SEE OUR LINE UP

NPEESS26 SPEAKERS

  • Oliver Coppard

    Oliver Coppard CONFIRMED

    Mayor of South Yorkshire

  • Rt Hon. Lord David Blunkett CONFIRMED

    Former Secretary of State for Education

  • Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe CONFIRMED

    Leader, Bradford Council

  • Henri Murison CONFIRMED

    Chief Executive, The Northern Powerhouse Partnership

  • Tim Riordan

    Tim Riordan CONFIRMED

    Northern Growth Corridor Envoy

  • Will Hutton

    Will Hutton CONFIRMED

    Political Economist, Author, Columnist, Academic, Non Exec

  • Rt Hon Rob Halfon

    Rt Hon Robert Halfon CONFIRMED

    Executive Director, Make UK

  • Gemma Marsh CONFIRMED

    Deputy Chief Executive (CEO) of Skills England

  • Paul Nowak

    Paul Nowak CONFIRMED

    General Secretary, TUC

  • Fiona Aldridge

    Fiona Aldrigde CONFIRMED

    CEO Skills Federation

  • Claire McColgan CBE CONFIRMED

    Director of Culture for the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

  • Naomi Clayton

    Naomi Clayton CONFIRMED

    Institute for Employment Studies

  • Sian Elliot

    Sian Elliot CONFIRMED

    Director of Organising

  • Emma Degg MBE CONFIRMED

    Chief Executive at the North West Business Leadership Team

  • Shine Trust

    Fiona Spellman CONFIRMED

    CEO - Shine Trust

  • Zoe Billingham

    Zoe Billingham CONFIRMED

    Director IPPR North

  • Joe Docherty

    Joe Docherty CONFIRMED

    Chair, Northern Powergrid Foundation

  • Ben Lucas

    Ben Lucas CONFIRMED

    CEO Metro Dynamics

  • Tracy Brabin INVITED

    Mayor of West Yorkshire

  • Steve Rotherham

    Steve Rotherham INVITED

    Mayor of Liverpool City Region

  • Ben Houchen INVITED

    Mayor of Tees Valley

  • Andy Burnham

    The Rt. Hon Andy Burnham INVITED

    Mayor of Greater Manchester INVITED

  • Kim McGuinness

    Kim McGuinness INVITED

    Mayor of the North East

  • Luke Campbell

    Luke Campbell INVITED

    Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire

  • David Skaith

    David Skaith INVITED

    Mayor of York and North Yorkshire

  • Baroness Smith of Malvern PC INVITED

    Minister for Women and Equalities

  • Alison McGovern MP INVITED

    Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

  • Lisa Nandy MP INVITED

    Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport


  • Lord Victor Adebowale CBE INVITED

    Non-Executive Director of the Co-op Group, Chair of Social Enterprise UK

  • Miatta Fahnbulleh MP INVITED

    Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

  • Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay INVITED

    Chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership

  • Baroness Anne Longfield CBE INVITED

    Chair, Commission on Young Lives

We are busy finalising the line up for #NPEESS26, see who has already confirmed and who we have invited.

OUR PARTNERS

  • Ahead Partnership

  • Youth Futures Foundations

  • Northern Skills Network

  • City and Guilds

  • Make UK

  • Bradford 2025 City of Culture