Join Centre for Cities and LSE for the second in a new series of online events, this time discussing place-based approaches to R&D.
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This event is the second in Urban Futures – A LSE & Centre for Cities Series
The UK’s largest cities outside of London lag far behind their European comparators, which costs the UK economy an estimated £50 billion each year. With innovation having been at the centre of policy thinking in recent years, join us for this panel event to discuss how a region-specific programme of R&D investment could benefit these underperforming city regions across the UK.
Speakers
Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Innovation
Lou Cordwell, Chair, Greater Manchester Business Board, Founder and CEO, magneticNorth and Professor of Innovation, University of Manchester
Dr Anna Valero, Director of the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) Growth Programme at LSE, Distinguished Policy Fellow, and member of the Office for Budget Responsibility Advisory Panel
Chair: Andrew Carter, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities
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