Partnerships.

Atlantic Gateway.

I am the current Executive Director for the Atlantic Gateway programme.

The Atlantic Gateway is a partnership with a vision to drive growth in the M62 and M56 corridors and boost the economic success of the North.

Atlantic Gateway can be defined as a series of projects across the North West area that have regional, national and international significance. It adds value to the area’s three Local Enterprise Partnerships, LEPs focusing on opportunities to improve prosperity and inclusion.

Our Board members include leaders from the public and private sectors and includes representation
from Central Government. It provides a platform for discussion and action on the area’s most significant and highest priority projects where working together can accelerate growth. The Board have set the following three priorities:

• The logistics sector

• The science and innovation sector

• Growth enabling infrastructure

These priorities align with the recommendations in Transport for the North’s (TFN) Independent Economic Review (NIER) and the UK’s Industrial Strategy. At the core of the UK’s Industrial Strategy is the need to harness knowledge, innovation, skills, and infrastructure to drive the local economy, create sustainable jobs and raise productivity. Atlantic Gateway’s three priorities will strengthen the UK’s international competitiveness and unlock further economic potential across the Atlantic Gateway area and the rest of the UK.

Atlantic Gateway is committed to inclusive growth - growth that benefits everyone. Our Board members believe that creating more and better jobs will raise living standards, reduce poverty and make a difference to the long term competitiveness of the area.

Places Matter.

I am one of 60 panel members supporting the Places Matter Design Review process.  My focus is on sustainability, innovative approaches to management and financial arrangements that stand the test of time.

Places Matter is an organisation devoted to generating a strong sense of place in living, working and leisure environments throughout the North West of England.

It works across the public, private and third sectors to drive up the skills and knowledge of all those involved in new development, promoting good design and encouraging strong client leadership.

Hosted by the RIBA and based at RIBA North in Liverpool, the expert Design Review panel provides timely and impartial advice that can add value to the development process, operating under the widely recognised Ten Principles of Good Design.