Promoting Investment and Economic Development: The Future of Liverpool

Date: 23/09/2010

Liverpool has just been announced as one of the first areas to experience the roll out of the Big Society. This will initially have a focus on culture with a pilot scheme seeing volunteers from across the city deployed to extend the opening hours of the city’s museums.

Chris Webber and Andrew Carter will be discussing how the city region can build on its existing strengths to attract inward investment and build economic resilience through attracting a greater number of private sector jobs. The Conference will also examine the potential of new industries such as renewable technologies and will look at the impact of major projects on Liverpool’s regeneration. It will look at the potential of new governance structures such as Local Enterprise Partnerships and the opportunities the Big Society initiative provides.

Confirmed Speakers:
Max Steinberg Chief Executive Liverpool Vision
Dave Moorcroft Director of Economic Development The Mersey Partnership
Chris Webber Senior Analyst Centre for Cities
Andrew Carter Director of Research & Policy Centre for Cities

Chaired by:
Neil Scales OBE Chief Executive and Director General Merseytravel

See the Waterfront Conference website for more information.