With just under a month to go, new speakers and panellists have been confirmed for this rare opportunity to find out how rail and connectivity in Japan help support systems for regional vitalization and decentralization, and discuss the way forward for the North of England.
See the line up below and confirm your registration now – FREE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE, BUT FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY.
This April Transport for the North will become England’s first statutory Sub-National Transport Body, followed by the first-ever metro mayoral elections for the Sheffield City Region in May. Taken together with plans for HS2, these developments are key to the UK Government’s devolution and economic growth agenda, but what lessons can be learnt for the Northern Powerhouse from Japan’s regional connectivity?
Local government in Japan has a long history of implementing local measures to make regions more attractive, while the new city regions are a more recent development in English devolution. Kindly hosted by the University of Sheffield School of East Asian Studies (SEAS), join us to discuss and learn more about Japan’s systems for regional vitalization and decentralization, and what these could mean for future policy in the UK.
Speakers include:
Jotaru Horiuchi – Minister, Embassy of Japan in the UK
Susumu Nagawa – Deputy Director, London Office, East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
Arianna Giovannini – Senior Lecturer, De Montford University Local Governance Research Unit
Sarah Longlands – Senior Research Fellow, IPPR North
Tobyn Hughes – Managing Director, Nexus Tyne and Wear
Henri Murison – Director, Northern Powerhouse Partnership
Tim Wood – Interim Northern Powerhouse Rail Director, Transport for the North
Emma Barton – Assistant Director for Economy and Regeneration, Wigan Council
Registration from 13.00 and followed by a networking reception (until 17.30).
For further enquiries, contact 020 7839 8500 or mailbox@jlgc.org.uk
Register your attendance HERE
Keywords: devolution, city regions, high speed rail, Japan, Northern Powerhouse, metro mayors
