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Expo Sunderland

Expo Sunderland

Day 2 - Activation, Repopulation and Opportunity (15th October 2025)

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  1. Arrival and Refreshments
    City Hall
  2. Welcome
    Chamber, City Hall
    • Mark Easton
    • Cllr Michael Mordey - Sunderland City Council
  3. Keynote Speeches – City Centre Activation, City Centre Repopulation and Future of Work
    Chamber, City Hall
    • Graham Thrower - University of Sunderland
    • Ellen Thinnesen - Education Partnership North East
    • Samantha McClary - BCO
    • Paul Kingsmore - Sunderland AFC
  4. Break
    City Hall
  5. City Centre Activation Panel Discussion
    Chamber, City Hall
    • Michael Brown - Altered Space
    • John Wood - The Other Retail Group
    • Louis Lupien - Turner.Works
    • Allison Thompson - South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
    • Moderator:  Mark Easton
  6. City Centre Repopulation Panel Discussion
    Chamber, City Hall
    • Peter McIntyre - Sunderland City Council
    • Patrick Matheson - Knight Frank
    • Andrea Walters - University of Sunderland
    • Moderator:  Samantha McClary - BCO

    In collaboration with the BCO

  7. Future of Work Panel Discussion
    Chamber, City Hall
    •    Toni Rhodes - Education Partnership North East
    •    Richard Williams - VELUX
    •    Sonya Anderson - Education Partnership North East
    •    Dan Kerr - MawsonKerr
    •    Grant Glendinning - Education Training Collective
  8. Lunch and Riverside Sunderland Site and Venue Tours
    City Hall & Riverside Sunderland
  9. Introduction to Roundtables
    Chamber, City Hall
  10. Roundtables
    Breakout Rooms, City Hall
    • City Centre Activation
    • City Centre Repopulation
    • Future of Work  
  11. Break
    City Hall
  12. Feedback from Roundtables
    Chamber, City Hall
  13. Closing Remarks
    Chamber, City Hall

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