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28 January 2016
Why should I be Mayor of London Tomorrow?
Ahead of the 2016 London Mayoral elections, London Tomorrow hosted a debate featuring the main candidates vying to be the next Mayor of London. Zac Goldsmith for the Conservatives, Sian Berry for the Green Party, Peter Whittle for UKIP, Caroline Pidgeon for the Lib Dems and Sadiq Khan for Labour outlined to an audience of over 400 at the London School of Economics and Political Science how they would meet the challenges of London tomorrow, as the capital approaches megacity status.
You can watch a recording of the debate here.
29 October 2015
How can London remain competitive as an 'entrepreneurial city'?
Entrepreneurs contribute significantly to the London economy, starting businesses, creating jobs and driving new innovations in sectors such as the creative and digital industries. The panel, chaired by BBC London's political editor Tim Donovan, considered what makes London a competitive city globally, and looked at ways to encourage innovation and entrepreneurialism in the capital.
For the full press release, please click here
 
25 June 2015
Who pays for London's future infrastructure, and how?
London needs significant investment in infrastructure over the coming years to maintain its international competitiveness. Questions over how to fund large transport projects, meet growing housing needs, and provide superfast broadband coverage across London remain unasked. At a discussion just six weeks after the General Election, panellists discussed the capital's priority areas for spending and addressed ways in which these could be financed.
For the full press release, please click here
3 March 2015
What level of devolution for London?
Calls for more devolution to London have increased considerably in recent years, with a rapidly growing population placing significant pressure on housing and transport infrastructure, threatening the capital's position as a world-leading economic centre. This inaugural meeting of the London Tomorrow panel discussed new polling that highlighted a surge in support for devolution to London and considered priorities for spending devolved taxation in order to stimulate the capital's economy.
For the full press release, please click here
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Members of the London Tomorrow: Shaping Future Cities thought leadership panel are:
- Caroline Artis, Senior London Partner, EY
- Patrick Burrows, Chief Financial Officer, London City Airport
- Pippa Crerar, City Hall Editor, Evening Standard (London devolution event)
- Mark Gregory, Chief Economist, EY UK and Ireland
- Manish Gupta, Head of Transport Infrastructure, EY (London infrastructure event)
- Sean McKee, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Jeremy Probert, Director of Corporate Communication, London City Airport
- Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Advisor, CEBR (London as a competitive city event)
- Kulveer Ranger, Former Adviser to Mayor Boris Johnson and Chair of the Digital City Exchange
- Rt Hon Nick Raynsford, MP for Greenwich & Woolwich
- Colin Stanbridge, Chief Executive, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Huw Thomas, Partner, Foster + Partners
- Nick Tolchard, Co-Chair of Sovereign Investor Group and Head of Invesco Middle East
- Professor Tony Travers, Director, LSE London
Please click here for full details of London Tomorrow panel members.
LCCI has commissioned the leading market research agency ComRes to undertake the largest poll of its type in the capital for several years, surveying over 1,700 Londoners, local councillors and business leaders on the main discussion themes below. The results will be presented to the panel at each event to stimulate discussion and will be made available above.
  
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