On the 16th May, prominent public and private sector leaders within the construction and property industry will come together for the Tees Valley Development Plans Conference – one of the city’s largest business events of the year within the construction sector.

The event will see some of the region’s biggest names in business lead a regional discussion including presentations of ongoing or proposed development plans in the area and plans for the region’s future. Speakers confirmed for the conference include:

  • Alison Fellows; Investment Director at Tees Valley Combined Authority
  • John Anderson; Assistant Director of Economic Initiative at Darlington Borough Council
  • John McNicholas; Engineering & Programme Director at the South Tees Development Corporation
  • Geoff Lippitt; Business Development Director at PD Ports
  • Simon Dew; Project Lead at Muse Developments
  • Councillor Sue Jeffrey; Leader of Redcar & Cleveland Council
  • Ummar Hanif; Regional Manager for Capital Investment at the Department for International Trade

The conference will provide an opportunity for those within the industry to gain insight on projects likely to take place within the region, including the Tees Valley Advanced Manufacturing Park, Redcar & Clevelands ‘Area Growth Plan’, the opportunities arising from HS2 such as the Darlington station regeneration and more, whilst also giving a platform to debate and discuss the issues at the top of the economic and regional agenda.

WSP, one of the world’s leading engineering professional service firms, have been announced as the Programme Partner for the conference. WSP is an international collective of innovative thinkers that work on complex problems and future proof our World. WSP have been investing in Tees Valley for over 40 years. Adrian Kemp, Director at WSP, said: ”Ongoing devolution, industrial strategy, the housing white paper and infrastructure investment combine to significant opportunities for the North. Through cross-agency and private sector collaboration there is the opportunity to deliver long term transformation that will drive economic growth within Tees Valley as a key contributor to the Northern Powerhouse.”

Jacobs, a global provider of technical, professional and scientific services to all sectors of the built environment industry, have been confirmed as the conference partner.

 

For more information or to book tickets to the event on the 16th May 2018 please visit: www.built-environment-networking.com and for media enquiries please contact Nathan Spencer on nathan.spencer@www.built-environment-networking.com.