Join Manufacturing Our Future and explore manufacturing, finance, sustainability, innovation, productivity, profitability, skills, apprenticeships, sales, marketing, exporting, digitisation.
Join us for a power-packed day – "Manufacturing Our Future“, hosted by GM Business Growth Hub on Thursday, 23rd May 2024. This transformative event will bring together an impressive array of highly engaging activities including; an all-day exhibition showcasing the ingenuity of local manufacturers, B2B manufacturing supply chain partners, and business support providers; thought-provoking seminars; and enlightening discussions – all focused on tackling shared manufacturing challenges and grasping business opportunities.
This event is a celebration of the manufacturing sector's vitality in Greater Manchester. It’s where local manufacturers, supply chain partners, industry leaders, innovators, and business support providers will come together to address shared challenges, explore innovative solutions, and seize emerging opportunities across productivity, profitability, finance and funding, skills, apprenticeships, sales and marketing, exporting, innovation, digitisation, sustainability, and much more.
Hear from specialist advisors from GM Business Growth Hub’s Manufacturing, Access to Finance, and Innovation Teams; Made Smarter; GC Education and Skills; Green Economy; The Manufacturing Institute; MIDAS; Greater Manchester Universities; and the Department for Business and Trade.
Get ready to be part of this transformative journey as we shine a spotlight on the diverse landscape of manufacturing, exchange invaluable insights, and showcase the extensive business support available.
Learn more about how to:
- Cut Costs and Increase Profitability
- Access Finance and Funding
- Address Skilled Labour Shortages
- Reduce Energy Consumption
- Increase Productivity Through Problem Solving, Lean and Digitisation
- Maximise the Impact of Your Sales and Marketing Strategy
- Enter New Markets and Increase Sales Through Exporting
- Grasp Sustainability and Reshoring Opportunities
- Use Innovation to Grow Your Business.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to meet local manufacturers and business support providers, network, soak up knowledge from experts, and shape the future of manufacturing in Greater Manchester. Reserve your spot today and be part of history in the making
Eligibility Criteria
Manufacturing organisations of any size based in Greater Manchester
If you are a manufacturer and interested in exhibiting at this event, please email us with more information about your organisation / offer at: bghmanufacturing@growthco.uk
Agenda
- 09.00 – 16.00: Exhibition Open Throughout the Event
- 09.30 – 10.30: Seminars (Financing Manufacturing Growth – GM Funding Sources / Embedding Sustainability into Your Business)
- 10.30 – 10.45: Networking Break
- 10.45 – 11.15: Manufacturing Champions Address
- 11.15 – 11.30: Networking Break
- 11.30 – 12.30: Seminars (Growing Your Business in the UK and Overseas)
- 12.30 – 13.15: Lunch
- 13.15 – 14.00: Seminars (Manufacturing Support in Greater Manchester / Driving and Funding Innovation: Insights for Greater Manchester Businesses)
- 14.15 – 15.00: Seminars (How to Transform Your Business with Digital Technology / Systems Thinking)
- 15.00 – 16.00: Networking
- 16.00: Event Close
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