Junte -se ao centro da cidade nos negócios em Manchester na terça -feira, 24 de setembro de 2024, para outro fantástico ‘In conversa com 'Evento com Caroline Simpson, o novo grupo executivo do Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Desafios enfrentados pela região e procuram o futuro. Em 2023, a Grande Manchester foi uma das primeiras regiões da cidade a assinar uma devolução da pioneira lidar com o governo, concedendo à região mais poder e responsabilidade de desenvolver políticas e programas em torno de habilidades, transporte e habitação e protegendo um compromisso com um único, que será introduzido em um número de fatos, que será introduzido em 2025. incluindo uma transformação de £ 1 bilhão do centro da cidade. Sua vasta experiência faz dela a escolha perfeita para falar sobre os problemas mais prementes que a região enfrenta hoje e como vários setores podem trabalhar juntos para superar os desafios. Her aims align with the ambitions of the Greater Manchester Strategy at large: to create a place where everyone can live a good life, growing up, getting on, and growing old in a greener, fairer, more prosperous city-region.
This latest event in our popular ‘In Conversation With’ series will bring together professionals from across the Manchester City region and beyond to discuss the challenges facing the region and look ahead to the future.
Over recent years, the Manchester City region has faced significant challenges and changes. In 2023, Greater Manchester was one of the first city-regions to sign a trailblazer devolution deal with the government, granting the region more power and responsibility to develop policies and programmes around skills, transport, and housing, and securing a commitment to a single funding settlement, which will be introduced in 2025.
Caroline Simpson, previously the Chief Executive at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, has overseen numerous major projects, including a £1bn transformation of the town centre. Her vast experience makes her the perfect choice to speak on the most pressing issues facing the region today and how various sectors can work together to overcome challenges. Her aims align with the ambitions of the Greater Manchester Strategy at large: to create a place where everyone can live a good life, growing up, getting on, and growing old in a greener, fairer, more prosperous city-region.
As the new Group Chief Executive of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Caroline will share her in-depth insight on the most important issues and changes happening within the Manchester City Region and how these developments are impacting different Empresas e setores, bem como indivíduos. Manchester e em todo o Reino Unido começaram na cidade de Liverpool, oferecendo projetos de regeneração comunitária, com um foco particular no trabalho e nas habilidades. Como o novo executivo -chefe do grupo da Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), ela também está em uma posição de liderança do Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) e Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM). Tendo assumido o papel no início do verão, ela levará a TFGM na próxima fase da jornada de devolução da cidade-região. Ela foi selecionada como o novo CEO por um painel de compromissos composto pelo prefeito da Grande Manchester e sete líderes de autoridade local, após um intenso processo de recrutamento. Este evento é obrigatório para quem trabalha em ou com interesse na região do Manchester City. Além disso, oferece uma oportunidade fantástica de interagir e se conectar com figuras influentes no mundo dos negócios da Grande Manchester.
Drawing on her wealth of public sector experience, with a career spanning local government, housing, and regional development agencies in the Northwest and West Midlands, she will provide unique and empowering insights into the support needed for both businesses operating in Greater Manchester and those working within it to thrive in our ever-changing economy.
Caroline’s career in the public sector in Greater Manchester and across the UK started in the City of Liverpool delivering community-based regeneration projects, with a particular focus on work and skills. As the new Group Chief Executive of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), she is also in a leadership position of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). Having taken up the role earlier in the summer, she will lead TfGM into the next phase of the city-region’s devolution journey. She was selected as the new CEO by an appointment panel comprising the Mayor of Greater Manchester and seven local authority leaders, following an intensive recruitment process.
Attendees will benefit from Caroline’s invaluable insights, particularly anyone looking to contribute to economic change in the area and develop strategies for the future. This event is a must for anyone working in or with an interest in the Manchester City region. Additionally, it offers a fantastic opportunity to network and connect with influential figures in the Greater Manchester business world.
Se você estiver interessado em participar deste evento, envie um email[email protected]. Downtown in Business.
