Enterprise leaders in the North East will be amongst the first to hear the detail of the UK Government’s new Information Economy Strategy when they gather at the Intelligent Cities conference in Leeds on June 19th.

The topic, sometimes known as the ‘Digital Economy’ or ‘Information Society’, has become a major focus in the search for economic revitalisation.

Paul Hadley, Deputy Director at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) will give a keynote address at the event in Leeds detailing the new strategy document unveiled last Friday.

The Intelligent Cities conference is hosted by Leeds & Partners with support from Leeds City Council at the Rose Bowl, Leeds Metropolitan University.

The conference programme, exhibition and registration details can all be found via the NextGen website. The conference will also include an address by Rohit Talwar – globally acclaimed futurist – and inputs from Cisco, IBM, Ericsson, City Fibre, the NHS and many others.