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The Industry Forum Ltd, 20 St Andrew Street, EC4A 3AG, London

Events

The core membership programme focuses on a range of key current or strategic issues and features topics chosen by members. Our events are informal and interactive, and adhere to the Chatham House rule unless otherwise stated. The majority are held in Central London sponsored and hosted by members. Attendance is by invitation-only to members and guests. Attendees are predominantly business professionals who bring their own current and practical views and information.
Discussions are led by top-level policy makers and influencers including government and shadow government ministers, heads of regulatory agencies and, sometimes, leading commentators, academics or authors. They provide the opportunity to explore issues from a broad perspective and also to raise detailed points that may be crucial to the successful implementation of policy.
The Industry Forum also works with other think tanks, research organisations and consultancies on meetings and research projects of relevance to our membership.

Upcoming events

Can pension funds help finance infrastructure investment?
There is a great need to find more ways to finance a big increase in UK infrastructure investment. One way to do this might be for pension funds to allocate…
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Budget 2025: a springboard for growth?
Budget 2025 will be Rachel Reeves’s second budget since Labour came to power. The big questions will be whether it can be sufficiently prudent to prevent a Truss-style meltdown in…
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Working closely with Europe
Much has changed since the fateful 2016 referendum which led to the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union: UK GDP has taken an estimated 4% hit as a…
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Events in planning

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International relations and defence diplomacy
Decarbonising homes - making it happen
Improving our digital infrastructure would be a win/win for businesses and the economy
Crypto opportunities and threats for the UK
Representing nature in a circular economy
Policy priorities for safe and sustainable, high-quality buildings.
An integrated plan for the UK road and rail networks
How mobile infrastructure investment can boost UK growth

Events in planning

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Industrial strategy: how the plans for infrastructure and skills announced by the Conservative party will take shape and increase industrial activity and business opportunities.
Trade policy: We will aim to look at prospects for UK trade with the major economies.
Bringing ESG (environmental, social and governance) priorities to the top of the business agenda.
The procurement transformation: new technologies and new approaches that can bring big savings in procurement costs and logistics.
The key economic role of 5G, and the security issues involved.
The economics of health and social care in an age of rapidly changing technology and demographics.
The key role of science and technology in turning the UK into a leading 21st century economy.
Foreign and defence policy issues that may impact on business prospects.
Housing and pension issues in the UK economy.

Recent events

Delivering the homes that the UK desperately needs
The Industry Forum held a brilliant roundtable on the crucial topic of ‘Delivering the homes that the UK desperately needs.’ Florence Eshalomi MP, Chair of…
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Policy priorities for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Widening our horizons The Industry Forum discussed UK ‘Policy Priorities for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan’. Our expert guide to this vast subject was…
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Fixing the skills crisis
The key to the success of the government’s ambitious plans for the economy and improved public services, is the supply of skilled workers for eight…
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Current issues for UK financial services and markets
With so much political attention currently on manufacturing and logistics, The Industry Forum, this week, turned its attention to ’Current issues for UK financial services.’…
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Industry Forum Spring Reception
The Industry Forum Spring Reception turned into a party celebrating some good economic news, the European Union reset agreement and, of course, the Chelsea Flower…
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Creating opportunity in the UK
Recently, Sarah Smith MP, Keir Starmer’s ‘Opportunity Mission Champion’, led a broad ranging Industry Forum roundtable on ‘Creating Opportunity in the UK.’ The meeting was…
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