BREXIT & THE BORDER: The implications of Brexit for Economic Development in the North East and Cumbria

09.30-10.00

Registration, reception and coffee

10.00-10.10

Welcome and introduction

10.10-10.50

BREXIT, the UK Auto Industry & Industrial Policy

Professor David Bailey, Professor of Industry, Aston Business School

10.50-11.30

BREXIT: Issues for the Rural North of England

Professor Mark Shucksmith (OBE), CRE, Newcastle University

11.30-11.40

Questions and Answers

11.40-12.00

Break

12.00-12.30

BREXIT & the Cumbrian Economy

Graham Haywood, Director, Cumbria LEP

12.30-13.00

...will devolution & BREXIT deliver? Implications for leadership

Professor John Shutt, Leeds Beckett University

13.00-13.45

LUNCH

Implications for Cumbrian Economy – Round Table Discussion

13.45-14.35

Opening Comments from Panel of Discussants

• Professor Frank Peck University of Cumbria (Panel Chair)

·         Jane Meek, Carlisle City Council – Implications for the City

·         Ewan Green, Dumfries & Galloway Council – Cross-Border Cooperation

·         Dr Lois Mansfield, University of Cumbria – Land-based economy

·         Ian Stephens, Chief Executive Cumbria Tourism – The Tourism Sector

• Simon Sjenitzer, WYG Group – the Energy Sector

14.35-15.30

Audience Panel Discussion – Questions and Comments

Key Themes:               Industrial change and key sectors in Cumbria

                                    Rural economy and land-based activity

                                    Local economic policymaking

                                    Devolution and collaboration across borders

15.30-15.40

Concluding remarks: Professor Frank Peck