19th September 2018, The Slate at University of Warwick.
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The City of Coventry Freeman’s Guild has great pleasure in announcing that once again it is looking for outstanding young people to honour in its’ Apprentice of the Year Awards 2017.
The Awards dinner will be held in St Mary’s Hall on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 when the winners of this year’s competition will be announced, and awards will be presented by the Lord Mayor of Coventry.
Severn Trent will be celebrating the Great British summer in style, while supporting the fantastic charity WaterAid, which is very close to their hearts!
The venue will be the grand Coombe Abbey Hotel and its Capability Brown designed gardens, which nestle in the heart of Warwickshire’s countryside and boast convenient transport links, being located just outside Coventry. The impressive venue will be decked out in a summer theme and will impress friends and colleagues.
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:
