Welcome to North East England breakfast & mayoral announcement
Tuesday 19 May 2026
9:00 am - 10:00 am
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Beyond the Studio: Building creative ecosystems
Tuesday 19 May 2026
10:30 am - 11:15 am
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Urban Densification and Strategic Regeneration: Shaping the future of place
Tuesday 19 May 2026
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Built environment takeover with lunch and networking
Tuesday 19 May 2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
The Green Energy Revolution: Scale of investment opportunity
Tuesday 19 May 2026
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Global Gateways to Growth: Unlocking growth
Tuesday 19 May 2026
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Tuesday 19 May 2026
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Driving Regional Growth: The power of university-led innovation
Tuesday 19 May 2026
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Universities for North East England Networking Reception
Tuesday 19 May 2026
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Morning run with Mayor Kim McGuinness
Wednesday 20 May 2026
7:00 am - 8:00 am
UKREiiF
Innovation Districts: What actually matters, what gets measured and what we’ve all been missing
Wednesday 20 May 2026
10:00 am - 10:45 am
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Unlocking £30 billion of opportunity as the UK’s first AI Growth Zone
Wednesday 20 May 2026
11:00 am - 11:45 am
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Connecting Riversides and Regenerating Places: Turning the tide on our economic future
Wednesday 20 May 2026
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
AI in Placemaking [interactive workshop]
Wednesday 20 May 2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
A Place to Call Home: Building communities, not just houses
Wednesday 20 May 2026
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Creating Investment Corridors that unlock regional opportunity
Wednesday 20 May 2026
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
A Future for Fans: Unlocking world-class spaces for major events
Wednesday 20 May 2026
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Networking with entertainment and refreshments
Wednesday 20 May 2026
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Towns and High Streets for the People: Regeneration that reflects culture and heritage
Thursday 21 May 2026
10:00 am - 10:45 am
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF
Powering our economy through skills
Thursday 21 May 2026
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
North East England Pavilion 14: Located in the Pink Zone on the Dockside and Dock Water, UKREiiF