The annual Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society conference was held on 11-12 July 2024, at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, UK.

The 2024 CJRES Annual Conference was  based on two major themes: The Entrepreneurial State and Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy and Rethinking Path Dependence and Lock-Ins.
Keynote speakers were:
Maryann Feldman, Watts Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Arizona State University
‘Assessing the Influence of Mission Agencies on Regional Development’

Frank Geels is Professor of System Innovation and Sustainability, University of Manchester
‘Escaping lock-ins in accelerating low-carbon transitions: Lessons from electricity and auto-mobility systems’

For further details about the conference including the programme and some of the presentations, see :https://cpes.org.uk/events/cjres2024