EEF’s National Conference. Make it Britain – manufacturing a renaissance

As the 2015 General Election approaches, our flagship National Conference brings together the ‘who’s who’ of manufacturing, politics and media at the UK’s premier manufacturing event of the year.

Critical to sustaining current economic growth and improving UK productivity is the need to invest, innovate and have access to a wide talent pool.

What are the trends that will define manufacturing competitiveness over the next 20 years and that require the collaboration of policy makers and business leaders?
What are the top differentiators that will define the future of the sector and our businesses?
What will the factory of the future look like?
Will resource scarcity challenges provide opportunities for governments and markets to get ahead?
What are best practice and leading manufacturers doing to compete, innovate and grow?

We address these issues and more at this conference.

Join the debate on the great British manufacturing revival.

Who should attend?

CEO, MD, Chairman
Commercial, Sales & Marketing Directors
General, Operations, Manufacturing, HR Managers/Directors
Members and non-members
Those with a responsibility in leading business strategy

Why Attend?

Join hundreds of manufacturers to network
Find new business opportunities and share best practice
Hear speeches from the main political parties and leading manufacturers
Vote in our interactive sessions and question our panel experts
Influence the agenda at a strategically important time
Challenge political decision makers to create a better business environment
Play your part in demonstrating Britain is a manufacturing powerhouse

Speakers

Hear from an impressive line-up of manufacturing leaders and politicians at this flagship manufacturing conference, who will engage in a stimulating blend of key note addresses and panel debates.

With more high profile speakers to be announced, confirmed speakers at the EEF National Conference include:

Rt. Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Steph McGovern, Broadcaster
Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Business, Enterprise and Energy Minister
Terry Scuoler, Chief Executive, EEF, the Manufacturers' Organisation

Programme

08:45	Registration, networking and refreshments
	Conference opens Steph McGovern, Broadcaster
	Welcome from EEF Terry Scuoler, Chief Executive Officer, EEF
	Welcome from Lombard
	Key note speech Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
	Key note speech Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Business, Enterprise and Energy Minister
break	Networking and refreshments
	Key note speech Shadow cabinet minister
	Panel debate with audience Q & A and interactive voting - 'The Best of British Manufacturing' Our morning panel session will feature industry best practice exemplars, providing delegates with the opportunity to hear from and quiz industry leaders on how they are achieving success and the factors that are driving this. Steph McGovern, Broadcaster (chair) Tony Walker, Deputy Managing Director, Toyota UK Nicola Salter, HR Director, Williams F1 Richard Kirk, CEO, PolyPhotonix
break	Lunch and networking
	Panel debate with audience Q & A and interactive voting - 'Sustaining the Renaissance – 20 years on' The afternoon panel session looks at the opportunities for manufacturing over the next 20 years, how different industry might look in two decades’ time, and what manufacturers need to do to prepare today. Dick Elsy, Chief Executive, High Value Manufacturing Catapult Brian Holliday, Managing Director, Siemens Digital Factory Sophie Thomas, Co-Director of Design, RSA Andy Wright, Director of Strategic Technology, BAE Systems Pam Murphy, COO, INFOR
	Closing speech Terry Scuoler, Chief Executive Officer, EEF
	Networking and refreshments
16:15	Close of conference