We are hosting a fringe at Labour Conference!
Join us at the Labour Party Conference, where on Tuesday 30th September, we will be hosting a fringe event on the topic of our upcoming housing report, ‘Turbocharging housebuilding in cities and urban areas’. Our panel will explore how cities and urban areas can lead the charge in meeting the Government’s ambitious target of building […]
We are exhibiting at LGA Conference 2025!
Key Cities will be exhibiting at this year’s LGA Conference in Liverpool! This year’s conference takes place between 1st and 3rd July. It is a significant event for local government, where many leaders and officers, including from the Key Cities network, come together for three days of discussion and networking, focused on how we can […]
Cities Forum 2025
As the voice of urban UK, Key Cities is bringing together city leaders, officers, public bodies, investors, developers, and consultants to explore new ways of partnering to deliver more homes, meet net zero targets, and revive the UK economy. In 2024, Key Cities released a manifesto for Government, in response to the most pressing challenges […]
The Wrexham Symposium: Places and Net Zero
Building on the research study “Levelling up, emissions down” and accompanying data dashboard commissioned by the 29-member group of Key Cities earlier this year, the Wrexham Symposium is an opportunity for the twelve universities in the Key Cities Innovation Network to explore with city leaders and stakeholders how they can work together to achieve net […]
Conservative party conference fringe event – Impactful Investing
Key Cities will be holding a fringe event with Core Cities looking at unlocking private investment for regeneration and net zero sustainability. The fringe will be hosted by Onward. This panel will discuss what good public-private partnerships look like, and how to unlock the potential of our cities without relying entirely on public funds. Speakers: […]
Labour Party Conference Fringe – Cities tackling net zero
This event will: introduce Key Cities new report, Levelling Up, Emissions Down, which sets out the progress to net zero that local cities are making; shares the best examples from Labour-run local authorities; and focuses on how Labour Party policy can support local authorities to achieve their ambitious targets for the benefit of their citizens and […]
Key Cities APPG: Cities and Net Zero
Cities in Parliament
A gathering of Parliamentarians, City Leaders, Universities and Cultural Organisations to strengthen cooperation between legislators, local government and stakeholders, organised by the Key Cities APPG. Hosted by APPG Co-Chairs John Stevenson MP and Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, highlights of the event include: the launch of Culture and Place in Britain, a report detailing how arts and culture […]
What councils need from the new government to make levelling up a reality – Webinar hosted by LGC
Join us to hear what is likely to be next for the levelling up agenda and learn how councils within the Key Cities network have already used government funding, partnership with the private sector and wider collaboration within the network to use levelling up to unlock opportunities. Speakers: Councillor John Merry, Deputy City Mayor & […]
Conservative Party Conference 2022 Key Cities Fringe Event (in partnership with Core Cities and Onward)
Building on Onward’s Levelling Up research, and earlier partnerships with Core Cities and Key Cities, this event will bring together senior policymakers and other stakeholders to discuss the Government’s levelling up agenda and how devolving power to the regional level can support left behind communities across the UK. It will be a chance to consider […]
