The Future of Cities and Town Centres

Key cities - unlocking potential at Cavendish venues dated 29th Jan 2019

How can UK city and town centres respond to challenges and opportunities in the current fiscal climate . There is lot of public sector - but government is not very active in the planning. Need to find the synergy that can be in cities. There is a treat in the model that need to be tip of their study in all their areas that have polynomial model.

Leadership is fluid and changes with flow. 

Springboard - 201 factors influence vitality and viability .

Andrew Carter, Director of Centre for Cities , Cllr Peterbox, Leader, Wakefield Council and Chair of key Cities

 Meeting the challenges of the cities and town with technologies and other factors by Andy Street, Mayor of West Midlands and Former MD of John Lewis followed by Bill Grimsey - Business Leader and author of First and second Grimsey review discussed the key findings and recommendations with the local authorities within the key cities and beyond the reshape of cites and town.
Patricia Brown - Director of Central on Re-imagining the High street with planning flexibilities to create high street for future.
 Transformation in action - innovation of key cities by Scott Butterfiled, Infusion - Blackpool council. with case study presentation from Councillor John Beesley, Leader of Bournemouth Council and Adam Hunt, Senior development  from Coventry City council.

Great Panel by Ojay McDonald Chief Executive , Association of Town and City management , Stefan Gurney, Director of Norwich Business Improvement District and Chair of BID foundation.