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Events
The core Industry Forum membership programme focuses on a range of key current or strategic issues and features some 20-plus meetings per year on topics chosen by members. Our events are informal and interactive, and adhere to the… read more
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Membership
Membership is open to businesses, trade bodies and other organisations operating in the UK and with an interest in business-related public policy in the UK and Europe. Members of the Industry Forum include leading international enterprises from Industry Forum members…read more
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About
The Industry Forum promotes constructive dialogue between public policy makers, industry operating in the UK, and leading commentators. It has operated for over 20 years and has established good relations with the main political parties….read more
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Upcoming events
Labour Business Reception
25 September 2018 - Evening reception - Login for venue
John McDonnell, Rebecca Long-Bailey and other leading parliamentarians,
The party conferences promise to be exceptionally interesting this year. At Labour’s Liverpool conference, the Industry Forum will be co-hosting, with Labour Business and FleishmanHillard Fisburn, a... Read More
Sponsors: FleishmanHillard Fishburn
A transforming strategy for SMEs
11 October 2018 - Lunch meeting - Login for venue
Bill Esterson MP, Shadow Minister for Small Business
Small and medium sized enterprises have a low profile but a vital role in the UK economy providing employment, training, innovation and flexibility in times of change. Their health and vitality will b... Read More
Sponsors:
Owning our future relationship with Europe
15 October 2018 - Evening meeting - Login for venue
Panel discussion,
Whatever the outcome of the Brexit negotiations with the EU, and within the Westminster political parties, the mainland countries of Europe will forever remain the closest neighbours of the UK. It is ... Read More
Sponsors: Federal Trust
Post Brexit trade prospects for Scotland
24 October 2018 - Lunch meeting - Login for venue
Stewart Hosie MP, SNP Spokesperson for International Trade
At the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, Scotland voted to remain in the UK against the policy of the ruling SNP party. At the 2016 EU referendum, in which the UK as a whole voted to leave the EU... Read More
Sponsors: TBC
Realising the potential of renewable energy
15 November 2018 - Lunch meeting - Login for venue
Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Shadow Energy and Climate Change Minister
The dominance of hydrocarbons as an energy source is coming to an end. There are increasingly good ways to capture renewable energy from unlimited natural sources such as solar radiation, wind, and ge... Read More
Sponsors: TBC
Key issues for the Public Accounts Committee
06 November 2018 - Breakfast meeting - Login for venue
Meg Hillier MP, Chair of the Public Accounts Select Committee
The Public Accounts Committee is outspoken and hyperactive. It has a long list of current inquiries including the interface between health and social care, Universal Credit, the Brexit financial settl... Read More
Sponsors: TBC
Technology, work and the future
After Brexit and the weather, the hottest topic this year may be the future of work and the impact o...
A tentative, ‘me-too’ approach to industrial strategy will lead us nowhere
An ambitious and entrepreneurial government could transform the UK economy by playing to its strengt...
“Hard Brexit”, International Trade and the WTO Scenario
A new report by Dr. Andrew Black of the Global Policy Institute looks at the possible consequences o...
Why WTO rules are not a viable alternative and could wreck the economy
A Brexit "no deal" and WTO rules would wreck the economy, writes IF Economist Andrew Smith. Countrie...
Rethinking the Treasury
During 2016, Industry Forum Chair, Rod Dowler, assisted Lord Kerslake’s independent review of the ...
Trump’s New World Order: Brexit and Europe in a World Turned Upside Down
In this wide-ranging analysis of the implications of the election of Donald Trump and the UK vote fo...
Difficult Questions yield some concensus
The joint Federal Trust/Global Policy Institute/Industry Forum project to tackle the difficult quest...
First, get their attention
In this provocative article, David Rowe argues that although Brexit will clearly lead to short-term ...
We have seen the future and it doesn’t work
Brendan Donnelly, Director of the Federal Trust, gives his views on the consequences of unleashing t...
Why governments won’t invest
Sir Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board ...
Andrew Smith’s answers to FT economics questions for 2016
Economist Andrew Smith gives his views on the economic outlook for 2016 in a recent Financial Times ...
Economics update
A packed meeting at the National Liberal Club heard economist, Andrew Smith, give a wide-ranging eco...
The EU provides often-overlooked economic benefits for the UK
By Viara Bojkova, Head of Geo-Economics Programme & Senior Research Fellow at the Global Policy...
Partnership with India: how our newest member built the Industry Forum’s new website
When support for the old purple and white Industry Forum website was suddenly withdrawn in July this...
Staying or leaving the EU: do the arguments stand up?
With a new vote on EU membership now inevitable and with so much hanging on the outcome, the Industr...
Economic prospects briefing 2017 – increasing risks and uncertainties
At the annual Industry Forum economic prospects briefing for 2017, Andrew Smith outlined the increas...
The challenges facing legacy banks
In September 2015 the Industry Forum organised a lively panel discussion, hosted by techUK, on the ...
Economic prospects for the UK
In June 2015 Andrew Smith, formerly Chief Economist at KPMG, gave a detailed analysis of the overall...
The EU in the future of British security
This report by Andreas Capstack is intended as a counterpoint to the British government’s 'EU Bala...
