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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
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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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Recent events
Key issues for pensions and benefits during the recovery from the pandemic
17 June 2021 - Late morning - Login for venue
Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP, Chair, Work and Pensions Select Committee
The Covid 19 crisis has dominated thinking and planning for the past year but now, as the dangers are apparently receding, old issues about pensions and benefits are re-emerging and some now ones have appeared. The Department for Work and Pensions needs to prepare for the changes in the world of wor... Read More
Sponsors: IF project
Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance – Will it work?
15 June 2021 - Mid-morning - Login for venue
Panel discussion,
Post-Brexit, the UK relies more than ever on its reputation for good corporate governance and sound financial auditing, but, over the last decade, a string of corporate failures and auditing scandals has undermined that reputation. The government has recently published a consultation paper on ‘Res... Read More
Sponsors: IF project
Issues and priorities for UK defence
17 May 2021 - Late morning - Login for venue
Rt Hon John Healey MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
The UK faces a fast-changing defence landscape at time when new threats and new technologies require that we focus closely on key priorities, work closely with allies, and provide the appropriate resources for our armed services. The recently published government ‘Integrated Review of Security, De... Read More
Sponsors: TBC
Infrastructure projects could lead the economic recovery from the pandemic
25 March 2021 - Late morning - Login for venue
Sir John Armitt, Chair, National Infrastructure Commission
Most business people see that the pandemic has caused serious damage to some important sectors like hospitality and aviation. Furthermore, it is clear that we need to expand other sectors such as renewable energy, construction and digital infrastructure to address climate change and preserve employm... Read More
Sponsors: IF project
Paying for the pandemic
17 March 2021 - Afternoon - Login for venue
Bridget Phillipson MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Is rapidly paying back pandemic borrowings an economic priority or a political red herring? This was an underlying question when Bridget Phillipson MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and leading economists Andrew Smith and Josh Ryan-Collins discussed ‘Paying for the the Pandemic’ at a ... Read More
Sponsors: IF project
A post-pandemic transport transformation?
10 March 2021 - Late morning - Login for venue
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
We had the transport ‘A team’ at an Industry Forum virtual roundtable on, ‘A Post-covid transport transformation?’. Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Jim McMahon MP, kicked off the event. Sector speakers were Andy Bagnall, Director General at the Rail Delivery Group; Katy Taylor, Chie... Read More
Sponsors: IF project