IHE Industry Week: Opening plenary – Industry, skills and growth

Join us for the opening session of IHE Industry Week, a series of events exploring how independent higher education providers can support the UK’s skills needs and contribute to economic growth.

The session will begin with an overview of the key findings and recommendations from IHE's Industry and Skills project, followed by a panel discussion exploring the implications for providers, employers and policymakers.

Together, we will examine the opportunities and challenges emerging from the government's skills and growth agenda, and consider how independent higher education can play a stronger role in meeting workforce needs across priority sectors.

This opening plenary will set the context for the week ahead, introducing themes that will be explored in greater depth through a series of sector-focused roundtables and our closing session.

Launching Industry Week, our Policy and Engagement Manager, Hannah (Lamb) Atkins, will share findings from IHE's Industry and Skills Project. We'll also be joined by Jack Miller (Secretariat, Industry Strategy Advisory Council, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade), Hannah Larsen (Policy Officer, British Chambers of Commerce), and Mike Speight (Director of Strategic Enterprise, University of the Built Environment), for a timely discussion on how the sector can support national skills and growth objectives.

Target audience: IHE Members, employers, policymakers and sector stakeholders with an interest in skills development, workforce planning and economic growth.

Booking information
IHE Launchpad subscriber and non-member registrations can be made via the 'Register your place' button. If you are an IHE Member please register your place via the IHE Community platform.