UKIBC SUMMIT

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. 10th March 2011

USE BOOKING CODE NW11 FOR A 25% DISCOUNT!

Ticket sales are already well ahead of schedule for this event with more than 350 commitments received and indications that there will be more than 500 delegates there on the day. UKIBC NW are also delighted to be welcoming a visiting Indian delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and are naturally keen to have as many North West businesses attend as possible to take full advantage of the excellent breakout sessions and networking opportunities on offer during the Summit. 

The focus of the summit will be on six key sectors:

• Infrastructure
• Skills & Education
• Retail
• Logistics & Supply Chain
• Innovation/Technology
• Lifesciences and Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing

There is a highly impressive line up of speakers, including: Sir Mark Walport (Wellcome Trust), Akshay Kant Munjal (Hero Group), Arjun Dhawan (HCC), Sayamal Gupta (Tata Group), Uday Shankar (Star TV), Miles Cowdry  (Rolls Royce), Peter Head (Arup),Graham Cartledge (Benoy), Philip Bouverat (JCB), Sir Thomas Harris (Standard Chartered Bank), Roy Newey (A4e), Jamila Joseph (Reliance Life Sciences), Scott Sheldon (Pace), Bill Parsons (Arm), Parvinder Bhatia (Prime Focus) and Tudor Aw (KMPG)

In hosting the networking summit, the UKIBC is delighted to be working with the UK’s leading trade bodies including the Forum of Private Businesses, RIBA, IATC, CILT and the SBGI, UKTI, the CBI, the IoD, the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the wider BCC membership, ABHI, NOA, D-media, SMMT, MIDAS, Visit Manchester, Marketing Manchester, TVET UK, SCI and the Association of Colleges. And from India; the Indian High Commission, the CII and FICCI—the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry.

The Summit is not only bringing together the best British and Indian businesses, it is also forging partnerships between the premier trade bodies and the governments from both countries.

To book your places, or if you would like more information on exhibiting or sponsoring at this event, please contact Sue Ainscough on 01925 715 175 or via sue.ainscough@wbv.org.uk

Visit http://www.ukibc.com/summit and see how attending and taking part in the Summit can help you and your business.