Agenda
| 09.00 - 09.30: |
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Registration and coffee |
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| 09.30 - 09.45: |
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Opening remarks – Mike Short, President, IET |
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| 09.45 - 10.15: |
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Government view – Mark Prisk MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise |
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| 10.15 - 10.45: |
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Economic view – Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, Minister for Trade and Investment |
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| 10.45 - 11.00: |
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Coffee |
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| 11.00 - 11.30: |
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Industry view – Will Butler-Adams, MD, Brompton Bicycles |
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| 11.30 - 12.45: |
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Practical break outs:
Each chaired by a senior industry figure
Role of Government Helping Manufacturers with Export:
Ali Sherwani, Head of Business Development - UK Export Finance
Paul Calver, GVC Specialist Advanced Engineering - UK Trade and Investment
Paul J. Ross, Global Market Director - Off Highway & CV
Capital Investment:
Ian Isaac, Managing Director - Lombard Business & Commercial (B&C) Division
Intellectual Property Protection
Anthony Albutt, Partner - D Young & Co LLP
R&D Investment and Opportunity:
Jeremy Tear, Co Founder - Government Grant and Tax Consultants Ltd |
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| 12.45 - 13.30: |
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Lunch |
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| 13.30 - 14.15: |
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Breakout feedback |
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| 14.15 - 14.45: |
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Industry view – Joe Greenwell, Chairman, Ford UK |
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| 14.45 - 15.10: |
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MAS view – Simon Griffiths, Director, Manufacturing Advisory |
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| 15.10 - 15.35: |
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SME view – Richard Green, CEO, Ubisense |
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| 15.35 - 16.45: |
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Question time panel:
Chaired by Dr Colin Brown, Director of Engineering, IMechE
Sir Alan Rudge, Chairman, ERA Foundation
Chris White MP, Chairman, Associate Parliamentary Manufacturing Group
Professor Steve Evans, Cambridge University
Carol Burke, MD, Unipart Manufacturing Group |
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| 16.45 - 17.00: |
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Closing remarks – Max Gosney, Editor, Works Management |
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