Dear Critters,
What makes a community thrive? How are decisions made that affect the places we live in? And where does policy come into it?
Come along to the Federation in Manchester city centre on Thursday 25 April for the first ever public event of the Northern Policy Forum, a network for young people interested in policy across the north. Hear from a fantastic line up of speakers, meet other northerners interested in shaping the communities we live in, join us as we try and pick apart one of the biggest questions facing policymakers and citizens today - what makes a place?
Follow us on twitter https://twitter.com/northern_policy
And sign up on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-northern-policy-forum-presents-what-makes-a-place-tickets-59088706913
Please spread widely!
TIMINGS:
18.00 - 18:45: Panel Discussion with our speakers
18:45 - 19:15: Q&A
19:15 - 20:15: FREE FOOD and networking with speakers and the coolest, friendliest policy people in the north.
SPEAKERS:
Lisa Nandy MP
Lisa Nandy is the MP for Wigan. She worked for charities Centrepoint and The Children's Society before entering Parliament in 2010. Lisa has held a variety of posts in Parliament including shadow children's minister, shadow minister for civil society and shadow Energy Secretary, where she developed plans for a democratic, decentralised energy system. Lisa co-founded the Centre for Towns and has been a leading voice in the campaign for towns to have higher priority in our economic and political system.
Kirsty Devlin, Recode
Kirsty Devlin works at Recode UK - a Communtiy Interest Company that provides a free coding education for individuals who belong to under-represented groups in the tech industry and to anyone for whom adversity or financial hardship acts as a barrier to entry. Kirsty is working on the delivery of Recode's first coding boot camp, launching in Bolton town centre.
Nicola Headlam, Head of the Northern Powerhouse (UK Government)
Nicola leads strategy development for the Northern Powerhouse. Before this role, Nicola worked for 20 years on exploring how to translate academic research into policy, including posts at the Centre for Urban Policy Studies (University of Manchester), the Heseltine Institute (University of Liverpool) and most recently at the University of Oxford. She has an expertise in comparative city governance, economic development, urban policy and the networks that enable human flourishing.
More exciting announcements to come.
Hope to see you there,
The NPF team x
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