

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: In Conversation with Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and CBI Chief Executive
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: In this exclusive fireside chat Ben Houchen, Mayor of the Tees Valley, sits down with Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Executive of CBI.About this EventIn this exclusive fireside chat Ben Houchen, Mayor of the Tees Valley, sits down with Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Executive of the Confederation of British Industry, to explore how regional leadership and business can work together to unlock transformational growth.As devolved powers reshape the economic landscape, mayors are playing an increasingly pivotal role in attracting investment, accelerating regeneration and delivering the infrastructure that underpins productivity. This dynamic discussion will examine how mayoral authorities are driving capital into their regions, how the private sector can actively support and benefit from regional growth strategies, and how stronger partnerships between industry, local leaders and Whitehall can create the enabling infrastructure Britain needs to compete.Don’t miss out on one of the most influential conversations shaping the UK’s economic future.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leeds/in-conversation-with-tees-valley-mayor-ben-houchen-and-cbi-chief-executive/100001985061744113
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Leeds
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: UKREiiF - The UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum
- **lat**: 53.7980895
- **long**: -1.427146
- **full address**: UKREiiF - The UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, 4240 Park Approach, Leeds, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Tees Valley Combined Authority (https://allevents.in/org/tees-valley-combined-authority/21542635)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** UKREiiF - The UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, 4240 Park Approach, Leeds, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Tees Valley Combined Authority
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