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The core Industry Forum membership programme focuses on a range of key current or strategic issues and features some 20-plus meetings per year on topics chosen by members. Our events are informal and interactive, and adhere to the… read more
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The Industry Forum promotes constructive dialogue between public policy makers, industry operating in the UK, and leading commentators. It has operated for over 20 years and has established good relations with the main political parties….read more
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Sir John Armitt CBE FREng FICE FCGI
Chair, National Infrastructure Commission
Sir John Armitt is Chairman of the National Express Group, City & Guilds Group, and the National Infrastructure Commission. Sir John is also on the Board of the Berkeley Group and Expo 2020. In September 2013 Sir John published an independent review on long term infrastructure planning in the UK. The recommendations in the Armitt Review received widespread support and in large part have now been adopted by the current government, resulting in the National Infrastructure Commission. After leaving John Laing plc in 1993, where Sir John had been Chairman of Laing's International and Civil Engineering divisions, he became Chief Executive of Union Railways. In 1997 he became Chief Executive of Costain, a position he held until 2001. Sir John was Chief Executive of Railtrack plc from 2001-2002, Chief Executive of Network Rail from 2002-2007, Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority from 2007-2014, Chairman of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council from 2007-2012, a member of the Airports Commission from 2012-2015, a member of the Board of Transport for London from 2012-2016 and a Board member and later Chairman of the Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission from 2016-2018. Sir John was President of the Institution of Civil Engineers from 2015-2016, he is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Institution of Civil Engineers and City and Guilds of London Institute and has received honorary doctorates from the universities of Birmingham, Imperial College London, Portsmouth, Reading and Warwick. Sir John was awarded the CBE in 1996 for his contribution to the rail industry and received a knighthood in 2012 for services to engineering and construction.
was delighted to be invited to speak to the Industry Forum on the topic of 'Increasing Trade between East and West'. It is an incredibly important subject and I enjoyed discussing issues such as trade strategies and increasing productivity.
Alok Sharma MP
was delighted to be asked to outline the SNP approach to trade and investment and enjoyed the well-informed discussion with Industry Forum members that followed. Attending the Forum has opened up a range of opportunities to build relationships with the private sector so we can develop a greater understanding of each other's positions and points of view.
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh MP
was pleased to be asked to speak to the Industry Forum and enjoyed the business-like atmosphere and discussion with professionals able to make constructive suggestions on energy policy and some of the possible technical solutions
Angus MacNeil MP
enjoyed the Industry Forum meeting to discuss EU membership and found the discussion constructive and helpful.
Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP
he Industry Forum has provided us with the opportunity to meet and discuss with Government Ministers and other senior figures on issues that have impact on our industry, and enabled us to inform policy decisions.
Construction Products Association
great opportunity to discuss the working relationship between business and government and to develop some of the issues which concern the main parties.
Gallaher Group plc
ndustry Forum meetings and discussions form part of the early-warning process which allows us to talk through impending developments with those who are driving the changes and others who will be affected by them.
he only organisation to provide a senior level platform for dialogue with UK Ministers and senior civil servants in UK and Brussels on a wide variety of topical subjects.
The Packaging Federation
e have been members of the Industry Forum almost since its inception and have particularly valued the opportunities it has given us to discuss fundamental issues of policy and interest.
The Quarry Products Association
he Industry Forum provides stimulating and productive interaction with Ministers and MPs - with a focus on business rather than politics.
The Industry Forum promotes constructive dialogue between public policy makers, industry operating in the UK, and leading commentators.It has operated for over 20 years and has established good relations with the main political parties and the parliamentary select committees.
Focusing on current key issues, it provides opportunities for policy makers to explain policies
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