Past Events
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Annual Conference 2010 – Leading a Low Carbon Economy
The Regions Business with Ken Clarke MP
Bridging the Skills Gap with Iain Wright MP
MAAs, LAAs, City Regions and Sub National Reviews.
The North East Economic Forum
The North East Economic Forum has met for the past five years, covering a wide area of topics of specific interest to the region and attempted through these seminars and conferences to identify the way forward for the North East economy.
We have successfully attracted a hugely impressive range of speakers from the political and business community, regionally and nationally.
Specific themes addressed in the past include:
Energy
North East England is the most energy intensive region in the UK but the region faces high levels of fuel poverty. At the same time, the region is building world leading energy industries, generating many of the innovations that will power the next decades. The challenge for the region is to lead the green innovation revolution.
Environment
The environment of the region has been transformed over the last three decades. Our cities are displaying vibrancy and vitality. Our future development will lead to new demands on our environment but there is a risk that certain communities may become excluded from overall regional prosperity.
Transport
The region has a transport system which is largely effective but with a number of specific weak points. There is a need for investment but this is often not forthcoming because of a perception that our problems are not as great as those elsewhere.
Specific themes addressed by the conference in 2007
The regions achievements
Recognition of the regions cultural and physical transformation
Acknowledgment of the arrival of new industries to the region which have helped regenerate our regions economy
Monitoring progress in the delivery of The 10 Point Action Plan
Specific themes addressed by the conference in 2006
The skills agenda
Worklessness and unemployment
Public sector dependency
Developing an entrepreneurial culture and education
Lunches and Seminars
Since its inception the forum has identified the need to expand on issues and opinions raised at its annual conferences. The forum has successfully achieved this by publishing reports, arranging informative workshops/seminars and hosting working lunches featuring high profile speakers.
These formats have all provided a platform for Regional, National & International members of the political and business sectors to address regional stakeholders.
They have included:
Lunches:
Lunch meeting with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, the Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP.
Lunch meeting with the Minister of State for Europe the Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP
Lunch meeting with the Minister for the North East, the Rt Hon Nick Brown MP
Seminars:
Leadership with the Chief of the General Staff the British Army, General Sir Richard Dannatt
Developing the Region’s Leadership Potential Report of the NEEF Leadership Seminar
Securing the North East’s Energy Needs Seminar with Derek Taylor, Senior Advisor to the European Commission.
Skills Seminar & Workshops
