Event Type : Conference

Following the success of our 2025 conference, we are delighted to be returning to Edgbaston Stadium for #CFP26!  The full day conference will focus on the big challenges and opportunities facing the West Midlands region, and will centre around our 4 areas of research: Housing and Communities, Infrastructure, Employability and Skills, and Digital.

This conference will be our most ‘interactive’ to date with panel discussions at a minimum and group discussions and interactive sessions available wherever we have been able to! Make sure you are part of the region’s conversation.

Key themes we will explore on the day:

• Key themes we will explore on the day:

“A New Chapter for Birmingham’

Where the West Meets the East: Building a Midlands Response to the Northern Powerhouse

AI vs Entry-Level Jobs: Preparing the West Midlands Workforce

The Rise of the PuFins

What’s Coming Down the Track – The Next Decade of Transport in the West Midlands

Affordable Housing – A Regional success story?

The Region’s Pathway to Net Zero – Clear and coordinated or creating uncertainty?

Tackling the West Midlands’ persistently high youth unemployment levels: How could integrated systems help those who need it most?

How to build Brand WM

In Conversation with Sir Andy Street

From Plan to Place: Delivering the West Midlands Spatial Development Strategy

Restoring Pride in Place through a Decent Neighbourhood Standard

Ethical Leadership in Action: From Protest to Partnership

Funding the Regional Government

Delegate Rates – from 1st June

• Reimagining the Region members

£110 (+VAT) for additional tickets

• Non members

£130 (+VAT) per ticket

(Please note that when you head to the next purchase page, prices are displayed  inclusive of VAT and VAT receipts will be issued via email on receipt of purchase)

Our Early Bird rates closed on 31st May