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London: too big to succeed?

15 September 2015, London, United Kingdom


Introduction
London competes on a global stage, but what price does its infrastructure pay for doing so? With growing pressure on housing, transport and public services, is it time to rethink growth in the capital?

Join us for a panel discussion as part of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)’s 21st Century Challenges series.

Speakers:

Pippa Crerar (Chair), City Hall Editor, London Evening Standard

Lord Adonis, Reformer, writer and Labour peer. Non-executive board member of HS2 Ltd. Former Secretary of State for Transport, Minister for Schools, Head of the No.10 Policy Unit, and senior No. 10 adviser on education, public services and constitutional reform. Author of books including ‘5 Days in May: The Coalition and Beyond’.

Bridget Rosewell OBE, Economist and business woman. Senior adviser at Volterra Partners, chair of Audit for Network Rail, author of ‘Reinventing London’ and former Chief Economic Adviser to the Greater London Authority.

Jules Pipe CBE, Mayor of Hackney, Chair of London Councils and member of the London Enterprise Panel.

Contact
Book online: www.rgs.org/21cc
Book by phone: +44 (0)20 7591 3100
Contact: events@rgs.org
Twitter: @21cc

Venue: Exhibition road doors open at 6.00pm. A bar will be open before and after the event.

Image credit: Mariusz Kluzniak (Flickr)
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Royal Geographical Society

Ondaatje lecture theatre, Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR, United Kingdom

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