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Time to Strengthen the Regional Impact of Greater North-West
The John and Pat Hume Foundation and Royal Irish Academy held a conference titled ‘Time to Strengthen the Regional Impact of Greater North-West’ in Ulster University Derry~Londonderry Campus on Thursday 5 October 2023 from 10am to 4pm.
The conference will examine the socioeconomic, infrastructure and investment policies that are needed to address the regional inequalities and imbalance in Greater North-West. It will also explore possibilities for cross-border planning and coordination to enable the greater North-West region fulfil its potential and not remain an outlier in terms of economic performance in Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Agenda
10.00am – Welcome
- Mark Durkan, John and Pat Hume Foundation Board Member
10.10am – Launch of Royal Irish Academy Report: ‘Regional Approaches to Higher Education – comparisons between the North West of the island of Ireland and Scotland and Wales’
- Professor Gerry McKenna MRIA, Chair, North-South Standing Committee, RIA
10.30am – The Facts of Regional Imbalance
- John Daly, Economist Northern and Western Regional Assembly
11.15am – East/West and International Experience
- Professor Des McNulty – Deputy Director Policy Scotland
- Dr. Gabriele Goldfuß and Dr. Heiderose Heßke Represnetatives from the City of Leipzig
12.15pm – Ministerial Address
- Steve Baker MP Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office
- Irish Government representative
1.00pm – LUNCH
1.30pm – The Perspective of Business
- Gerry Kindlon Director of Government Relations Seagate
- Michael D’Arcy, Business Consultant and independent advisor to the Ibec/CBI Joint Business Council
2.30pm – Political government and public policy panel Discussion
- Colm Eastwood MP
- Mary O’Dwyer
- Dr. Nancy Aris, State Representative from City of Leipzig
3.30pm – Plenary
4pm – Close
- Professor Paul Arthur, John and Pat Hume Foundation Board Member