With so many regions across the UK being left behind, more action is needed to encourage social, economic and technological growth. The government has published its strategy for ‘levelling up’ – so what action can we expect to see? What is the role of skills training and apprenticeships? What more can the private sector do to help local communities?

Join The Spectator’s Andrew Neil and special guests as they explore how deprived regions and communities can be given the tools and resources to grow.

Speakers include:

Andrew Neil, Chairman, The Spectator

Sir Roger Carr, Chairman, BAE Systems

Fraser Nelson, Editor, The Spectator

Andy Haldane, Head of Levelling Up Taskforce

Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire

Neil O’Brien MP, Minister for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution

Alex Burghart MP, Minister for Skills

This event is in association with BAE Systems.