13:00 - 14:00

Skilling up cities:
Is the UK up to the job?

Speakers to include: Lord (Tom) McNally, (Lib Dem Leader in the House of Lords), Cllr John Shipley (Leader, Newcastle City Council), Neels Kriek (Laing O'Rourke), Chair: Dermot Finch (Director, Centre for Cities)

Clifton Suite,
Hermitage Hotel

18:15 - 19:15

An estate of mind:
Does new housing have to mean soulless neighbourhoods?

Speakers to include: Lembit Opik MP (shadow Minister for Housing), Adrian Harvey (Head of Public Affairs, CABE), Stephen Stone (Chief Executive, Crest Nicholson); Joe Kerr (RCA) 

Clifton Suite,
Hermitage Hotel

19:30 - 21:30

Urban Hub launch reception

Cities - the UK's future

Speakers: Julia Goldsworthy MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government), John Shipley (Leader, Newcastle City Council)

Hardy Suite,
Hermitage Hotel

Hard times:
What will the changing economic climate mean for cities?

Speakers to include: Simon Hughes MP, (Liberal Democrat shadow leader and Party President), Alexandra Jones, (The Work Foundation) Chair: Will Hutton (The Work Foundation)

13:00 - 14:00

The built environment:
Can the state design happiness? 

Speakers to include: Lembit Opik (Shadow Housing Minister), Richard Younger Ross MP (Shadow Minister for DCMS), Sunand Prasad (President, RIBA), Catherine Fieschi (Senior Associate, DEMOS), Angela Greatley, (Chief Executive, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health)

Clifton Suite,
Hermitage Hotel

Financing the future of cities:
Who pays? 

Speakers to include: Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson), Chris Murray (Director, Core Cities), Chair: Cllr John Shipley (Leader, Newcastle City Council)

Cities Question Time:
Urban Hub's flagship event on the political, economic, cultural and social issues facing UK cities today. 

Speakers to include: Simon Hughes MP (Liberal Democrat shadow leader and Party President), Dan Rogerson MP (Shadow Communities spokesperson), Cllr Carl Minns (Leader, Hull City Council) and Steven Hassel (Westfield).