Together with our partner German Industry UK, we cordially invite you and your colleagues to:

Panel Discussion on Apprenticeships and Skills

Date: Monday, 27 March 2023

Time: 13:00 – 17:00 h CET

Venue: The Royal Over-Seas League Club, Princess Alexandra Hall, Park Place, St James’s Street, London SW1A 1LR

AGENDA: 

13:00 h: Coffee / Registration

13:30 h: Opening welcome:
– Dr Bernd Atenstaedt, Executive President, GIUK

13:45 h: Addressing the Meeting:
– HE Miguel Berger, German Ambassador and Patron of GIUK

14:00 h: First Keynote speaker – UK Government Support for Apprenticeships and Skills Challenges for the Future:
– Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, Minister of State (Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education), Department for Education

14:20 h: Second Keynote speaker – The People Challenges in the UK – Now and in the Long Term:
– Stephen Phipson, Chief Executive, Make UK

14:40 h: Third Keynote speaker – Finding the Best Way forward For the UK:
– Sir Michael Barber, Advisor to the UK Government on the Skills Reform Programme

15:00 h: Fourth Keynote speakers – The German Point of View:
– Dr Ralf Hermann, Head, German Office for International Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training (GOVET)

15:20 h: Fifth Keynote speaker – Manufacturing Successfully in the UK:
– Bob Shankly, HR Director, BMW Manufacturing (UK) Ltd (MINI)

15:40 h: Open Forum
Questions, answers, comments, discussion, networking

17:00 h: End