Seminar room 1
Speakers: Sarah Hodgetts, Sir Vince Cable, Dr Hamid Mughal, Kevin Butterworth, Andy Tuscher, Bill MacBeth OBE
The Manufacturing Outlook with Sir Vince Cable
Sir Vince kicks off MY16 with a keynote speak around where manufacturing is heading in the UK. His keynote sets the scene for a diverse panel chaired by Andy Tuscher of EEF including Rolls Royce, Seabrook Crisps, Bill MacBeth OBE and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to cover issues for manufacturing such as:
• The outlook
• How could we become more competitive
• Major trends, current challenges
• Future opportunities