Huddersfield Unlimited, the business-led organisation that stands for the town of Huddersfield, will be running its first mini-conference, ‘Our Huddersfield, Our Future’, on Thursday 20 October, at John Smith’s Stadium from 3.00pm until 6.00pm.
The aim of the event is to bring together like-minded people to share Huddersfield Unlimited’s ambition for the town, with a focus on what can be achieved over the next five to ten years and beyond.
The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, will be amongst those in attendance and will deliver a closing statement in response to the afternoon’s proceedings.
Huddersfield Unlimited will be posing the question – How should Huddersfield make the most of its enviable location at the centre of the North’s East-West routes alongside a surge in public sector investment?
There will be speakers from:
- Kirklees Council – Edward Highfield, Service Director, Skills and Regeneration
- TransPennine Express – George Thomas, Business Development Director
- The University of Huddersfield – Professor Tim Thornton, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
and input from a number of business leaders covering topics including:
- Kirklees Council’s Cultural Heart and Station 2 Stadium Enterprise Corridor projects
- The TransPennine Rail Upgrade
- The University of Huddersfield’s multi-million £ investment in a world-class National Health Innovation Campus
The audience will be invited to explore how all organisations can work together to capitalise on those once-in-a-generation investments, and make Huddersfield the place to live, work and play it should and can be.
