CPCA Growth Hub

An excellent day spent with colleagues from the CPCA Growth Hub Chris George and Jennifer McNamara at West Suffolk College at the NAAME 2024 #manufacturing conference - #digitalisation was this year's theme ! An amazing line up of speakers ably compered by David Lott and Kate Willsher of IfM Engage. 🙌 My key take aways were: 📈 How aligned #localplanning and #economic #policy can help effectively develop dynamic growth within #sector #clusters 🖥 A.I will revolutionise opportunities around data for #manufacturing businesses to evolve - which businesses will be data ready to take advantage? 🚀 How med-tech companies may look to diversify by exploring opportunities into an expanding space sector, stimulated by private enterprise. 💡 Supply chain opportunities that exist via #nuclear for the many 500GW reactors that will need to be factory built over the coming decade. Excellent to see representation from Edward Barlow from Peterborough #advancedmanufacturer Photocentric - loved the graphs in Ed's presentation ! 📉 📈 💹 Congratulations on another well delivered conference to Jamie Thums MBE Katy Davies and the incredible James Williamson 🙌👏 And great to meet and catch up with all of the following: Cara Roberts Martin McMahon Mark Longman Pauline Prockter David Ledbury Adrian Waters Sarah West Bob Hart David Earp MA Chartered Marketer Dip.MCIM

What an excellent day we had yesterday at NAAME's East of England Manufacturing Conference! ✨ Hosted by David Lott & Kate Willsher from the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge, we heard about the innovative and cutting edge research and trends in manufacturing! There were some excellent presentations throughout the day; Jon Blackburn covered 'The UK's Industrial Transformation' followed by Matthew Aldridge, highlighting the power of 'Delivering simple low costs automation solutions in today's factory' to name a few. Our very own Chris George, Paul G. and Growth Works with Skills Ben Lander finished the day with a workshop on the support and funding we can provide. It was great to be alongside the New Anglia Growth Hub and Innovate UK whilst getting the chance to meet new faces and connections too! #CPCAGrowthHub #EastOfEngland #Manufacturing #Naame #Digital #Digitalisation Stuart Thomas Jennifer McNamara Mark Longman Pauline Prockter

East of England Manufacturing Conference 🎉 The CPCA Growth Hub will be attending in full force! Here's what to expect: ✨ Cutting Edge Research and Trends in Manufacturing ✨ The UK's Industrial Transformation ✨ Harnessing the Cloud and Real-Time Data for Smart Decision Making ✨ Delivering Simple Low Cost Automation in Today's Factory ✨ How 3D Printing is Rivalling Injection Moulding at Scale ✨ Future Sector Trends - Panel Discussion ✨ Embracing the Era of Intelligent mfg: digitalisation, industry 4.0 & AI ✨ Unlocking the Potential: Harnessing the Power of Digital Twins in Practice ✨ Digital Needs Assessment & Low Cost Technology Solutions ✨ Navigating the Funding Landscape 🗓 Tuesday 2nd July 🕑 08:40 - 16:00 📍 West Suffolk College, 73 Western Way Bury St Edmunds IP33 3SP Secure your free spot and find out more here - https://bit.ly/3xEfjID #CPCAGrowthHub #Manufacturing #EastOfEngland #WestSuffolkCollege #Tech #Digital #DigiTech #Industrial #Transformation #DigitalAge #3dPrinting #AI #Technology #Cloud

1 week to go!! The East of England Manufacturing Conference takes place on 2 July in Bury St Edmunds, #Suffolk. Our full agenda has been released and here's the key highlights; 📌Our hosts for the day David Lott & Kate Willsher Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge 📌 Jon Blackburn covering 'The UK's Industrial Transformation' 📌 Matthew Aldridge, igus UK highlighting the power of 'Delivering simple low costs automation solutions in today's factory' 📌 Edward Barlow, Photocentric will showcase 'How 3D printing is finally rivalling injection moulding at scale' 📌 We we then have an topical panel discussion on future sector trends... expect #ai, #space, #nuclear and #digitaltwin as key topics for debate. Peter Brady, TECOSIM UK, TWI, Nuclear AMRC 📌 On-to our keynote for the day, Eman Martin-Vignerte, Bosch UK focusing on 'Embracing the Era of Intelligent Manufacturing: digitalisation, industry 4.0 and Ai as a catalysts for success 📌 To conclude the day, we will be joined by none other than Vincent Morton, Siemens to demonstrate the art of the possible and 'Harnessing the power of digital twins in practice! To conclude the conference we have two thought provoking workshops; 🛠 Firstly, a session to help you navigate the funding landscape across the region, we will be joined by New Anglia Growth Hub, CPCA Growth Hub and Innovate UK East's Business Growth team to explore grant funding do's and don'ts 🛠 The second workshop will be run by the team at Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge Shoestring | Digital Manufacturing running through a digital needs assessment and showcasing the low cost tech solutions. There's still the final few tickets remaining, so be quick and secure your space. Link in the comments! #ukmanufacturing #manufacturingconference #eastofengland #community #techshowcase

📣 We want to hear from YOU. How can we improve the #CornExchange, #Guildhall, #MarketSquare and surrounding public spaces? We have lots of exciting ideas but we need local people to tell us how we can make these spaces better for everyone to enjoy. We want to: 🏛️ Make the Guildhall a more accessible hub for local democracy, with new work spaces and customer services centre for the council, with new commercial space such as a hotel and rooftop pavilion to increase the council’s income to support frontline council services 🎤 Upgrade the Corn Exchange with better acoustics and AV systems, more food and drink options, energy efficiency upgrades, and making it more accessible 🎪 Keep the seven day market on the Market Square while creating more space for people and events. https://lnkd.in/eKVyKH8x

Calling all Creatives! 🎨 📹 The Creative East: Create Growth Programme is a 12-week investment readiness and business support programme for creative industries in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. ✨ The course will be a mix of in-person and online sessions. ✨ The programme will cover ‘everything you ever needed to know’ to shape your business to take on investment and grow. ✨ Participants will receive a bespoke and tailored programme alongside exclusive access to key experts from the world of investment and creative industries! You will need to be able to commit a day a week to the main activities, as well as some one-to-one work where appropriate. The one-to-one work is flexible to suit a business owner’s busy schedule, but there is a set timetable for the main sessions and networking events. Find out more and express your interest: https://bit.ly/3KRltYS #CPCAGrowthHub #CreativeEast #Business #BusinessGrowth #Innovation #Innovative #Grow #OneToOne #BusinessNetworking #NetworkingEvents #Entrepreneurship #BusinessOwner #Investment #Readiness #InvestmentProgramme #Creative #CreativeIndustry #Radio #TV #Media #Marketing #Architech #Videography #VisualArts

What an amazing day we had yesterday at #CambsB2B! We were proud Platinum Sponsors of the event and attended in full force with not only the CPCA Growth Hub and Growth Works with Skills team; but also accompanied by the Careers Hub Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and business experts Paula Finch FCMI ANLP and Duncan Palmer! It was an exciting and busy day full of friends, both old and new, and many meaningful and interesting conversations. Special thanks to the Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce for hosting such an incredible event. Charlotte Horobin Jack Wilson Phoebe Ellwood Zoë McCabe Brennan Connor Butler you were all exceptional as always. Thank you again to the whole team who attended on behalf of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. Don’t worry if you missed out, you can sign up for the next CambsB2B in November and join in on the fun here: https://lnkd.in/em3cxRtW Chris George Jennifer McNamara Beth Chapman Stuart Thomas Andrew Masters Ricke Williams 🦁Tony Conte Paula Finch FCMI ANLP Alexis McLeod Ashleigh Jackson Al Kingsley Ben Lander Eva Lindy W. #CPCAGrowthHub #CambsB2B #Networking #Cambridge #Peterborough #Skills #Careers #Business

The Growth Hub and Growth Works with Skills team in action at #CambsB2B! We are super proud to be Platinum Sponsors of such an incredible event! Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority #CambsB2B #Networking #KingsGate #Peterborough #Cambriddgeshire Duncan Palmer Chris George Paula Finch FCMI ANLP

Make sure to come and have a chat at our stand at #CambsB2B! #CPCAGrowthHub #CambsB2B #Networking #Peterborough #B2B #Exhibition Growth Works with Skills Beth Chapman Jennifer McNamara Stuart Thomas Alexis McLeod Chris George

Some behind the scenes of Jennifer McNamara and Beth Chapman setting up the CPCA Growth Hub and Growth Works with Skills stand for #CambsB2B! Make sure to come and have a chat with us from 10-3pm! 📍KingsGate Conference Centre 📍PE1 4YT #CPCAGrowthHub #CambsB2B #KingsGate #Business #Networking