Now in its second year, this conference has also become an ‘aggregator’ for the work being done on the Northern Powerhouse and provides a platform for organisations to discuss their work, including:

• UK Government’s Northern Powerhouse partnership programme
• Northern Powerhouse partnership, led by George Osborne MP
• Business North
• Institute of Directors
• Confederation of British Industry
• The Federation for Small Businesses
• IPPR North, and many others