Date: January 11th 2010
Time: 8.30am – 10.45am
Venue: Gosforth Park Hotel
Cost: Free
On 11th January 2010 you were invited to join the North East Economic Forum and Iain Wright, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for 14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships.
Read the Statement of Employment and Skills for the region here. View the agenda for the event here Skills Agenda.
North East England – Leading the way to a Low Carbon future
Date: January 12th 2010
Time: 7.00pm – 11.00pm
Venue: Gosforth Park Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne
Cost: Free of charge
On 12th January 2010 we were delighted to host the North East Economic Forum Annual Dinner.
The North East has been designated the UK’s first Low Carbon Economic Area (LECA) specialising in ultra-low carbon vehicles and the announcement that Nissan is intending to invest more than £200 million over the next five years in a new battery factory in Sunderland. The North East LCEA will focus on supporting the transformation of the automotive industry, providing support for innovation and demonstration and skills training.
Ivan Hodac, the Secretary-General, European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association agreed to give the key-note address. Mr Hodac is the senior representative in Brussels of the 15 major European Automobile Manufacturers, as well as being counterpart for other industry associations, NGOs and consumer organisations across Europe.
The dinner will be of interest to key stakeholders charged with securing the regions economic future within this vital sector.
Read more about Ivan Hodac.
North East Transport Futures
26th June 2009, 11.30am – 2.00pm
Village Hotel, North Tyneside
“Creating 21st Century Transport and Digital Connections – We will ensure everyone in the Region will benefit from the digital revolution. Also, further investment in transport infrastructure and more creative use of the transport network is essential in enabling the Region’s businesses to deliver their goods to market and in supporting sustainable labour mobility.”
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Assisting or impeding the North East’s economic growth?
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
3rd July 2009
12.00 – Registration and buffet
12.30 – Chairs welcome and opening remarks
Hugh Morgan Williams, Chair, NEEF
12.40 – Keynote address
Baroness Warsi, Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government
1.10 – Panel discussion
Cllr John Williams, Darlington Council
Wendy Morton, Tynemouth Conservatives
Patrick Diamond, Number 10 Downing Street
Sarah Green, CBI
Melanie Laws, ANEC
2.00 – Closing remarks
Alan Clarke, Chief Executive, ONE North East
Economic experts from the three main political parties are heading to the North East to discuss the region’s success.
Shadow chancellor George Osborne and Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable will both be at the fourth annual meeting of the North East Economic Forum (NEEF) next month.
ENERGY, the environment and transport will be the themes of the fourth North-East Economic Forum to be held next month.
The forum, which brings together the region’s leading businessmen and politicians, is again attracting big-name speakers – George Osborne, the Shadow Chancellor for the Exchequer, will deliver one keynote address, as will Vince Cable, the Lib Dem spokesman on economic affairs, who was prominent during the collapse of Northern Rock.
The news that Nissan is reducing production at its Sunderland plant is yet another sign that the credit crunch is hitting families in the North-East.
This follows the sad news about Woolworths and MFI, and reminds us of the human misery that Labour’s recession is bringing as boom turns to bust.
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon last night said the East Coast Main Line was still very much in the running to host a high-speed rail link.
The North-East was given an apocalyptic warning yesterday about the extent of the economic downturn facing the region.
This Friday the country’s leading politicians will be told to prove their worth to the region as business leaders gather for the North East.
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