Economic growth advisory panel
Economic growth advisory panel
The primary role of the panel is to bring together regional stakeholders to help Electricity North West understand the challenges and opportunities that the electricity network and Electricity North West's service delivers to the economic success of the region.
The panel will provide a “voice of business” to help us identify and respond to emerging issues that affect regional businesses, large and small, and incorporate these into its planning and decision-making.
Chaired by our independent chair Elise Wilson, the panel will help to ensure customer and stakeholder engagement is helping to shape Electricity North West’s delivery of its reliability, resilience, connections and reinforcement business plan commitments.
If you would like to find out more about our Economic Growth advisory panel, please email stakeholderengagement@enwl.co.uk. Please also find the Economic Growth advisory panel's terms of reference below.
Meeting agendas and summaries
Find out about the previous meetings that have taken place, the agendas and papers for each meeting, and a summary.
Terms of reference
Read the terms of reference for this stakeholder advisory panel.
Upcoming meetings
Find out about upcoming scheduled meetings
Meet the Economic Growth advisory panel Chair, Elise Wilson
Elise Wilson is the former Labour Leader of Stockport Council and Economic Lead for Greater Manchester. As a woman of influence, a respected contributor to political debate and a highly regarded orator, Elise will lead a panel whose focus is to represent the voice of business. She brings a wealth of experience in the foundation economy and is eager to help shape a successful future, so Electricity North West maintains its position as an integral influencer within renewable energies, able to meet impending demands.
Elise’s experience of working with both public sector organisations and the private sector, from large corporates to SMEs will prove valuable in her ability to represent businesses, irrespective of size and sector. A business owner herself, during her time as an active local politician and Councillor, Elise developed a passion for place-making, taking part in local, regional, and national policy discussions around the economy, work and skills. In 2021, Elise led on the One Stockport Borough Plan, which sets out the long-term vision and priorities for Stockport, and all its partners, until 2030, implementing the principles of Community Wealth Building.
During her political career, Elise held several influential roles, reflecting her passion for delivering positive change so people can live happy healthy and fulfilled lives.
In her role as Vice Chair of the Local Enterprise Partnership, Elise was principal lead on Greater Manchester’s new Economic Vision, a plan for innovation, green growth and addressing inequalities.
As the Economic Lead for Greater Manchester, Elise focused on GM’s economic growth, building upon Local Industrial Strategy, post-Brexit adjustments and addressing climate change. In addition, as a multilinguist, Elise steered on improving international relations and attracting inward investment.
Previously Elise was the Greater Manchester Digital City region lead, launching the Greater Manchester Digital Blueprint. The blueprint aims to cement GM’s credentials as the UK’s second biggest tech cluster outside London through an ambitious £5bn digital ecosystem.
Since leaving local politics, Elise continues to use her influence and experience in an advisory capacity and was delighted to accept an invitation to become a member of Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority Improvement Board. As the newly appointed Chair of Electricity North West’s Economic Growth advisory panel, Elise will work alongside business leaders and colleagues including from the IOD and the GM Chamber of Commerce.
