Name: AnalystFEST
Start: 2017-01-24T09:00:00Z
End: 2017-01-24T15:00:00Z
Location: University of Birmingham

AnalystFEST

Based at the University of Birmingham, City-REDI is a brand new research institute focussed on developing an academic understanding of major city regions across the globe to develop practical policy which better informs and influences regional and national economic growth policies.City-REDI delivers policy, strategy and research which supports economic growth and prosperity by undertaking work that explores the complex and inter-related way in which people and systems work across urban areas. For more information, please visit ourwebsite.

City-REDI, University of Birmingham

The <A HREF="http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/research/city-redi/index.aspx" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">City-Region Economic Development Institute (City-REDI)</A>, University of Birmingham is delighted to host this free event, ‘AnalystFEST’ on Tuesday 24 January 2017, 9.00am-3.00pm, at the University of Birmingham. 
This event aims to bring together policy and academic researchers in the West Midlands and make links to national researchers, to celebrate the use of evidence. With the aim of rebuilding networks within an environment of post-facts, this event will bring together some practical examples of opportunities to work on new research and data in the future.
Speakers include Martin Reeves (Chief Executive, West Midlands Combined Authority) and Professor Simon Collinson (Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Regional Economic Engagement and Director, City-REDI), Tony Bray (Area Director, West Midlands at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) BEIS/CLG cities and local government representatives as well as those from LARIA West Midlands. 
The day will see the re-launch of the LARIA West Midlands network and provide the opportunity to showcase projects in a ‘speed dating approach’ (‘Meet the research project’) to facilitate networks and conversation between researchers. Projects will be local authority policy relevant and examples include:
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Using evaluation to support local authority decision making
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A Dynamic Economic Impact Model for the West Midlands
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Urban Living Birmingham
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Other sessions on the day will include: ‘The Combined Authority and the role of data, research and intelligence’, ‘Team West Midlands: the research capacity across the region’ and ‘First steps to collaboration: getting Data Ducks in a row’.
Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
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