The 11th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Development will take place in Manchester, England on June 24-26, 2015.
The theme is “Local leadership for inclusive growth“.
Local policymakers have a critical role to play in developing more resilient and inclusive economies, particularly because they are well-positioned to take a more integrated approach to tackling complex challenges and seizing new opportunities. This requires local partners to collaborate and work closely in innovative ways, whilst also re-examining the relationship between local and national policymakers.
The 11th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Development will bring together local and national leaders, policy makers and practitioners to discuss how inclusive growth can be built from the ground up. They will take inspiration from the achievements of Manchester in setting out a shared vision for change, and from the UK government’s endeavour to devolve powers in a way that matches local capacities and aspirations. International participants will bring their experience in building coalitions for jobs and growth, and learn from concrete case studies, site visits and peer-to-peer exchange.