Join us in Birmingham as we explore why digital connectivity and technology is key to driving economic growth in the Midlands, the public-private sector collaboration needed to digitise the region, as well as how the power of the creative economy can be harnessed to embrace opportunities that lie ahead.

Andy Street
Mayor of the West Midlands

Patricia Bright
Entrepreneur and a multi-award winning, globally recognised content creator
Our exclusive discussion will be hosted by one of the New Statesman's leading columnists and will bring together Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands and former Managing Director of John Lewis, and Patricia Bright, an entrepreneur and a multi-award winning, globally recognised content creator with a following of over 4 million spanning the globe.