Key Spokespeople

The IED has many experts who are happy to talk about a wide range of issues related to economic development and regeneration activities and policies. Our experts are available for interview via the IED’s PR consultant Phil Smith (01778 218180 / 07866 436159 / philsmith@ied.co.uk).

Chair:
Bev Hurley

• Access to finance
• Business start-up, growth, scale-up
• Inclusive growth and social value
• European funding
• Diversity and equality
• Innovation
• Skills
• Supply chains and Procurement

Executive Director:

Nigel Wilcock

• Economic data/analysis
• Inward investment
• State aid and grant funding
• Matters affecting North West England

Directors:
Keith Burge

• Area-based regeneration
• Business start-up and business support
• Community development
• Economic data/analysis
• Economic development strategies
• European funding
• Inward investment
• Tackling worklessness
• Town centre regeneration
• Using heritage and culture to drive regeneration
• Matters affecting North East England

Richard Cairns

• Matters affecting Scotland

Lawrence Conway

• Central government initiatives
• Local government relationships
• Local Enterprise Partnerships
• Structural change
• UK economic policy

Stuart Hardisty

• Economic development and planning
• Land use
• Property development (housing and employment)
• Matters affecting South West England and Wales

Directors (cont):

Suzanne Malcolm

• Branding and distinctiveness, place shaping, visitor economy
• Improving broadband coverage in rural areas
• Strategic property, particularly town centre regeneration

Tom Stannard

• Devolution
• Economic development and regeneration
• Inclusive economic growth
• Skills and labour market reform

Ben Pretty

• Business cases and grant funding
• Infrastructure and property funding
• Land and property development
• Residential development
• Town centre regeneration
• Matters affecting Yorkshire/North East

Gemma Davies

• Economic development
• Inclusive growth
• Place strategy
• Regeneration
• Town Centres and High Streets

Paul Frainer

• Doughnut economics
• Environmental issues
• Inclusive economy
• Land-use planning and economics
• Local government
• Strategic planning

Mark Livesey

• Freeports
• Levelling up
• Local economic growth
• Local industrial strategies
• Infrastructure
• Skills

Greg Ward

• Employment and skills
• Town Centre regeneration