The New Geography of Growth: Shaping the future of business and innovation

Join our sustainability SIG at this content-packed event, plus hear from the new South Central Region Chair. This exclusive IoD event at the Silverstone Museum is shaping up to be an important gathering for anyone interested in the future of business, innovation and regional economic development across the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor. And the timing could hardly be better. The event will mark the launch of the IoD’s new South Central region – an area which maps remarkably closely onto one of the UK’s most important emerging growth corridors. We will be welcoming our new South Central chairperson, Dipa Mistry Kandola and hearing from her on her plans for the region. Opening remarks will be followed by a scene-setting keynote from Toni Allen, Chief Engagement & Growth Officer at the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) – one of the world’s leading professional engineering institutions, with more than 150,000 members across 150 countries. Drawing on that international perspective, Toni will explore what she is seeing around the world in advanced technology, innovation and high-performance engineering – and what it means for businesses here in the UK. We will then turn from the global to the regional: examining the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster and Growth Corridor, hearing perspectives from entrepreneurial business leaders, investors and local government, and exploring the role of the Silverstone advanced manufacturing and high-performance technology ecosystem as one of the corridor’s crown jewels. We will also be looking into some of the critical ingredients needed to turn growth ambitions into business reality, including: • skills, leadership, training and executive development • innovation, investment and collaboration across sectors and places • the latest government funding landscape, including the newly announced £20 million Local Innovation Partnership Fund secured for the region. The central question running through the day is a simple one: Where will the next decade of growth come from – and how can our businesses, leaders and places position themselves to benefit from it? Whether you are based around Silverstone or elsewhere across the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor – and whether you are an IoD member or not – this promises to be an exceptionally timely event. Come and join the IoD to understand what is changing, meet some of the people shaping it, and consider the opportunities it could create for your organisation over the next ten years. Plus unlimited access to the iconic Silverstone Museum and a networking lunch included. Your privacy is important to us and the IoD are committed to protecting it. We have a robust T&Cs policy which you can familiarise yourself with here.