East Midlands Business and Skills Agenda

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Agenda

8.45am  Registration and refreshments
  
9.15am  Welcome
  Pat Zadora
  Chair
  East Midlands Business Forum
  
9.25am  Professor Douglas McWilliams  
  Economic Strategist
  National picture on finance/skills/economy       
  
10.00am  Michael Carr   
  Executive Director of Business Services
  East Midlands Development Agency
  
10.15am  Tom Crompton  
  Regional Director - East Midlands
  Learning and Skills Council
  
10.30am  Karen Woodward  
  Regional Director - East Midlands
  National Apprenticeship Service
  
10.45am  Introduction to the breakout session
  
10.55am  This is Business speaking
  Key business skills issues
  Workshop discussion groups, facilitated by:
  East Midlands Business Forum members; including
  East Midlands CBI, The Institute of Directors, 
  The Federation of Small Business,
  East Midlands Chambers of Commerce &
  EEF Midlands Region, 
  
12.20pm  Question Time
  Panel members:
  - Tom Crompton
  - Karen Woodward
  - Professor Douglas McWilliams
  - Stephen Smith, East Midlands Business Ltd
    Chaired by Pat Zadora
  
  Conference summary and closing remarks
  Pat Zadora
  
1.15pm  Lunch and networking
  
2.00pm  Close