Using local powers to drive local economies

Date: 25/02/2009

Speakers:

Bob Neill MP, Shadow Minister for Local Government

Stephen Hughes, Birmingham City Council

Cllr Mike Freer, Leader, London Borough of Barnet

James Morris, Chief Executive, Localis

Mike Burton, Editor, Municipal Journal

Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive, ACEVO

This conference, organised by Neil Stewart Associates, will examine how to use the existing Well Being Powers and exploit the new powers of local decision making set out in the pre-budget report and the new Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill.

Dermot Finch will be speaking in the afternoon on the topic of city-regions and economic devolution.

For further details see the event website