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  • Date and time: Wednesday 10 June 2026, 1.45pm to 3pm
  • Location: In-person only
    Ron Cooke Hub, Campus East, University of York (Map)
  • Admission: Free admission, booking required

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Where will the next generation of high-quality jobs in York and North Yorkshire come from? Join us for a dynamic session spotlighting the ‘growth opportunity trio’ – BioTech, RailTech and CreaTech – as our speakers demonstrate how a powerful partnership between government, business and universities is driving success.

Speakers include Edward Twiddy of Northstar Ventures, Abi Broadley, a consultant specialising in the rail industry, and Helena Daffern and James Chong of the University of York.

 


This event is part of the Festival Focus series ‘Our Future, Our North: Building jobs and prosperity’ exploring how the Darlington Economic Campus (DEC) is driving economic growth, creating new job opportunities and benefitting the pockets of everyone in the North of England.

You may also be interested in ‘Our Future, Our North: From local roots to regional wealth’ and ‘Our Future, Our North: Good growth - from strategy to your street’ also on Wednesday 10 June. Come along to one session or join us for the whole day.  

Image credit: Alex Holland, University of York

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  • Wheelchair accessible