Mayor of South Yorkshire

Former Secretary of State for Education

Leader, Bradford Council

Chief Executive, The Northern Powerhouse Partnership

CEO Skills Federation

Deputy Chief Executive (CEO) of Skills England

Director of Culture for the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Institute for Employment Studies

Chair, Northern Powergrid Foundation

Mayor of West Yorkshire

Mayor of Liverpool City Region

Mayor of Tees Valley

Mayor of Greater Manchester INVITED

Mayor of the North East

Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire

Mayor of York and North Yorkshire

Minister for Women and Equalities

Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

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

Vice Chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership

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

Chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership

Chief Executive at the North West Business Leadership Team

Chair, Commission on Young Lives

Honorary Professor, UCL Institute of Education, London

Chief Economist, Institute of Directors

Expert Advisor, Department for Work and Pensions