CPP Inclusive Growth Conference 2022

We’re delighted that our Inclusive Growth Conference is returning in person this year.

Speakers & Programme here: https://www.progressive-policy.net/ev...

Economic growth is under the microscope. It is the issue the next election will be fought on, and how to achieve it will be the key dividing line. The trickle-down economics of September’s mini budget was short-lived, but tough fiscal choices remain, and investment in public services remains under huge pressure. Meanwhile, Labour has pledged to take on levelling up as a driver of its commitment to ‘growth, growth, growth’.

CPP’s mission to deliver fair, green growth across the country has never felt more needed. Our annual conference is a critical opportunity to come together to shape a vision for what inclusive growth should mean in practice and how we can make it happen.

The conference will be hosted by the BBC’s Martine Croxall, and confirmed speakers include:

Tera Allas CBE, Director of Research & Economics at McKinsey & Company
Charlotte Alldritt, Chief Executive, Centre for Progressive Policy
Richard Bonner, Northern Cities Executive, Arcadis
Mayor Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire
Stephanie Flanders, Senior Executive Editor at Bloomberg and Head of Bloomberg Economics
Andy Haldane, Chief Executive, RSA, Chair of Levelling Up Advisory Council and former Chief Economist at the Bank of England
Marina Hyde, Guardian columnist
Pat McFadden, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Ben Page, Chief Executive, Ipsos
Mayor Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol
Professor Jane Robinson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Engagement & Place, Newcastle University
Tony Travers, Director, LSE London
Kitty Ussher, Chief Economist, Institute of Directors, and former Treasury Minister
Lord Walney, Chair, Purpose Business Coalition and former advisor to Gordon Brown
Giles Wilkes, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government
Dr Linda Yueh, Economist, Oxford University, London Business School and LSE IDEAS

Combining keynote speeches, panel discussions, debates and networking, we will explore how inclusive economic growth can meet today’s challenges. Questions we’ll be exploring include:

Will the Conservative party be able to maintain its 2019 electoral coalition on a platform of reduced spending?
How will Labour take on levelling up as a driver of its commitment to ‘growth, growth, growth’?
How can the economic opportunities created by business investment, innovation and growth be spread across the UK, so that all communities feel the benefit?
How can we transform our health, education, skills and childcare policies to maximise participation in the economy and drive prosperity?
And amid bleak economic forecasts, how are inspiring local leaders, businesses and communities embracing radical alternatives, and what can we learn from them?

Join us as we create space to step back and think creatively about how our economy should work, and who it should work for.