Event details

To celebrate the first anniversary of the Good Business Charter, and the launch of Enterprise Works and the York Accelerator, we showcase how the city of York is forming a coalition with innovative partners to respond positively to the levelling up agenda.

Discover how York is creating a new approach to supporting entrepreneurs, driving inclusive economic growth and tackling the impact of COVID-19.

Session One - Levelling Up: The 12 Missions
1.30pm - 2.45pm

Introduction: Professor Kiran Trehan 

1.35pm - 2.45pm 

• Tom Walker, Director for Levelling Up, Cabinet Office

Good Business Charter: A response to Levelling up, Julian Richer 

Including Q&A

Chair: Helen Pidd, The Guardian North of England Editor

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Session Two - How to be an Entrepreneur - panel discussion
3.15pm - 4.15pm

• Lord Karan Bilimoria
• Sara Davies
• Phil Doye, Boxxe

Chair: Isabel Berwick, Work & Careers Editor, The Financial Times

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Session Three - How to be a York Entrepreneur (Launching Enterprise Works and York Accelerator Programme)
4.45pm - 5.45pm

• Kiran Trehan
• Eagle Labs representation 
• York small business case studies 

Chair: Isabel Berwick, Work & Careers Editor, The Financial Times

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Please note that this event can only be attended in person or watched again on our YouTube channel. 

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