All sessions

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Welcome

Plenary 1: The green wave: opportunities for workers and firms in coastal and port communities

Conversation on “Building more inclusive labour markets: from grassroots to multi-nationals”

Deep dive 1: Tech shifts, skills lift: the impacts of AI: preparing for the jobs of tomorrow

Deep dive 2: Quality jobs, quality care: building a care economy that works for all

Deep dive 3: Place branding and marketing: telling your story on the world stage

Deep dive 4: From dusk till dawn: leveraging the benefits of the night economy

Plenary 2: Leveraging global cultural, business and sports events for local development

Conference dinner

Study tour: Cultural heritage

Study tour: Place transformation

Study tour: Social inclusion

Deep dive 5: Creating opportunities for youth

Deep dive 6: From start up to scale up: Entrepreneurship-led local development

Deep dive 7: Routes to economic inclusion in grassroots, popular and informal economies

Deep dive 8: Female Leadership: Driving Local Development and Regional Inclusion

Plenary 3: Doing business, doing good: maximising local social impact

Closing