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Arrival and Refreshments

City Hall

09:00 – 09:30
Welcome

Chamber, City Hall

09:30 – 09:45
Keynote Speeches – Delivering Local, Regional and National Growth

Chamber, City Hall

09:45 – 10:30

Pat Ritchie - Homes England

Henry Kippin - North East Combined Authority

Mark Easton
Planning and Design Panel Discussion

Chamber, City Hall

10:30 – 11:00
Break

Chamber, City Hall

11:00 – 11:15
Housing Delivery Panel Discussion

Chamber, City Hall

11:15 – 11:45
Community Creation Panel Discussion

Chamber, City Hall

11:45 – 12:15
Infrastructure & Resilience Panel Discussion

Chamber, City Hall

12:15 – 12:45
Lunch and Riverside Sunderland Site and Venue Tours

City Hall & Riverside Sunderland

12:45 – 14:00
Introduction to Roundtables

Chamber, City Hall

14:00 – 14:15
Roundtables

Breakout Rooms, City Hall

14:15 – 15:30

Planning & Design, Housing Delivery, Community Building, Infrastructure & Resilience
Break

Chamber, City Hall

15:30 – 16:00
Feedback from Roundtables

Chamber, City Hall

16:00 – 16:30
Wrap Up

Chamber, City Hall

16:30 – 16:45
Networking

Stables @ Sheepfolds

17:30 – 20:00