The organisations that participated in the roundtables
are set out below, alongside the questions that
participants were asked to address.
The outputs from these roundtables will feed directly
into the government’s work on economic recovery. This
initiative builds on the close engagement between the
UK’s business community, the Department for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
and across Whitehall as we have responded to the
pandemic. In addition to the roundtables listed below,
ministers are also engaging with trades unions
representatives on these important issues.
BEIS has also been accepting written
submissions from other parties and individuals
interested in the initiative. If you or your
organisation would like to submit your ideas and
insights in relation to the below questions, please
email economic.recovery@beis.gov.uk.
Green recovery
How to capture economic growth opportunities from the
shift to net zero carbon emissions. Roundtable held on
10 June. The participating organisations were:
- Aldersgate Group
- Barratt Homes
- Cambridge Zero
- Carbon Trust
- Committee on Climate Change
- Corporate Leaders Group
- Energy Systems Catapult
- Energy UK
- Grantham Institute for Climate Change
- Green Finance Institute
- Green Alliance
- Humber Local Enterprise Partnership
- Make UK
- National Grid
- Octopus Energy
- Ofgem
- PassivSystems
- Pivot Power
- Scottish Power
- Severn Trent
- Shell UK
- Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
- UK Green Building Council
- University of Oxford
The questions participants were asked to address
included:
- which areas of infrastructure investment should we
prioritise for early action to drive economic recovery
and support delivery of net zero and our broader
environmental objectives?
- what action should we take to align investment in
the UK and globally with net zero and to protect
natural capital?
- what are the key regulatory barriers weakening
incentives to invest in net zero, and how do we address
them?
- how can we more effectively support businesses
across the economy in acting to access growing low
carbon markets and support delivery of net zero? (e.g.
innovation support, advice, regulatory barriers)
- how can we help the UK’s carbon intensive sectors
to transition to low/zero emissions while maintaining
competitiveness?
- what actions should we take to ensure local and
regional economies can effectively contribute to the
net zero target?
Increasing opportunity
How to level up economic performance across the UK,
including through skills and apprenticeships.
Roundtable held on 11 June. The participating
organisations were:
- Admiral Group
- Airbus
- Blackrock
- British Chambers of Commerce
- Cardiff Capital Region
- CBRE
- Centre for Cities
- Deloitte
- Drax
- Dynamo North East
- Facebook
- Invest Northern Ireland
- Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting
Industry
- Local Enterprise Partnership Network
- Local Government Association
- National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise
- Northern Powerhouse Partnership
- Pennon Group
- Scottish Council for Development and Industry
- Social Mobility Commission
- South Tees Development Company
- TalkTalk
- National Institute for Economic & Social
Research
- University of Strathclyde
- Women on Boards
The questions participants were asked to address
included:
- how can government and businesses work together to
identify meaningful opportunities to invest across the
whole of the UK?
- how can government work with business to strengthen
local business networks and ecosystems?
- how can government target skills and employment
support to best aid economic recovery and drive
progression and productivity?
- what could be the most impactful priority for
business and government to work towards in order to
level up given the challenges presented by the current
context?
Backing new businesses
To make the UK the best place in the world to start and
scale a business. Roundtable held on 12 June. The
participating organisations were:
- Bought by Many
- Boxpark
- Coltraco Ultrasonics Ltd
- Ecuity Consulting LLP
- Entrepreneur First
- Enterprise Nation
- Evergen Group
- Federation of Small Businesses
- Geovation
- IAND
- M Squared Lasers
- Macro Eagle
- Marshall Wace
- McKinsey
- Plexal
- Richer Sounds
- Scale Up Institute
- Unilink Group
The questions participants were asked to address
included:
- what are the most significant barriers to starting
and growing a business in the UK?
- what are the most critical factors for successfully
growing a business in the UK?
- what specific actions should we take to ensure the
UK creates a strong pipeline of investable start-ups
that have the potential to grow?
- what more can be done to encourage businesses to
invest in their own success?
- how can we support businesses through venture
capital?
The future of industry
How to accelerate business innovation and leverage
private sector investment in research and development.
Roundtable held on 12 June. The participating
organisations were:
- Association of Innovation Research and Technology
Organisations
- AstraZeneca
- Bosch
- Bryden Wood
- BT
- Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
- CodeBase
- Google
- Innovate UK
- LocalGlobe
- National Physical Laboratory
- Ocado
- ORE Catapult Network
- Procter and Gamble
- Public
- Qinetiq
- Revolut
- Rolls-Royce
- SETSquared Partnership
- Syncona
- Teledyne E2V
- University College London
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The questions participants were asked to address
included:
- what are the systematic barriers to business
innovation?
- what specific actions would enhance the adoption
and diffusion of innovation across the full breadth of
UK businesses?
- what more can government do to enhance access to
the finance needed to support innovation?
- how can government better identify and support the
key technological trends that will drive innovation-led
growth and productivity in the recovery
- how can we strengthen the support provided by
publicly-funded institutions?
The UK open for business
How to win and retain more high value investment for
the UK. Roundtable held on 13 June. The participating
organisations were:
- Adam Smith Institute
- Airbus
- Caterpillar
- Centre for Economic Performance, London School of
Economics
- CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd
- Deloitte
- EY
- GIC
- Google
- Griffin Growth
- Iberdrola / Scottish Power
- Institute of Directors
- Lord Mayor of the City of London
- Marks & Spencer
- National Institute of Economic and Social Research
- Smith and Nephew
- Synthomer
The questions participants were asked to address
included:
- what aspects of the UK offer should we focus on
enhancing?
- are there any particular types of investor, project
or investment that business and government should
prioritise for investment in the UK?
- what specific approaches would help ‘land’ more
investment deals for the UK?
- how can access to finance support inward
investment, and what role can government play in
facilitating this?
- how could we more effectively retain and expand
existing UK investors’ presence?
