Grant Peggie, Director at British Business Bank will be speaking at this seminar which will examine the future for the Northern Powerhouse and is timed to follow the refreshed Northern Powerhouse Strategy expected later this year.

The seminar is organised by the Westminster Social Policy Forum and will take place in Central Manchester on the 6th December, 9am till 1pm.

Sessions will provide an opportunity to assess the refreshed Strategy – which aims to set out a vision for future prosperity in the North, building on progress already made – and what it means for the region.

Key stakeholders across business and local government will be sharing their views on the way forward.

Following the recent Ministerial Treasury assurances that one of its core objectives is support for the Northern Powerhouse – and with the expected publication of the Government’s Infrastructure Strategy this autumn – the conference will provide an opportunity to assess infrastructure priorities including: