- Following the successful State Visit of His Majesty King
Charles III, Greater Together LA will build on positive momentum
to convene hundreds of business and cultural leaders from both
countries.
- With investment stock between both countries already reaching
around £1.2 trillion and supporting over 2.6 million jobs in UK
and US, Greater Together LA will drive jobs at home through
commercial opportunities abroad.
- Follows removal of US tariffs on UK-made whisky and new £300
million investment in UK by AstraZeneca announced this week
Hundreds of UK business leaders will travel to the US later this
month as part of the largest ever UK trade mission to the
country, building on the success of the State Visit of Their
Majesties the King and Queen this week.
The State Visit culminated with the US announcing the removal of
tariffs on UK-made whisky - an industry worth around £1bn in
exports to the US each year and supporting thousands of jobs
across the UK. The removal of tariffs builds on the historic
agreement secured by the Prime Minister last year, which has
saved millions of pounds for British exporters.
It also follows a £300 million investment from pharmaceutical
firm AstraZeneca, announced this week, with the firm and the UK
Government attributing the investment to the pharmaceutical
partnership between the UK and the US struck in December 2025.
The partnership makes the UK the first country in the world to
secure 0% tariffs on pharmaceutical exports to the US, with UK
pharmaceutical exports to the US worth at least £5 billion a
year.
Greater Together LA will be led by Secretary of State for
Business and Trade and will run from 18-22 May,
bringing together policymakers, business leaders, investors and
creative minds from both countries to drive real commercial
outcomes across sectors.
Co-hosted by Sir Lucian Grainge (CEO, Universal Music Group) and
Sir Jony Ive (Founder, LoveFrom), delegates will hear first-hand
insights of headline voices from key sectors of the Government's
Modern Industrial Strategy. Speakers include: Sean Doyle (CEO,
British Airways), Cindy Rose OBE (CEO, WPP), Robert Thomson (CEO,
News Corp), Mira Murati (CEO, Thinking Machines Lab), two-time
Super Bowl winner Osi Umenyiora, Sir , Simon Cowell and many more.
Business and Trade Secretary said:
This relationship is one of the most important economic
partnerships in the world, and this week's removal of tariffs on
whisky demonstrates that - it's a tangible win for British
industry and for UK-US relations.
Greater Together LA is all about turning the strength of this
relationship into real commercial outcomes, and I can't wait to
get out there with British businesses and show American partners
exactly what the UK has to offer.
Greater Together LA will celebrate the strength and potential of
the UK-US relationship. With investment stock reaching around
£1.2 trillion in each other's economies and supporting over 2.6
million jobs in each country, the relationship is vital for
driving the economic growth at the heart of the government's Plan
for Change.
The government's eight Modern Industrial Strategy sectors will be
represented by senior business leaders from across the UK,
showcasing where this government is backing industry with a
deliberately more active state.
Ewan Venters, Executive Chairman and Chair of the GREAT Britain and
Northern Ireland Campaign Private Sector Council said:
The private sector has a vital role to play in cementing the UK's
position as America's partner of choice - and that's exactly why
we are bringing together the very best of UK business, creativity
and innovation to Los Angeles this month.
We have seen a fantastic appetite to join the Greater Together LA
delegation, from a whole range of organisations; testament to the
clear opportunity that the US market presents for driving jobs
and growth here in the UK.
Greater Together will bring UK businesses and investors together
with US counterparts, building on a successful Presidential Visit
to the UK last year, when a record-breaking £150bn investment
commitments were unveiled, creating more than 7,600 high-quality
jobs across the UK.
Presenting partners of the event include British Airways and
American Airlines, TSL and PwC. Official partners of the event
include Payward, YouTube and the Wall Street Journal.
