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The Industry Forum Ltd, 20 St Andrew Street, EC4A 3AG, London

  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

  • Straight talking between business and policymakers since 1993

Upcoming events

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 Fixing the skills crisis
Date:
12 November 2024		Event Location:
Central London
Host:
TBC		Speaker:
The Rt Hon Baroness (Jacqui) Smith of Malvern
The skills crisis is absolutely at the top of the agenda for Industry Forum members. Changes in immigration policies and inadequate education and skills training programmes are causing shortages in…
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Fixing the skills crisis
Date:
12/11/2024
Event location:
Central London
Host:
TBC
Speaker:
The Rt Hon Baroness (Jacqui) Smith of Malvern
The skills crisis is absolutely at the top of the agenda for Industry Forum members. Changes in immigration policies and inadequate education and skills training programmes are causing shortages in sectors including agriculture, healthcare, plumbing, programming and the leisure industries. This is currently hampering businesses and will be a restraint on growth. The Rt Hon […]
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Turning opportunity into reality

Published:
27-09-2024

We kicked off the new session of parliament with a packed reception in the Churchill Room at the House of Commons for members, MPs, diplomats from key embassies and other guests. Our sponsors for the reception were two fantastically successful tech companies that operate in the UK and throughout the world, Workday and Vodafone.

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Editorial comments

Turning opportunity into reality

Published:
27-09-2024

We kicked off the new session of parliament with a packed reception in the Churchill Room at the House of Commons for members, MPs, diplomats from key embassies and other guests. Our sponsors for the reception were two fantastically successful tech companies that operate in the UK and throughout the world, Workday and Vodafone.

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 September 2024 Newsletter
Published: 27/09/2024
It's been an eventful September. Find out more in the Industry Forum September Newsletter. Industry Forum September 2024 Newsletter   
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July 2024 Newsletter
Published: 25/07/2024
Get the latest events information in the Industry Forum July Newsletter. Industry Forum July 2024 Newsletter 
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June 2024 Newsletter
Published: 25/06/2024
Get the latest events information in the Industry Forum June Newsletter. Industry Forum June 2024 Newsletter 
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 Did the conference speeches reveal an economic vision for the UK?
Published: 18/10/2023
In his party conference speech, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt painted a rosy picture of our future leadership in technology sectors. His words didn’t match the scale of the economic challenge. In…
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UK economic prospects for 2022 and beyond
Published: 08/12/2021
At the 25 November Industry Forum virtual roundtable, Andrew Smith, Chief Economist for the Industry Forum reviewed the prospects for the UK economy in 2022 in the light of the Chancellor's Autumn…
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Paying for the pandemic - recovery shouldn’t mean Austerity 2
Published: 19/03/2021
At the 17 March Industry Forum virtual roundtable, IIPP Economist Josh Ryan-Collins analysed the case for an ambitious recovery plan to avoid Austerity 2. Open presentation For slides, please email jwyer@industry-forum.org
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Events in planning

SEE what's coming
Policy priorities for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Improving our digital infrastructure would be a win/win for businesses and the economy
Policy priorities for building safely
Future UK environment and climate policy, and business engagement
Delivering real benefits from science, innovation and technology
Reforming UK corporate governance is key to invigorating the UK economy
Funding radical change
Building a new positive relationship with Europe

Recent events

 Fallout from the HS2 cancellations
Date:
17/09/2024		Event Location:
Central London
Recently The Industry Forum welcomed Sir John Armitt, Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, to lead a roundtable on the subject of ‘HS2 cancellation fallout.’…
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Industry Forum Business Reception
Date:
11/09/2024		Event Location:
House of Commons
The keynote speaker at the recent Industry Forum Business Reception was one of our favourite speakers, Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central and West. While…
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The reality of AI in business
Date:
24/09/2024		Event Location:
Liverpool
At the Labour Liverpool conference, The Industry Forum partnered with Europe's largest software company, SAP for a fringe meeting on ‘The reality of AI in…
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