09:30 REGISTRATION, NETWORKING AND EXHIBITION

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10:00 OPENING PLENARY

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BRIDGING THE GROWTH GAP? LEVELLING UP THE NORTHERN ECONOMY CHAIR’S WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Gill Morris

10:05 WELCOME TO HOME

Henry Filloux-Bennett, Executive Director and Deputy CEO, HOME MCR

10:10 OPENING ADDRESS

Lord Jim O’Neill (Pre-record)

Vice-Chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership

10:20 NPEESS22 SUMMIT LEADERS PANEL

Panel Contributions, Discussion and Response

Baroness Judith Blake, Former Leader, Leeds City Council (pre-record)

Sue Ferns, President, TUC

Emma Degg, NWBLT

Professor Jim Coleman, Director of Economics, WSP

10:50 NPEESS22 Q&A & DEBATE

Led by Tony Wilson, Institute of Employment Studies

11:25 QUICK REFRESHMENT BREAK

11:40 PLENARY II

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Bridging the gaps in education, employment and skills

Alex Burghart MP, Minister for Skills

11:50 RESPONSE AND QUESTIONS TO THE MINISTER

Led by:

Anne Longfield, Chair, Commission on Young Lives and a former Children’s Commissioner for England

12:10 NPEESS22 BRIDGING THE EDUCATION GAPS PANEL

Panel Contributions, Discussion and Response

Chair: Anne Longfield, Commission on Young Lives and NPP

Seyi Obakin, CEO, Centrepoint

Georgina Burt, Child Poverty Action Group

Richard Caulfield, AoC North

Henri Murison, Director, NPP

Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe

12:45 NETWORKING LUNCH AND POP-UP SESSION

With National Youth Agency and Nobody Left Behind

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13:30 PLENARY III

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BRIDGING THE GENERATION GAP?

NPEESS22 NORTHERN MAYORAL PANEL Chaired by: Rob Parsons, The Northern Agenda

Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester

Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool City Region

Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire

In conversation with young people supported by regional youth work units

14:15 NPEESS22 MINI SUMMITS

Each NPEESS22 Mini Summit provides an opportunity to drill down into the key questions on how to bridge the gaps in the North’s education, employment and skills – and level up. There are 3 parallel Mini-Summits to choose from.

NPEESS MINI SUMMIT 1: EDUCATION

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LEVELLING UP POWERS, PROSPERITY AND PLACES

What are the powers the North’s towns, cities and places need to truly level up? Will meaningful devolution help the North’s towns, cities and regions prosper? Where are the gaps and how do we achieve place-based regeneration? How can we build back better education through devolution?

Led by:

Gill Morris, DevoConnect

Andy Forbes, Head of Development, Lifelong Education Commission

Leanne Hornsby, Assistant Director - Education, Skills, Culture, Heritage, Doncaster Council

Henri Murison, Director, NPP

NPEESS MINI SUMMIT 2: JOBS

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BRIDGING THE JOBS GAP – WHAT WILL GOOD WORK LOOK LIKE?

Recruitment and retention were already a problem before the pandemic. Post pandemic, the jobs market and how and where we work have changed. In a cost of living crisis - with high inflation and low unemployment, how do we level up a skewed labour market and generate ‘good’ jobs and bridge the gaps?

Led by:

Naomi Clayton, Deputy Director, Learning & Work Institute

Andrew Morton ERSA

Professor Irena Grugilis, ReWage

Joanna Moonan, Deputy Director, People Services, Institute for Apprenticeships

NPEESS MINI SUMMIT 3: SKILLS

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BRIDGING THE GREEN SKILLS GAP

Green growth, innovation, skills, jobs and infrastructure needs to be scaled up and the green skills gap needs to be filled. How can the North transition to a Net Zero economy, lead the way to a digital and design-led future, and bridge the gaps?

Led by:

Minnie Moll, CEO, Design Council

Kate Dougherty, Head of Net Zero and Sustainability Services, WSP

Carl Ennis, CEO, Siemens and Chair, Net Zero North West Sponsored by WSP

15.15 CLOSING PLENARY

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BRIDGING THE SKILLS GAP

Leading the way and Powering up the North

KEYNOTE:

Andy Haldane, CEO RSA (pre-record)

NPEESS22 BRIDGING THE SKILLS GAPS PANEL

Panel Contributions, Discussion and Response

Dr Rachel Cooper, Strategy Director, Institute for Apprenticeships

Minnie Moll, CEO, Design Council

Henri Murison, Chair, NPP

15.55 MY AMBITIONS FOR THE NORTH

Young people from across the Northern Powerhouse look to their future

16:00 ENDS