The APMG will be holding a fringe event on the Future of British Manufacturing at Labour Party Conference in Brighton this year. The event will feature a panel Chaired by APMG Co-Chair Barry Sheerman followed by a drinks reception and all manufacturing colleagues and stakeholders are encouraged to attend. 

The panel is:

• Bill Esterson MP, Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & International Trade)
• Dai Richards, Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, ABB
• Steve Turner, Assistant General Secretary, Unite
• Rosa Wilkinson, Director of Communications, High Value Manufacturing Catapult

They will be discussing the future of manufacturing in the age of automation and will cover a range of topical issues such as: increasing UK competitiveness, solving the productivity puzzle, increasing investment, Made Smarter, Labour's manufacturing policy plan, onshoring, addressing the skills gap and shaping the workforce of the future.  

You can sign up using this Eventbrite page. 

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