John Shipley OBE, Leader, Newcastle City Council Roy Wicks, Chair PTEG/ Director General, South Yorkshire PTE Cllr Helen Holland, Leader, Bristol City Council Cllr Jon Collins, Leader, Nottingham City Council Angie Robinson, Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce FRINGE 2 – CABE; Housing Corporation Homes for the Future? The recent Housing Green Paper, Homes for the Future: more affordable, more sustainable sets out plans for 3 million new homes by 2020. This question-time style debate will ask how cities can best deliver this housing and whether it is really possible to increase quality at the same time as quantity. Chair: Cllr. Mark Bradshaw, Executive Member for Access and Environment, Bristol City Council Panel: Steven Bee, Director of Planning & Development, English Heritage John Carleton, Field Director North, Housing Corporation Jonathan Davis, Director of Knowledge and Skills, CABE FRINGE 3 – New Local Government Network/Academy for Sustainable Communities Devolving Diversity: How can Local Authorities Integrate Communities? A discussion on the role of local government in promoting community cohesion and how local areas can make the most of the benefits delivered by increasing diversity. It will also look at how councils can respond to the tensions that population migration can sometimes cause. NLGN will be publishing a new report on the role for local government in dealing with population migration in December Chair: Ben Walker, News Editor, Regeneration & Renewal Panel: Cllr Kris Hopkins, Leader, Bradford City Council Jayne Crosse, Director of Strategy & Practice, ASC Matthew Clifton, Research Manager, NLGN FRINGE 4 – Thinking Place Place Branding: Ensuring People, Product and Promotion are at the Heart of Place Shaping Sir Michael Lyons has put place shaping centre stage as the way to achieve well being in our cities and towns. But how do we do it? Can branding help? How do we differentiate our cities to help them compete? How do we get our places thought about? (and the answer is NOT a logo!) John Till, Director, thinkingplace Peter McDermott, Director of Marketing, UKTI Brendan Moffet, Marketing Director, Creative Sheffield       18.20 – 19.10   Shuttle transfers from Mount Street to Colwick Hall       19.00   Evening Drinks Reception (sponsored by Manchester Airport Group) & Summit Dinner (sponsored by emda) Colwick Hall, Nottingham Speakers will include Steve Brown, Deputy Chair, East Midlands Development Agency Welcome and RDA support to cities and regions. Wally Olins, Chair, Saffron Brand Consultants How Core Cities compete with eachother for investment, for visitors, for reputation and acclaim. 22.30   Shuttle transfers to Summit hotels       From 22.30   Optional Networking Event Chino Latino bar / restaurant, Park Plaza Hotel, Nottingham Please Note: This site makes use of JavaScript, cookies and popups to display dynamic content and enhance the navigation capability. 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