Today Nigel Wilcock, Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Development discussed:

• What, in a nutshell, is economic development?
• What role do Local Authorities play in economic development?
• Do all Local Authorities approach this in the same way?
• What happens if this work isn’t completed?
• Is this relevant to the lives of local residents?
• What are we likely to see after the next election?

Booking is now open for the 2023 Institute of Economic Development Annual Conference and Awards Dinner, as the organisation’s 40th anniversary celebrations get into full swing.The IED Annual Conference, which will be held at the Park Regis Birmingham on 7th November, is themed Grow for Good? R ...