As part of the Festival of Economics you are invited to a Brunel Centre and Futures West Policy Session on their latest policy paper: ‘Closing the Productivity Gap – Regional Insights and Strategic Priorities for the West of England’. This paper analyses the productivity across the West of England’s local authorities and compares their productivity performance with other high productivity areas. At this panel and Q&A session you will hear from the author and local policy leaders. Lunch provided on arrival. Panelists: Damian Whittard (UWE Bristol) | Cllr Andrew Brown (Bristol City Council) | Ed Rowberry (BBRC) | Lucy Martin (Brunel Centre) Photo Credit: Bhagesh Sachania Photography