Agenda

This conference would focus on how cities can lead the way of the recession, considering the impact of the recession on UK and international cities and what cities need to do to take advantage of the upturn.

The conference will also launch original research on the experience of international cities in dealing with the recession, conducted in partnership by the OECD LEED programme and The Work Foundation.

Bringing together senior leaders and policymakers from international cities and businesses, this conference would focus on:

All speakers are confirmed unless marked otherwise

Structure

Session Topic Speakers
9.00 - 9.30 Coffee
9.30 Chair’s Introduction Greg Clark, Chair of the OECD LEED Forum on Development Agencies and Investment Strategies and Advisor on City & Regional Development, CLG
9.40 Opening Address Will Hutton, Executive Vice Chair, The Work Foundation

What the Changing Global Economy means for cities
10.00 International cities in the recession Presentation: Alexandra Jones
Presenting research findings on behalf of OECD and The Work Foundation
Recession, Recovery and Re-investment: Local Responses in a Global Crisis

Responses:

Jordi William Carnes
, Deputy Mayor of Barcelona and Partner of OECD LEED programme

Cllr Mike Whitby, Leader, Birmingham

Debra Mountford, Senior Policy Analyst and Manager of the OECD LEED Forum on Development Agencies and Investment Strategies

Questions for panel
11.15 - 11.30 Coffee
11.30 - 12.15 Global lessons on managing the recession and planning for the upturn Bridget Rosewell, Chairman and founding Director, Volterra

Ian Bromley, Chief Executive of Creative Sheffield and Chair of International Economic Development Council (IEDC)

Tomasz Kayser, Deputy Mayor of Poznan and Vice-Chair of Eurocities Economic Development Forum

Chair: Greg Clark
12.15 - 13.00 Keynote: Cities leading the way out of recession Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP, Minister of State, Communities and Local Government

Chair: Greg Clark
13.00 -14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.30 Workshops:

1. Keeping people close to the labour market: worklessness and low skills
Steve Inch, Executive Director for Development & Regeneration Services, Glasgow City Council
Ian Brinkley, The Work Foundation
Michael Kissman, Corporate Affairs, Tesco
Chair: Mike Campbell, Director of Policy and Research, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
2. Mind the funding gap: investing and financing economic development Ray Mills, Partner, Pw
Andrew Lewis, Director, The Northern Way
Brian Kilkelly, Vice-President, Global Development, Urban Land Institute
Chair: Debra Mountford, OECD LEED Programme
3. Diverse cities: attracting, developing and retaining talented people Anthony Browne, Policy Director, Greater London Authority
Councillor Shelley Carroll and Mike Williams, General Manager of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, Toronto
Chair: Derek Longhurst, Chief Executive, fdf
4. Global events as a catalyst for economic growth Andrew Borraine, Chief Executive, Cape Town Partnership
Paolo Verri, General Manager ITALIA 150, Turin
Mateu Hernandez, Executive Director, Barcelona Activa
Chair: Greg Clark
15.30 - 16.30 Cities leading the way out of recession: new public / private partnerships John Evans, General Secretary, TUAC

Sergio Arzeni, , Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development OECD

Will Hutton, Executive Vice-Chair, The Work Foundation

Chair: Greg Clark
16.30 Close Greg Clark