Infrastructure: What infrastructure does society need and what policies can deliver it?

Infrastructure is vital for the economic growth of places and enhancing the wellbeing and quality of life of its citizens. This panel will discuss why infrastructure matters in the 21st century and how decision-makers can deliver it. What actions are needed to improve the delivery of infrastructure? How can data-driven tools improve decision-making? How can policymakers future-proof infrastructure projects to ensure that new plans benefit people and places now and in the future?

Speakers:
Rt Hon Greg Clark, Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells, Chair of the Science and Technology Committee and a Japan Envoy, and served as Minister for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in 2022

Prof Jennifer Schooling, Professor of Digital Innovation and Smart Places at ARU (Anglia Ruskin University)

Giles Wilkes, specialist partner at Flint and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government

Chair:
Prof Michael Kenny, Professor of Public Policy, and the inaugural Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy