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Reimagining Cities: Regeneration and social enterprise Festival of Ideas 2023
Event details
This event is part of York Festival of Ideas 2023
The idea that economic growth will trickle down to the poor and most disadvantaged among us has been proven to be fundamentally flawed.
Join our panels as we explore the need for a different approach to urban regeneration through inclusive growth and by harnessing the power of major employer institutions, education providers and social enterprise to deliver more equitable and inclusive economic outcomes for everyone.
Social enterprise is undoubtedly playing a significant role in delivering inspirational community-based entrepreneurship, but the sector is not yet well understood and has so far been largely overlooked in the national discourse on how to achieve levelling up.
What are the opportunities for York to build on its strengths and become a magnet city for investment, levelling up and net zero? What challenges and opportunities might we see as a result of digitalisation, globalisation and demographic shifts? How can we build the skills of our future workforce to address this? How can we support risk-taking and entrepreneurship while safeguarding job quality, collective bargaining and social protection? Our expert panellists will address these questions.
This event will include an opportunity to meet and hear from local businesses and social enterprise organisations. Join us for some refreshments after the panel discussions and the informal opportunity to connect with other people working in this arena.
12.30pm to 1.45pm
Reimagining Cities in the Context of Urban Regeneration - Panel discussion 1
Refreshments
2.30pm to 3.45pm
The Importance of Social Enterprise - Panel discussion 2
3.45pm to 4.45pm
Reception including networking and a chance to hear people involved in social enterprise
Presented in collaboration with Aviva.
This event is part of a public event series sponsored by the N8 Research Partnership and the RSA bringing together thought leaders from the public, private and academic sectors to discuss how levelling up is shaping the North and how the North is leading the conversation nationally.
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