TheBusinessDesk.com has announced the return of Invest North, its landmark conference which brings together business and political leaders to explore how the rhetoric of what comes next can be changed into realistic economic growth that benefits the people, businesses and places which make up the dynamic north.

The event which for 2022 will continue to be virtual is being curated by TheBusinessDesk.com and its headline sponsor Squire Patton Boggs, and supported by  Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, Influential and becg.

Ken Cooper, Managing Director at British Business Bank will be joining one of the panel sessions at the event.

The  full day conference will be packed with insight, analysis and original research that will make it an inspiring and informative event that can’t be missed by anyone investing, working or innovating in the north.

The virtual conference takes place on 2 March, and tickets are now on sale at investnorth.uk for an early bird price of £30+VAT.

A stellar line-up of speakers are already confirmed including:

Sir Howard Bernstein, former chief executive of Manchester City Council
Ken Cooper, Managing Director, British Business Bank
Karen Smart, MD, Manchester airport owner MAG
Wayne Hemmingway MBE, partner Hemingway Design
Lou Cordwell OBE, chair of the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership
John Moulton, chairman, Better Capital
Vikas Shah MBE DL, Swiscot Group
Henri Murison, chief executive, Northern Powerhouse Partnership
Sarah Tomkins, director, Co-op Live
Irene Graham OBE, CEO, Scale Up Institute