Business is key to a successful programme ofregeneration of left behind places.  In many cases it has been thecollapse and exit of major industries such as coal, steel and manufacturingthat have been the cause of their decline.   Bringing back some of thelarge companies that have their roots in these localities is a key part ofrevival.  But so too is promoting entrepreneurship and the start-up of newbusinesses that grow and thrive.

In this talk, Laxman Narasimhan brings his experience from around the world in leading some of the most successful andimportant companies in the UK and US to address what it takes to promote the re-emergenceof thriving businesses in some of the most depressed regions of a country

Laxman Narasimhan & Colin Mayer in Conversation: 'The role of business in reviving left behind places'