Enablers Workshop

This workshop will focus on the second strand of the Midlands Engine Green Growth Conversation - Enablers. The workshop will include an opportunity for breakout discussion on topics including:

Skills
Legislation & Policy
Finance

This workshop is intended for previous participants in the Midlands Engine Energy Conversation. It is also open to anyone else with expertise and knowledge regarding enablers of green growth in the Midlands region that they wish to share in order to help identify strategic priorities and interventions for the Midlands Engine Green Growth Action Plan.

The workshop will be conducted online via Zoom. Details for the Zoom call will be added to the calendar invites sent round closer to the date.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact jacob.vivian@midlandsengine.org.

The Midlands Engine Green Growth Workshops

The Midlands Engine Partnership is launching its Green Growth Action Plan in Spring 2021. To inform the Action Plan, throughout January 2021 key stakeholders from across the region are being invited to several deep-dive workshops into the five key themes of the draft Action Plan:

Energy Generation & Fuels - 11:00-12:30 | Tue |12 Jan 2021
Enablers - 14:00-15:30 | Wed | 13 Jan 2021
Infrastructure - 14:00-15:30 | Thur | 21 Jan 2021
Low Carbon Application - 11:00-12:30 | Fri | 22 Jan 2021
Innovation & Enterprise - 14:00-16:00 | Fri | 27 Jan 2021

Following these five workshops, there will be a final Workshop Roundup in early February to summarise outputs to be included in the Action Plan.

If you have received the link to this event page, then you are invited to participate in any or all of these workshops or to suggest appropriate colleagues with relevant expertise.

The Midlands Engine

The Midlands Engine Partnership brings together Councils, Universities, Local Enterprise Partnerships and Businesses from across the Midlands. Together, we bring voice and vision to the region. We exist to convene and connect; to act as a focal point and a unifying force to accelerate regional growth by operating at scale; enabling economic transformation and promoting our region at home and abroad. We bring together public and private sector partners in order to amplify our capacity; enhance our capabilities and create added value for the greater benefit of our region’s places, people, businesses and communities. Together, we are stronger.

Our Partners

This event is being organised in partnership with Browne Jacobson and the Energy Research Accelerator.

Browne Jacobson | A UK national law firm with expertise across the private and public sectors in a number of different fields, including government, energy and the environment.

Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) | A partnership of the eight Midlands Innovate universities and the British Geological Survey, ERA works with UK government, industry and the higher education sector to undertake innovative energy research, develop the next generation of energy leaders, and demonstrate low carbon technologies that will help shape the future of the UK’s energy landscape.

Midlands Engine Green Growth Workshop - ENABLERS