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Yorks, Humber & North East Productivity Forum

This area covers the corner of England from the Midlands up to the Scottish border, neighbouring North West England. It has 8 million people, with Leeds easily the largest centre of economic activity. This region is in a transition from traditional heavy industry industries to more diversified business areas, but it still has a strong manufacturing presence. However, the region has the lowest levels of output per hour in the UK – about 17% below the UK average.

Briefing Paper

Key Contacts

Professor Jason Heyes

Yorks, Humber & North East Forum lead
Sheffield University Management School

Sarah Tulip

Yorks, Humber & North East Forum Chair
BJSS

Committee

Alasdair Barrett

British Business Bank

Anne-Marie Kilkenny

Oliver Wight Consulting

Beckie Hart

Confederation of British Industry

Charles Turner

Durham Duplex

Dr Jon Finn

Tougher Minds

Dr Josey Wardle

Innovate UK

Giselle Stewart

UbiSoft

Jamie Martin

Ward Hadaway

Lisa Hart Shepherd

Thomson Reuters

Louise Kempton

Newcastle University

Nick Martin

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies

Paul Bashir

Harrison Street

Paul Mount

Bank of England’s Agency for Yorkshire & the Humber

Professor Peter Wells

Sheffield Hallam University

Professor Richard Harris

University of Durham

Professor Gary Dymski

Leeds University Business School

Theresa Chalmers

Humber Local Enterprise Partnership

John Greenhough

The GreenField Organisation

Insights

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Funding call for research proposals to better understand business leader decision making around productivity

How to improve regional productivity levers in England and Wales