{"id":2076228,"date":"2021-03-24T07:33:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T07:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/northwest\/?p=2076228"},"modified":"2021-03-24T07:39:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T07:39:44","slug":"join-hundreds-of-business-leaders-and-influencers-at-invest-north-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/northwest\/news\/2076228-join-hundreds-of-business-leaders-and-influencers-at-invest-north-today","title":{"rendered":"Join hundreds of business leaders and influencers at Invest North today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A major virtual conference on the future of the North takes place today and there is still time for you to be there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hopin.com\/events\/the-business-desk-invest-north?code=NACP4zzXStvWQn60B7erUVqVs\">Invest North has been curated by TheBusinessDesk.com and will set the agenda for what comes next in the North.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transport Secretary, and minister with Cabinet responsibility for the Northern Powerhouse, Grant Shapps will open the event with a keynote speech at 9.30am.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_2074189\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2074189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/feb_21\/Grant-Shapps-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2074189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/feb_21\/Grant-Shapps-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/feb_21\/Grant-Shapps-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/feb_21\/Grant-Shapps.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2074189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grant Shapps MP<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nHe is the first of more than 60 business and political leaders who will share their insight and knowledge on the opportunities the North has to lead the post-pandemic recovery. Check out the full agenda and speaker line-up at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investnorth.uk\">investnorth.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Join us and&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;understand the ambitions and plans for the North<br \/>\n&#8230;hear about the opportunities that could benefit your business in the post-pandemic recovery<br \/>\n&#8230;network with hundreds of other businesses and organisations that are driving the North&#8217;s economy<br \/>\n&#8230;be informed and inspired about what lies ahead<\/p>\n<p>The packed agenda includes sessions on inward investment, the green economy, pandemic resilience, SME funding, the productivity challenge, big ideas to shape the North, and much, much more.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/nov_20\/Invest-North-logo-RGB-new-1-300x130.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2069421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/nov_20\/Invest-North-logo-RGB-new-1-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/nov_20\/Invest-North-logo-RGB-new-1-768x334.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/nov_20\/Invest-North-logo-RGB-new-1-200x87.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/nov_20\/Invest-North-logo-RGB-new-1-500x217.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/nov_20\/Invest-North-logo-RGB-new-1-600x261.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/nov_20\/Invest-North-logo-RGB-new-1.png 867w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nThe event is open from 8.30am with the speaker sessions starting at 9.30am and running until 5.30pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hopin.com\/events\/the-business-desk-invest-north?code=NACP4zzXStvWQn60B7erUVqVs\">Click here to join hundreds of senior business figures at the event.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Invest North is backed by a broad coalition of organisations spanning the public and private sectors, led by EY, Squire Patton Boggs, Influential, and Impact Data Metrics. <\/p>\n<p>The Invest North programme is about showcasing transformational ideas and backing the North by putting you and your business on the front row of what opportunity looks like in the post-Covid, post-Brexit world. 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