Cities Question Time

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

Speakers:
Baroness Ros Scott (Party President)
Julia Goldsworthy MP (Shadow Communities Secretary)
Warren Bradley (Leader, Liverpool City Council)
Carl Minns (Leader, Hull City Council)

20:30 - 22:00

Urban Hub Launch reception (invitation only)

With speeches from Liberal Democrat leaders across the UK's major cities including:
Warren Bradley (Leader, Liverpool City Council)
Carl Minns (Leader, Hull City Council)
Barbara Janke (Leader, Bristol City Council)
Paul Scriven (Leader, Sheffield City Council)
John Shipley (Leader, Newcastle City Council)
Richard Brett (Leader, Leeds City Council)

Deauville Suite,
Trouville Hotel

08:00 - 09:00

Developing a Manifesto for Londoners (invitation only)

Speakers:
Lord Tope CBE
Cllr Sean Brennan (Vice Chair, London Councils)
Tom Brake MP
Caroline Pidgeon AM 

Deauville Lounge,
Trouville Hotel

Generating investment for a sustainable economy

Speakers:

Lord Newby (Spokesperson to the Treasury)
Chris Murray (Director, Core Cities Group)
Warren Bradley (Leader, Liverpool City Council)

18:15 - 19:15

Job City Plus: Why cities hold the key to tackling unemployment

Speakers:
Lord Oakeshott (Spokesperson for the Treasury, Spokesperson for Work & Pensions)

Professor John Philpott (Chief Economist, CIPD)
Dave Simmonds (Chief Executive, CESI)
Emma Reynolds (Government Affairs Manager, Tesco)
Michelle Mahdon (Associate Director, The Work Foundation)

Chair: Stephen Overell (Associate Director, The Work Foundation)
This event is sponsored by Tesco

Deauville Lounge,
Trouville Hotel

Tomorrow's city economies - where will the new jobs come from? 

Speakers:
Phil Willis MP (Chair, Innovation, Universities, Science & Skills Select Committee)
Warren Bradley (Leader, Liverpool City Council)
Bob Challacombe (Regional Director Midlands Wales and West, Openreach)
Chair: Dermot Finch (Chief Executive, Centre for Cities)

The Rise of the YIMBY: can Government incentivise development?

Speakers:
Dan Rogerson MP (Shadow Communities & Local Government Minister)
Dr Tim Leunig (Reader in Economic History, LSE)
Cllr John Shipley (Leader, Newcastle City Council)
Chair: Dermot Finch (Chief Executive, Centre for Cities)