West Yorkshire Economic Growth Conference

0800 – 0900Breakfast & Registration0900 – 0930Keynote Speakers
Keynote 1
Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe, Leader, West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Keynote 2
Sean Jarvis, Commercial Director, Huddersfield Town
Keynote 3
Tom Younger, Cities Lead – North of England, Uber

0930 – 1015Northern Powerhouse
5 key leaders in West Yorkshire discuss and answer your questions about the regions input into the Northern Powerhouse and what the region gets out of it
Chair: Prof Colin Bamford, Emeritus Professor, University of Huddersfield
Cllr Judith Blake, Leader, Leeds City Council
Tom Younger, Cities Lead – North of England, Uber
Neil Dewis, Director of Business Transformation, Yorkshire Water 
Henri Murison, Director, Northern Powerhouse Partnership 
James Goodyear, Director of Policy and Partnerships, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 

1015 – 1045Break & Networking

1045 – 1145Developers
5 leading developments are presenting their plans on the contribution they are making to West Yorkshire economic growth
Chair: Phil Laycock, Director, Built Environment Networking
Gary Hetherington, Chief Executive, Leeds CF & A Co Ltd, Leeds Rhinos & Yorkshire Carnegie 
Karen Lythe, Assistant Director for Economy, Housing & Investment, Calderdale Council 
Ed Ellerington, Director, Palmer Capital
Thomas Weldon, Regional Director, Henry Boot Developments

1145 – 1200Break & Networking

1200 – 1300Housing
Presentations from 5 leading housing developers/builders showing the impact their projects are having on economic growth
Chair: Chris Calvert, Executive Director, Pegasus
Jenny Purple, Senior Strategic Land Manager, Avant Homes
Sue Shirt, Executive Director, Stonewater 
Shabir Pandor, Kirklees Big Build
Andrew Weaver, Chief Executive, Strata Homes 
Stewart Thomson, Land & Partnerships Manager, Keepmoat Homes 

1300 – 1330Lunch & Networking

1330 – 1430Infrastructure
The major developments in infrastructure are presented – these are key to West Yorkshire
Chair: Naz Parkar, Director of Housing, Kirklees Council
Angela Barnicle, Chief Officer for Economic Development, Leeds City Council 
Phil Forster, Head of External Affairs, Leeds Bradford Airport 
Matt Rice, Principal Strategic Planner, Network Rail 
Barry White, Chief Executive, Transport for the North

1430 – 1445Break & Networking

1445 – 1545Universities & Colleges
A chance to learn how leading educational organisations are leading the economic growth in the region and what the future holds for their estates and property portfolios
Chair: Tom Riordan, Chief Executive, Leeds City Council
Prof. Margaret House, Vice-Chancellor, Leeds Trinity University
Prof. Liz Towns-Andrews, 3M Prof of Innovation on and Director of Research and Enterprise, University of Huddersfield 
Prof. Lisa Roberts, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds 
Colin Booth, Principal & Chief Executive, Leeds City College 
Kelly McAllister,Head of Business Development, Bradford College 

1545 – 1600Break & Networking

1600 – 1630Question Time & Summary
A chance to evaluate and give perspective to the day’s key topics
Chair: Cllr Tim Swift, Leader, Calderdale Council
Jacqui Gedman, Chief Executive, Kirklees Council
Lorna Pimlott, Director of Sponsorship & Policy, Phase 2, HS2 
Shelagh O’Neill, Director of Economy & Development, Bradford Metropolitan District Council 
Steve Harris, Regional Director for Yorkshire, Lloyds Banking Group 
Pete Massey, Director for the North, Arts Council

1630 – 1645Conference Summary; Phil Laycock