Member exclusive event
This special interest group provides IOE&IT members operating within the manufacturing industry priority access to the latest information, policy updates, and education relevant to your sector and a network of like-minded individuals with whom you can discuss challenges and solutions to the issues impacting your business during live virtual breakout rooms.
This session will update members on 'global megatrends', as well as how companies can benefit from the UK's Net Zero Strategy. SMEs, in particular, will be the focus of the session, which will also feature breakout rooms, so that members can network with one another as normal.
Guest Speaker David Atkinson
Lloyds Banking Regional Director, Midlands, Wales, North West and Head of UK Manufacturing SMC
Dave has 36 years’ experience in the banking industry, having joined Lloyds Banking Group in 1988, and has since held various client relationship management and senior leadership roles within the group. He was appointed as a Regional Director for SME Banking back in 2011 and currently leads the Midlands, Wales & North West teams. He has also led the Manufacturing sector nationally for the past decade. He sits on several committees and advisory boards alongside government & industry, supporting manufacturing & engineering initiatives. He is proud to sit on the MTC Training Board and holds lead accountability for the group's £15m sponsorship of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre at the MTC in Coventry which will support the training & development of more than 6000 apprentices, graduates & engineers by 2030.
Dave also enjoys mentoring several small businesses and acts as a strategic advisor to an SME business that focuses on software development.
When: 10:30 am - 11:30 am BST, Tuesday 28th May
Where: Microsoft Teams | Interactive event