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North West Regional Director update - October
Damian Waters, North West Director provides insight into the latest CBI action and ways you can get involved in our work across the region.
09 Oct 2019, 2 min read
I am looking forward to seeing many of you at CBI North West Annual Dinner on 13 November, it’s very close to selling out so I would urge you to book your place, if you haven't done so already.
We also have a few places left on the 17 October, at our exclusive meeting with Chief UK Policy Director Matthew Fell. Matthew will be in the region and keen to share insights and exchange perspectives with CEOs over dinner. Please join us.
Regional growth campaign update
In support of our campaign to boost regional growth, the CBI has published a new report - Powering Up Places: Unlocking regional growth through devolution - where we set out three steps that government should take in order to kickstart devolution and maximise the potential of English regions.
North West Energy Forum
We had a fabulous turn out for the launch of ourCBI North West Energy Forum on the 1st October. The discussion was wide ranging, but the key themes were net zero, the North West opportunities for energy growth and COP26 in Glasgow next year.
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Industrial Strategy
Ahead of the second anniversary of the government's Industrial Strategy, the CBI are looking for input from members involved in grand challenges or local plans to understand as what steps need to be taken to reignite Industrial Strategy momentum. Shape the scorecard
Attracting innovation investment to the UK
The CBI is hosting a first-of-its-kind policy sprint with government representatives to answer the question: What action would increase international investment in R&D throughout the UK’s regions? Take part