Programme details:
7:45am: Refreshments available
8.00am-8.05am: Welcome/Introduction by Professor Simon Swain (Pro-Vice-Chancellor)
Chairing the event: Mark Harrison (Professor of Economics)
Part 1: Introductory presentations on pillars of the industrial strategy:
8.05am-8.15am:
Nigel Driffield (Professor at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick)
“Encouraging trade and inward investment policy”
8.15am-8.25am:
Nicholas Crafts CBE (Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), University of Warwick)
“Cultivating world-leading sectors”
Part 2: The Post-Brexit Industrial Strategy: challenges and opportunities
8.25am-8.35am
Richard Butler (CBI)
“Challenges and opportunities for large firms in the West Midlands in a post-Brexit world”
8.35am-8.45am
Ashley Shackleton Head of Public Affairs for the British Chambers of Commerce
“Challenges and opportunities for small and medium-sized firms in the West Midlands in a post-Brexit world”
8.45am-9.15am: Roundtable discussion with the four speakers and Q&A from the floor
9.15am - 10.00am Networking reception and breakfast