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Creating Excellence's regional conference 'Growing a Sustainable Region', was held on 6 December at the Watershed in Bristol. Thank you to all those who attended and contributed so much to the day. We will post the presentations and reviews of the event on our website during this week.
We would like to thank all those who helped with content for the day, Masterclasses, visits and plenary sessions.
Speakers included:
- Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive Royal Society of Arts
- Prof. David Lock, Chair of the Town and Country Planning Association
- Prof. Peter Roberts, Chair of the Academy for Sustainable Communities
- Jane Henderson, Chief Executive of the South West Regional Development Agency
- Prof. David North, Middlesex University
- Prof. Marilyn Taylor, University of the West of England (UWE)
- Robert Knight, National Construction Director of igloo Regeneration
- Peter Hetherington, The Guardian
- Hugh Barton, Solutions Research, Cambridge and UWE
- Young Advisers from Ilfracombe and Bristol
- Jeremy Tozer, CLOE and Plymouth University
- David Bishop, Director of Planning, Transport and Sustainability, Bristol City Council
This conference provided the opportunity for over 120 delegates to come together to share their knowledge and experience. People debated key sustainable communities issues which lie at the centre of how we can create a sustainable South West, a place for people to enjoy living in now and in the future.
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