events 2008
On the Move: business breakfast with Adam Marshall
Date: 10/12/2008
Bircham Dyson Bell are hosting a breakfast with Adam Marshall, to present the findings of the Centre's new publication, On the Move: delivering integrated transport in Britain's cities.
West Midlands Regeneration Convention
Date: 08/12/2008
Dermot Finch is among the headline speakers at the 2008 West Midlands Regeneration Convention, organised by RegenWM.
Will Greater Manchester become a world leader in transport?
Date: 05/12/2008
A one day conference, organised by Transport Times, providing an opportunity to discuss and debate with key players involved with Manchester TIF.
Thames Gateway Forum
Date: 26/11/2008
Dermot Finch will be chairing the opening session of this fifth annual Thames Gateway Forum on 26 November.
Economic Prosperity:Sub-regional Partnerships Delivering Growth
Date: 13/11/2008
Adam Marshall will be participating in this third annual ‘Economic Prosperity' event in Manchester.
Urban Conference: building towns and cities for the future
Date: 12/11/2008
This LGA Urban Commission conference will cover the key issues facing urban areas - governance, economic development and growth, funding, housing, planning, transport and worklessness.
Flying high - what it means to be world class
Date: 05/11/2008
Dermot Finch spoke on the theme of innovation and good practice in city region strategies at the Capital City Region Conference 2008.
Birmingham Forward Keynote Lunch with Dermot Finch
Date: 23/10/2008
Dermot Finch, director of Centre for Cities, gave the keynote speech yesterday at a lunch organised by Birmingham Forward.
Small change, big difference: Councils and climate change in 2020
Date: 22/10/2008
Dermot Finch is chairing this debate, part of a series of Smith Square events hosted by the LGA.
Skills and Employment for the Regions 2008
Date: 21/10/2008
Adam Marshall will speak on the topic of joining-up the skills and employment agenda at a local and regional level.
Breaking up Britain? The Future of Regional Governance
Date: 30/09/2008
Dermot Finch will be speaking at this joint Policy Exchange and Localis fringe event at Conservative Party Conference.
Labour party conference: Cities Incorporated - the private sector and city governance
Date: 23/09/2008
On Tuesday 23 September, at Labour Party Conference, Centre for Cities and Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce held a breakfast meeting on the role of the private sector in city governance.
Party Conferences: Connecting Cities - What next for urban transport?
Date: 09/2008
At Labour and Conservative party conferences, Centre for Cities' and The Trainline held a fringe event on connecting cities - what next for urban transport?
Eco-towns: green solution or white elephant?
Date: 15/09/2008
Dermot Finch will be speaking at the CPRE / RIBA Climate Clinic joint fringe event 'Eco-towns: Green Solution or White Elephant?' at Liberal Democrat Party Conference.
Party Conferences: Skilling up cities - Is the UK up to the job?
Date: 09/2008
Centre for Cities held skilling up cities fringe events within Urban Hub, with support from Laing O'Rourke at all three party conferences this year.
Housing and economic development: moving forward together
Date: 10/09/2008
This seminar will provide an opportunity to discuss the emerging findings of analysis from Centre for Cities, commissioned by the Housing Corporation, on the linkages between housing and economic development.
Back to Boom and Bust?
Date: 10/07/2008
The Centre for Cities will launch a new report on the impact of housing markets on city economies. This event will be an opportunity to debate the challenges and opportunities cities and towns currently face with a range of speakers including Iain Wright MP.
Welfare to Work UK Convention
Date: 25/06/2008
Adam Marshall and Faiza Shaheen will be presenting on Cities and Jobs: a new approach to tackling worklessness at the 2008 Welfare to Work convention.
Towards a Sustainable Transport System
Date: 24/06/2008
Adam Marshall will be speaking at this two-day conference, held in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), and consulted on with the Department for Transport, to examine how the Government can meet its transport goals.
What does the future hold for the private rented sector?
Date: 16/06/2008
What does the future hold for the private rented sector? What can be done to improve the quality of existing stock? Is home ownership always best? How can we bring more, and better quality, rented homes onto the market in a potential downturn? This event will be an opportunity to debate how these challenges should be addressed with expert speakers from the public and private sectors.
The Summit for American Prosperity: Washington and Metropolitan Areas Working Together
Date: 11/06/2008
Dermot Finch will speak at the Summit for American Prosperity in Washington.
Glasgow City Region Conference: WorkingTogether: Where next for the West of Scotland?
Date: 11/06/2008
Malcolm Cooper has been invited to speak on the theme of 'Future Opportunities through Joint Working' at this major conference in Glasgow.
Regeneration and Renewal's Annual Conference
Date: 22/05/2008
Dermot Finch and Adam Marshall of Centre for Cities are among the speakers at this year's Regeneration and Renewal annual conference.
Networking the North
Date: 14/05/2008
By plugging themselves into the likes of Leeds and Manchester, can smaller cities and towns put themselves in a better position to weather economic storms? Dr Henry Overman, Andrew Lewis and Malcolm Cooper spoke on Wednesday 14 May, on why some regions, cities and communities prosper, whilst others do not.
Transport Ireland: towards a modern and sustainable transport future
Date: 14/05/2008
Adam Marshall has been invited to present at this conference, organised to examine how, in practice, Ireland can have a modern and sustainable transport future that will connect the all-island economy, meet the needs of business and individuals but which also increases sustainability and reduces the impact of the transport sector on the environment.
Think 08: sustainability in the built environment
Date: 07/05/2008
Think is an exhibition and conference about sustainability in the built environment. It tackles the issue at a strategic level across the value chain in the public, private and third sectors. Dermot Finch and Malcolm Cooper will both be speaking.
SNR: how to do an economic assessment
Date: 04/04/2008
This is a Local Government Information Unit event. The Sub-National Review of Economic Development and Regeneration (SNR), published in July last year, signalled an enlarged role for local authorities in economic development in their capacity as ‘place-shapers’.
What should the Homes and Communities Agency do?
Date: 31/03/2008
Adam Marshall, Centre for Cities' Head of Policy spoke at a Thames Gateway London Partnership seminar. This explored with the new Homes and Communities Agency its forthcoming and major role in Thames Gateway and in the other growth areas.
LGA 2nd Sustainable Communities Conference and Exhibition
Date: 11/03/2008
This Local Government Association conference aims to demonstrate how central the sustainable communities agenda is to the work of local authorities and their partners. Dermot Finch, director at Centre for Cities will be speaking at this conference.
"Blueprint for American Prosperity" - Bruce Katz speech & panel event
Date: 27/02/2008
The Centre for Cities and LSE co-hosted a keynote speech and panel debate with Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution at the House of Commons on Wednesday 27 February. Read more on Dermot's blog...
A Tale of Two Cities: London and Tokyo in the 21st Century Seminar
Date: 21/02/2008
This seminar will consider the financial and political power of London and Tokyo as the engines that drive urban change and development.
Transport Statistics User Group Presentation
Date: 20/02/2008
Chris Webber presented on the topic 'The hidden benefits of transport investment in the Leeds City Region' to the Transport Statistics User Group.
Local Government Information Unit event
Date: 19/02/2008
This is a Local Government Information Unit event. The Sub-National Review of Economic Development and Regeneration (SNR), published in July last year, signalled an enlarged role for local authorities in economic development in their capacity as ‘place-shapers’.
Renewing Cities: Tools for Regeneration Seminar
Date: 12/02/2008
"The last few years have seen many retail-led regeneration schemes and most of Britain’s major towns and cities are benefiting." This seminar looks to the future and asks whether we will see more of the same or whether the market focus is moving away from retail-led schemes to provide new opportunities.
