Martin Tugwell Programme Director 12 September 2018 www.englandseconomicheartland.com

Adding value through collaborative strategic leadership www.englandseconomicheartland.com

… 18 months on…. Strong working relationship with Highways England: Expressway Study M25 South West Quadrant A1(M) Corridor Influence at the national level: Input into the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) Major Road Network – development of concept and definiton ‘Early Entry’ schemes put forward for funding www.englandseconomicheartland.com

… 18 months on…. Influence at the national level: East West Rail – including north- south connectivity Working with Network Rail System Operator to identify strategic questions Co-commissioning of studies Engagement in franchising process: East Midlands Great Western West Coast Partnership Cross Country www.englandseconomicheartland.com

… 18 months on…. Wider Strategic Infrastructure Developing Business Cases for digital connectivity investment Partnering consortium proposals to secure innovation funding Review of regulatory frameworks for utilities Developing the case for an infrastructure focused ‘National Policy Statement’ Wider Influence: Joint working of STBs nationally Relationship with London/TfL www.englandseconomicheartland.com

A region with economic potential to be realised www.englandseconomicheartland.com

Challenges - 1 It’s the economy … A change in perspective … Levels of economic productivity remain a challenge compared with global competitors Continued changes in the economy and the pace of those changes requires a flexible approach Transformational growth by it’s very definition requires vision and leadership A change in perspective … Spatial geography – Strategic Housing Market Areas, Functional Economic Areas - will change Virtual versus spatial geographies www.englandseconomicheartland.com

Challenges - 2 Supporting place-shaping… Achieving ‘net betterment’ Identifying and/or anticipating future needs – needing to avoid inadvertently perpetuating existing patterns Challenging our assumptions when identifying future needs – the importance of being clear what the key driver is for the future Achieving ‘net betterment’ Think in terms of both urban and rural environments, natural and built See as an opportunity not a constraint www.englandseconomicheartland.com

A three-year Programme of Work www.englandseconomicheartland.com

Looking ahead ……… Joining up the conversation on Strategic Infrastructure Delivery – the key challenge Developing the investment pipeline – summer 2019 The need for a honest conversation on funding Collaborative working is at the heart of the way forward www.englandseconomicheartland.com

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