The European Movement UK has the pleasure of inviting you to the third regional conference within the framework of the "The Legacy of EU Funds in the Regions" project to discuss the benefits of EU funding in the Yorkshire region. The event will be held in Sheffield on Thursday 30 May 2013.

Over the last decades, towns and rural areas across the country received dedicated funding from the European Structural Funds to support social and economic restructuring by investing in research, innovation, business development and by promoting training and enhancing access to employment and social inclusion.

With the financial support of the European Commission we are organizing this event to bring together local stakeholders representing businesses, public authorities, universities and NGOs to exchange views on the economic and social impact of EU funding, especially of ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) and of ESF (European Social Fund) as well as to share experiences in managing local and regional projects partly financed by the European Union.


The panel will feature:

Noel Farrell, Ireland and the United Kingdom Unit, DG REGIO, European Commission, Brussels

David Stubbs, Managing Director, Policy Economics

James Newman, Chairman, Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership

Eleanor Dearle, Senior European and Regional Strategy Officer, Barnsley Metropolitan Council

Rob Walker, Project Manager, Sheffield City Council

Professor Lenny Koh, Director of Centre for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, The University of Sheffield