Make UK National Manufacturing Conference

This year’s conference will look at how companies can create the next generation of talent for the sector, how to boost innovation and efficiency through AI application and integrating ESG into business strategy.

Delegates will hear from a senior Government Minister, who will look at the current climate and the opportunities for the manufacturing sector. The audience will also hear from Andrew Griffith MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade and Rob Law, entrepreneur who built the global brand Trunki, a business that pioneered a new retail category of children’s travel products.

Stephen Phipson CBE, chief executive of Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, says: “Our conference comes at a critical time for industry, with unprecedented pressure from employment costs, energy prices, chronic labour shortages and challenging global supply chain difficulties. 

“This conference provides an important collaborative platform for industry and Government to work together to help grow this resilient sector which already provides 2.7 million jobs around the whole of the UK. The upcoming Industrial Strategy is critical for delivering added growth to our sector and this is a key focus for this year’s conference.”

The keynote economic speech this year comes from Robert Peston, Political Editor of ITV News. He will give an insider’s view on politics home and abroad, as well as looking at the current UK and global geopolitical landscape.

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