CBI President Lord Karan Bilimoria focused on the opportunity to create healthier, smarter and greener cities at the CBI's Urban Revival conference.
Speaking on Day Two of the CBI's Urban Revival conference, Lord Bilimoria acknowledged that urban revival is not a simple process - but the size of the prize makes it worth understanding what's at stake, and what can be achieved through collaboration.
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Good morning.
And welcome back to day two of the CBI’s Urban Revival conference.
When I came to the UK from India in the early 1980’s for my further education, Britain was known as the ‘sick man of Europe’. And our cities were quite frankly pretty run down. With some even down and out.
Fast-forward to today and so many of those cities are far more vibrant, happening, and attractive places to live, work and invest in.
London is the greatest of the world’s great cities.
And whether you go to Birmingham or Manchester, Edinburgh, or Cardiff, these are all now truly exciting and thriving cities.
In fact, just a few we
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