Published on: 17 February 2022
With a stellar line-up of experts from the marine sector and other successful businesses committed to delivering a highly valuable two-day programme, here are 10 reasons why you should be among the 300 industry leaders attending British Marine’s first ever National Conference:
- Unique insights – a ticket to the British Marine National Conference opens access to live content that is genuinely exclusive and carefully prepared for delegates, presented by leaders in their field and enhanced by interactive Q&As.
- Networking – use fully catered break periods and our informal industry dinner and awards ceremony to pause for thought, catch-up with contacts, expand your network and discuss key topics with guest speakers.
- Forecasting – join Ed Balls, former Shadow Chancellor and current Professor of Political Economy at King’s College, London, for his forecast and live panel discussion on the future economic landscape of the UK marine industry.
- Be inspired – hear Howard Davies explain the innovative steps that rapidly propelled Salcombe Distilling Co. from start-up to an ocean-inspired award-winning success. Discover how Sean Wesup literally thought out of the box to create paddle boarding centres from shipping containers.
- Grow your business – successfully challenge the industry with Williams Advanced Engineering’s Tommaso Migluiolo and industry leaders. Hear from Simon Taylorson about his experience at wowcher.com acquiring and retaining customers. Let experts uncover new funding channels that fuel your next innovation.
- Drive for carbon zero – learn how high-performance design and technologies can assist marine sector decarbonisation through unique technology and design. Hear how companies are working on realistic routes to electrification. Speakers include Iain Percy of Artemis Technologies, Simon Schofield of BAR Technologies, Helen Taylor of Ecotricity and Paolo Enrico Favino, Head of Domestic Emissions Policy at the Department for Transport.
- Boost tourism and engagement – consider innovative steps to drive tourism development with Kurt Janson of the Tourism Alliance and other leading panellists. Hear from the top leaders of our inland waterways how advances in technology will enable sustainable wider community sharing of canals and rivers.
- Nurture – explore innovating methods for recruiting and retaining an engaged workforce in a panel session moderated by Ben Martin, principal for multinational architectural practice, HKS. Learn from Dr William Bird of Intelligent Health and other speakers how getting out on the water helps individuals and increases business performance.
- Improve trading – unpick the headaches of customs and VAT in post-Brexit Britain with Simon Anslow of PKF Francis Clark and Pat Treanor of GAC UK.
- Get involved – commit now to attend, read the full agenda and line-up of speakers on our website and consider how you can raise your personal and business profile through sponsorship opportunities and exhibition options.
The British Marine National Conference takes place on 15-16 March 2022 at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham. Tickets are now on sale!
One-day conference passes are now on sale from just £94 ex VAT per person for British Marine members and £169 ex VAT for non-members. This includes full access to the conference on the chosen day, including all talks, workshops and breakout sessions.
Starting from just £83 per night per room, British Marine has also partnered with NuBreed Hotels to offer all delegates a substantial discount on their overnight accommodation. Furthermore, they will also be running a free shuttle bus service to the conference, making everything that much easier.
Additional ticket options are available.
Attendance will be limited to 300 delegates – early booking is strongly advised.
Get your ticket today and secure your place
Visit www.britishmarine.co.uk/nationalconference.
Full COVID-19 measures will be in place that meet or exceed government guidelines.
Opportunities to raise awareness
British Marine is calling for expressions of interest from companies wishing to raise their profile and connect with a dedicated audience of over 300 industry decision makers who will gather at the national conference. The programme offers a range of sponsorship opportunities and exhibition options. To register your interest, please visit www.britishmarine.co.uk/NationalConference