This event has now passed. Check out our future evening and one day conferences here. All Events 18 Sep 2018 West Yorkshire Economic Growth Conference Tuesday, 18th September 2018 @ 0745hrs - 1645hrs New Dock, Leeds, Armouries Dr, LS10 1LT Event Programme Exhibition Attendees West Yorkshire Economic Growth Conference | Event The West Yorkshire Economic Growth Conference was a must-attend conference which focused on making development and regeneration projects happen to drive economic growth! We discussed the key business themes and opportunities for growth, whilst hearing from those at the forefront of such schemes. Our incredibly well received panels discussed and presented about their ongoing plans, revealing insights and future schemes set to take place across West Yorkshire. It’s a truly exciting time for the region and this conference put together the key decision makers and senior leaders from the industry to drive growth! We’ll be hosting the event again in 2019 – details for the conference can be found here. Thanks to those who attended the West Yorkshire Conference and supported the event. We saw: 350+ Delegates. 35+ VIP Speakers. 25+ Exhibitors. Thanks to our speakers: If you want to find out more about our event in Leeds then why not download our free conference output report – highlighting some of the key topics and discussions from the day. This can be downloaded for free. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD > + Google Calendar+ iCal Export West Yorkshire Economic Growth Conference | Programme 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 West Yorkshire Economic Growth Conference | Exhibition Thanks to all of our exhibitors at the West Yorkshire Economic Growth Conference! Exhibitors: West Yorkshire Economic Growth Conference | Attendees Thanks to the hundreds of companies who attended our conference including: ABS Ltd Adept Consulting Engineers Adlington ADP Architects Aedis AHR Architects Airco Altrad Amey AMP Capital Apleona Workspace Applebridge Construction Arcadis ARP Geotechnical Arts Council England Arup Ascend Properties Avant Homes Balfour Beatty BAM Nuttall Bardsley Construction BECG BDP Bidwells Biogenie Site Remediation Bouygues Energies & Services Bradford College Group Breheny Civil Engineering Brentwood Consulting Engineers Britcon British Library Built Environment Networking BuroHappold Buttress Architects BWB Consulting CAD21 Calderdale Council CAPD Carter Jonas CBRE Celtic Technologies CITB City Fibre City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Clark Drain Ltd Colas Craven District Council Crawford Surveying Services Datscha UK David Phillips Group DDA Ltd Delta Simmons Desco DevoConnect DS Emotion Ecology Consultancy Ekosgen Engie Environmental Reclamation Services Eric Wright Construction ESH Construction E.ON Excel Redstone Faithful+Gould FHP Property Consultants FSH Group Galliford Try GHD Gillespies GRAHAM Construction Halifax Bank Headland Archaeology Henry Boot Developments HKA Hoare Lea HS2 Ltd Huddersfield Examiner Huddersfield Town FC Hydrock I & G Imtech InCommunities Indigo Planning Insider Magazine International Fire Consultants (IFC Group) Jackson Civil Engineering Group Jacobs JF Finnegan JNP Group JPG Keepmoat Homes Kelder Group Kew Green Hotels Kirklees Big Build Kirklees Council Leeds Bradford Airport Leeds City Council Langley Waterproofing Systems Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership Leeds Live Leeds Rhinos & Yorkshire Carnegie Lexington Communications Lichfields Lincolnshire County Council Lloyds Banking Group Lovell Group Lupton Fawcett MAC Construction Consulting Maccaferri Mace MadeTelevision Malcolm Hollis Marshalls MC2 Midel Morgan Sindall Morris & Spottiswood Mott MacDonald National Federation of Builders Network Rail North Midland Construction Northern Powerhouse Partnership Opus Page Park Architects Palmer Capital Paragon Interiors Pegasus Group Peter Brett Associates Planning Potential PolkeyCollins Associates Portakabin PWC Ramboll Record UK Restore Harrow Green Rider Levett Bucknall Robertson Group RSK RSM Consulting Ryder Architecture Sanderson Weatherall Scape Group Schofield Sweeney SCP Selby District Council SES Engineering Services SLR Consulting Social Communications Spencer Group Strata Homes Squire Patton Boggs Stonewater Sweco Tarmac The Banks Group The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Thomasons Together Group Transport for the North Trustmgt Tower Hotel Management Turley Turner & Townsend UBER University of Leeds University of Huddersfield Vectos VHE VINCI Construction VolkerLaser Wakefield Council Walker Morris Wardell Armstrong Waterhouse Waterman Group Wates Group Weightmans LLP West Yorkshire Combined Authority Willmott Dixon Womble Bond Dickinson WSP WYG Yorkshire Evening Post Yorkshire Universities Yorkshire Water West Yorkshire Economic Growth Conference | Details Details Date: Tuesday, 18th September 2018 Time: 0745hrs - 1645hrs Event Categories: One Day Conferences, West Yorkshire Development Conference, Yorkshire Website: https://www.rai-events.co.uk Venue New Dock, Leeds Armouries Dr, LS10 1LT + Google Map