BCIC Annual Conference
BCIC is the world's oldest, most diverse and innovative industrial cluster. Join us to hear how we are creating new opportunities for growth
Date and time
Location
The Exchange
3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DR United KingdomAgenda
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Arrival and refreshments
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Welcome
Prof. Jonathan Radcliffe
Matthew Rhodes
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote speech
Richard Parker
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
International cluster experiences and opportunities
Matthew Rhodes
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Increasing regional industrial competitiveness today
Nersi Salehi
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Competitive futures for West Midlands manufacturers
Richard Pyatt
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch and exhibition
Good to know
Highlights
- 5 hours
- In person
About this event
BCIC is the industrial cluster for the West Midlands, covering the Black Country, Birmingham, Coventry and neighbouring counties. Our 5,210 established businesses supply all the UK's strategic industrial sectors, employ 75,000 skilled people and contribute £5Bn to the economy.
At this event Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, will join us to explain how BCIC is central to his West Midlands Growth Plan. You'll hear from regional businesses who've benefitted from the £50M that BCIC secured in capital grants for regional manufacturers.
Representatives of national and regional government, the energy sector and others will set out their visions setting out how they will support established regional businesses to compete and grow globally and reduce industrial energy costs. We'll also hear how other industrial clusters across the UK and Europe are supporting their regions.