18:00 - 19:00

Tomorrow's city economies - where will the new jobs come from? 

Speakers to include:

Barbara Follett MP (DCLG Minister)
David Frost (Director-General, British Chambers of Commerce)
Will Hutton (Executive Vice-Chair, The Work Foundation)
Julie Meyer (Chief Executive, Ariadne Capital) 
Dorothy Smith (BT Director of Group Public Policy)

Chair: Dermot Finch (Chief Executive, Centre for Cities)

Hush Heath, Hotel du Vin

19:15 - 21:15

Urban Hub launch reception (invitation only)

Speakers: Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP
Sir Richard Leese (Leader, Manchester City Council) 

The Dome, Hotel du Vin

08:00 - 09:00

Regions Incorporated:  how can regional agencies support businesses from recession to recovery? (invitation only)

Speakers will include:
Jonathan Shaw MP (Minister for the South East) 
Pam Alexander (Chief Executive, SEEDA)
Simon Fanshawe (Chair, Brighton & Hove Economic Partnership)
Dermot Finch (Chief Executive, Centre for Cities)
Martin Hagen (President, ICAEW)

Hush Heath, Hotel du Vin

12:45 - 13:45

Job City Plus: Why cities hold the key to tackling unemployment

Speakers will include:
Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP (Minister for Local Government)
John Philpott (Chief Economist, CIPD)
David North (Director of Government Affairs, Tesco)
Dave Simmonds (Chief Executive, CESI)
Alexandra Jones (Associate Director, The Work Foundation)
Chair: Will Hutton (Executive Vice-Chair, The Work Foundation)

This event is sponsored by Tesco

The Dome, Hotel du Vin

City Transport Question Time

Speakers will include:
Rt Hon Sadiq Khan MP (Transport Minister)
David Begg (Publisher, Transport Times)
Sir Richard Leese (Leader, Manchester City Council)
Richard Lax (Kapsch TrafficCom)
Chair: Dermot Finch (Chief Executive, Centre for Cities) 

20:00 - 21:00

Cities Question Time

Urban Hub's flagship event at Labour will focus on the future of UK cities 

Speakers will include:
Ken Livingstone (former Mayor of London)
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West PPC)
Lucy Powell (Manchester Withington PPC)
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow PPC)

Chair: Dr Tristram Hunt (Historian & broadcaster)

The Dome, Hotel du Vin

Developing a Manifesto for Londoners (invitation only)

Hush Heath, Hotel du Vin

Generating investment for a sustainable economy

Speakers will include:
Chris Murray (Director, Core Cities Group)
Sir Richard Leese (Leader, Manchester City Council)
Lord Davies of Abersoch (Minister for Trade, Business & Investment)
Chair: Andy Bounds (Financial Times Northern Correspondent) 

The Dome, Hotel du Vin 

The Rise of the YIMBY: can Government policies make new development attractive?

Speakers will include:

Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP (MP for Greenwich & Woolwich)
Ruth Reed (President, RIBA)
Cllr Sir Jeremy Beecham (Vice-Chair, LGA & Leader, LGA Labour Group)
Dr Tristram Hunt (Lecturer in History, Queen Mary, University of London)
Imtiaz Farookhi (Chief Executive, NHBC)

Chair: Jim Pickard (Political Correspondent, Financial Times)

The Dome, Hotel du Vin