Tickets are still available for a seminar being held next week which will feature some of the leading experts in business productivity, skills and regional growth.
The free event, which has been designed to help businesses thrive and help leaders unlock employees potential, is set to feature five speakers from around the West Midlands who can give their valuable insight into staying competitive in these challenging financial times.
The talk, titled ‘Productivity or Bust: Why productivity is vital for SMEs to survive’ will include a line-up of speakers.
– Darren Jones. Environment and Sustainability Director of award winning Sonihull Ultrasonic. He will be speaking about: How individual productivity impacts business and regional performance.
– Rebecca Waterfield, Director of Business Development at South & City College Birmingham. Her talk will be: Skills and Recruitment: Interventions and funding available.
– Dan Briscoe. MD of continuous improvement eLearning company click2 learn. He will be discussing: How upskilling your people can transform productivity.
– Fiona Latter, Employer Services Programme Manager for West Midlands Combined Authority. She will be talking about: Funding and support to boost productivity in the region.
– Steve Boam, CEO of Develop Consulting will be discussing: Building a culture of improvement and productivity – lessons learned from Toyota.
Hosting the event, which is being run in partnership between click2 learn and the college, will be award-winning MC Dave Sharpe.
Dan Briscoe, click2 learn MD said: “We have got a great line-up of speakers who will each be able to add a piece of their expertise and experience to the event which will give a very rounded and thorough overview on how productivity can be used to enhance your business.
“SME’s are facing very tricky times at the moment so we wanted to be able to offer insight into how a focus on productivity to get the very best out of everyone can have a huge impact on the success of your business, and that too of the region. The event is free and will be a great opportunity to find out more from leaders in the industry,” he said.
Rebecca Waterfield, from South & City College, where the event will be held, added: “There is still time to sign up and we hope to see many faces from key industries within the West Midlands come along to the free talk which will absolutely add value to your day.”
Networking opportunities will be available at the start and end of the session, with the morning starting at 8.30am and running until 11.30am.
To book your free space, click on this link.
