HomeBelfast: State of the City V Conference - 2008
Overview
The fifth and final Belfast: State of the City conference took place on Tuesday 20 May 2008 at the Belfast Waterfront Hall.- Download 2008 conference report (Word - 93KB)
It focused on research carried out by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Belfast.
The research findings focused on Belfast's economic inclusion, our quality of life and our leadership and delivery arrangements. It also aimed to further engage Belfast's key organisations with responsibility for developing and building a more prosperous city.
For more than 40 years, the OECD has been at the forefront of monitoring economic trends, forecasting economic developments and researching social changes and patterns in trade, environment and technology.
The OECD has a wealth of experience in working with governments from around the world in order to:
- support sustainable economic growth
- boost employment
- raise living standards
- maintain financial stability
- assist economic development.
Speakers
Speakers at the event included:- Sir Reg Empey
Minister for Employment and Learning in the Northern Ireland Executive
- Download Sir Reg Empey's speech (Word - 45KB)
- Peter Tyler
Director of Studies in Land Economy at St Catherine's College and Professor in the University of Cambridge
- Download Peter Tyler's handout (Word - 90KB)
- Download Peter Tyler's speech (Word - 56KB)
- Andrew Boraine
Chief Executive of the Cape Town Partnership
- Download Andrew Boraine's handout (Word - 280KB)
- Download Andrew Boraine's speech (Word - 55KB)
- Sergio Arzeni
Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Head of the LEED Programme
- Download Sergio Arzeni's speech (Word - 41KB
- Bruce Robinson
- Download Bruce Robinson's speech (Word - 47KB)
Contact us
Policy and Business Development UnitDevelopment Department
Belfast City Council
Cecil Ward Buidling
4-10 Linenhall Street
Belfast
BT2 8BP
Tel: 028 9091 8764
Email: sotc@belfastcity.gov.uk
