Speaker Profiles

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Professor Michael Parkinson CBE
Professor Michael Parkinson CBE Director of the European Institute for Urban Affairs Liverpool John Moores University
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Philip Cox
Philip Cox Director, Local Economies, Regeneration and European Programmes Department for Communities and Local Government
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Pat Ritchie
Pat Ritchie Chief Executive Homes & Communities Agency
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Tony Burton
Tony Burton Director Civic Voice
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Alison Seabrooke
Alison Seabrooke Chief Executive Community Development Foundation
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Lee Hopley
Lee Hopley Chief Economist EEF
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Mark Spilsbury
Mark Spilsbury Chief Economist UK Commission for Employment and Skills
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Graham Botham
Graham Botham Project Director Network Rail
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Tim Collins
Tim Collins Deputy Director External Affairs Home Builders Federation
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Matt Crompton
Matt Crompton Joint Managing Director Muse Developments
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Ed Cox
Ed Cox Director ippr north
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Barbara Spicer
Barbara Spicer Chief Executive Salford City Council
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Jenny Pupius
Jenny Pupius Chief Executive ABL
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Deborah McLaughlin
Deborah McLaughlin Executive Director, North West Homes & Communities Agency
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John Tatham
John Tatham Partnerships Director Igloo Regeneration
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Kirsty McHugh
Kirsty McHugh Chief Executive ERSA
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Euan Hall
Euan Hall Chief Executive The Land Trust
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Graham Jones
Graham Jones Vice President Emeritus, Planning Officers Society and Infrastructure and CIL Lead for POS/POSE
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Derek Long
Derek Long Assistant Director National Housing Federation
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Councillor Gordon Nicolson
Councillor Gordon Nicolson Leader Eden District Council
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Stephanie Burras
Stephanie Burras Chief Executive Leeds Ahead
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Kevan Carrick
Kevan Carrick Policy Spokesman, RICS North East and Partner, JK Property Consultants LLP
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Helen Bullough
Helen Bullough Head of North West Region Big Lottery Fund
Karen Mellanby
Karen Mellanby Director of Programmes Locality
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Andrew Lewis
Andrew Lewis Director of Policy Strategy and Communication Newcastle City Council
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Sir Richard Leese
Sir Richard Leese Leader Manchester City Council
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Cllr Neil C. Foster
Cllr Neil C. Foster Cabinet Member Regeneration Economic Development Durham County Council
Caroline Forster
Caroline Forster Deputy Chief Executive Adventure Capital Fund
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Richard Enderby Policy Manager, Business Rates and Valuation Department for Communities and Local Government
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John Atkins MD MAG Developments

Jessica Bowles Head of City Policy Manchester City Council

Will Linden Violence Reduction Unit, Strathclyde Police

John Holmes Director Urban Matters Ltd

Andy Leach Chief Executive Officer North West Business Finance Limited

Naomi Clayton Senior Analyst Centre for Cities

Pete Bailey Homes & Communities Agency

Colm Reily Lead on local delivery of FDI services for UKTI

Richard Caulfield Chief Executive Voluntary Sector North West

Please visit regularly for speaker updates.