About NEEF

NEEF is a Not-for-Profit organisation. The North East Economic Forum was established in 2005 as a vehicle for continued debate on the growth and regeneration of the North - East as a region. The Forum brings together the regions key stakeholders from national and local government, industry and the voluntary sector; with representatives from trade unions, the regions universities and stakeholder groups such a the CBI.

The opportunity for key stakeholders to meet on a regular basis and at events on such a large scale is unprecedented in the North East, and the forum is providing increasingly popular among politicians, business leaders and others with a vested interest in the future success of our region.

NEEF has three Directors, Hugh Morgan-Williams Chairman of Canford Audio; Mark Henderson, Chief Executive, Northumberland County Council and James Ramsbotham, Chief Executive of the North East Chamber of Commerce.

A Steering Group guides the deliberations of the Forum, and is representative of all key stakeholders within the Region.