The Duke of York will attend the Society of Editors regionals' seminar at the Forest of Arden Hotel in the West Midlands on Monday 7 April.
Prince Andrew, who is a patron of the London Evening Standard’s Ladder for London Campaign, will support the push for more apprenticeship opportunities.
The announcement comes after the Standard successfully helped created more than 1,300 apprenticeships for young people since the campaign’s introduction in September 2012.
Bob Satchwell, Executive Director of the Society of Editors, said: "After the success of the Evening Standard's campaign, similar apprenticeship schemes are now running in Leeds, Kent, Darlington, Cambridge, Northern Ireland and Swindon.
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"We look forward to hearing The Duke of York's thoughts on how the local and regional newspaper industry can help to create trainee positions for youngsters and to help the unemployed into work.”
Other speakers include editors : Liverpool Echo editor Alastair Machray, Jenny Eastwood from the Gloucester Citizen, Jeremy Clifford of the Yorkshire Post Newspapers, Ian Murray of the Southern Daily Echo and Mark Waldron from The News, Portsmouth.
More details from the Society of Editors here.
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