Speakers:

Yvette Cooper MP, Minister for Housing and Planning, DCLG
John Healey MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Mark Kleinman, Director of Urban Policy, DCLG
David Frost, Director General, British Chambers of Commerce
Liz Peace, Chief Executive, British Property Federation

This two-day conference in Sheffield brought together leading business, property, public and voluntary sector experts to focus on the challenges facing the North, and discuss solutions that will transform the North into a world-class economy.

Dermot Finch, Director of the Centre for Cities, chaired the proceedings of Day 2.