Previous Events
20/10/2009 - Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS
The Future of UK Manufacturing
Policy Exchange's Manufacturing and Innovation Summit will consider how Government policy might better support manufacturing by encouraging innovation and the uptake of science and technology, to ensure the necessary building blocks in education and skills are created to keep Britain at the forefront in the future.
Speakers at this event will include:
Rt. Hon Ken Clarke QC, MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Joe Greenwell, Chairman, Ford UK and Ian Lucas MP, Minister for Business and Regulatory Reform
If you would like to come to this event, please email events@policyexchange.org.uk, otherwise we cannot guarantee you will be able to attend.
Building on our Research Note, titled Innovation and Industry: the Role of Government. The note proposes phasing out the R&D tax credit for big business, in order to release £500 million to promote innovation and improve access to finance. The small firms’ tax credit, costing around £200 million, would be retained.
Rt. Hon Ken Clarke QC, MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills will deliver the opening speech before breakout panel sessions begin.
The breakout sessions and speakers will be as follows:
Innovation and Universities
Alan Aubrey, CEO, IP Group
Chair: Anna Fazackerley, Head of Education Unit, Policy Exchange
The Role of Government
Joe Greenwell, Chairman, Ford UK
Andrew Churchill, MD, JJ Churchill
Chair: John Willman, Policy Exchange
Business Panel
Jurgen Maier, MD, Siemens Industry Sector UK
Andrew Reynolds-Smith, CEO, Powder, Metallurgy, Offhighway & Industrial Services, GNK
Jonathan Flint, CEO, Oxford Instruments
Chair: John Willman, Policy Exchange
