Strategic Investment Panel

The Strategic Investment Panel (SIP) is a LEP Board Sub Group (to view members please see the declarations of interest section below) which has been given delegated powers by the Board to deliver the LEP’s funding programmes, the terms of reference are available here.

2023 Meetings

Previous Meetings

Business cases reviewed by the SIP are deemed to be commercially sensitive, an abridged version is available on request.

Assurance Framework

HotSWLEP and its accountable body – Somerset Council – have responsibility for ensuring that all funding decisions are made in accordance with the local Assurance Framework. To download the Assurance Framework click here. Conflicts of Interest Policy

Declarations of interest

To view a record of the declarations of interest for the Strategic Investment Panel, please use this LINK to be redirected to the central location for all declarations of interest.
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    David Ralph

    Chief Executive

    David Ralph started as Chief Executive of Heart of South West LEP at the beginning of June 2018. Previously, he had spent 5 years as CEO of the Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (D2N2) LEP from 2013 where he oversaw the development of the D2N2 Strategic Economic Plan and sector strategies, 3 Growth Deals with HM Government to deliver a £1billion capital investment programme, securing and implementing £200m ESIF programme, the Derby and Nottingham Enterprise Zone, the D2N2 Skills Deal and Time for Innovation programme, community fund and led the executive team to develop the HS2 East Midlands hub. He was also closely involved in the proposed North Midlands Devolution Deal and one of the key architects in establishing the Midlands Engine, chairing the officer steering group. Whilst in this role David was a NED of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone, and Marketing NG, the Outer Estates Foundation and a Governor of Nottingham College and on the advisory Board of Nottingham Business School.

    Before the East Midlands, David was CEO of the Have Gateway Partnership working closely with local stakeholders including the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Ipswich and BT Adadastral Park across Suffolk and Essex and prior to that was Chief Exec of the Barton Hill New Deal for Communities programme in Bristol and the Nelm Development Trust in Norwich.

    David is a keen sailor, walker and trail runner.