Westminster Business Forum

Next steps for the UK subsidy control regime

framework reform & implementation | referral thresholds & streamlined routes | governance, audit & legal clarity | local authority capability & delivery | tribunal outcomes & risk | green investment & widening industrial sectors

Morning, Friday, 14^th November 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Tessa Robins, Deputy Director, Subsidy Control, Department for Business and Trade; Adam Land, Senior Director, Office for the Internal Market and the Subsidy Advice Unit, Competition and Markets Authority; Professor Suzanne Rab, Barrister, Matrix Chambers and Professor Michelle Cini, Emeritus Professor, European Politics, University of Bristol

Next steps for the UK battery sector - industrial strategy, manufacturing capacity and investment priorities

policy, strategy & finance | supply resilience & critical minerals | gigafactory deployment | commercialisation & IP | infrastructure-readiness | energy costs & grid access | circular economy & reuse | workforce & regional development

Morning, Friday, 21^st November 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Raja Hanna, Head, Manufacturing Batteries, Finance and Innovative Technologies, Department for Business and Trade; Dr Valentina Gentili, Battery Innovation Programme Director, Innovate UK; Martin Freer, CEO, Faraday Institution and Jonty Deeley-Williamson, Head, Learning and Development, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre

Next steps for the Employment Rights Bill and priorities for implementation

policy & regulation | best practice, compliance & enforcement | impact on employees & different business types | labour standards | secondary legislation | resources & HR capacity | equality action plans & Fair Pay Agreements

Morning, Monday, 24^th November 2025
Online

From the Westminster Employment Forum

Keynote Speakers: Laura Robinson, Deputy Director, Employment Rights, Department for Business and Trade; Margaret Beels, Director, Labour Market Enforcement, Government Office for Labour Market Enforcement ; Chris Russell, Senior Policy Manager, Federation of Small Businesses; Professor Simon Deakin, Professor, Law and Director, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge; Tim Sharp, Senior Employment Rights Officer, Trades Union Congress and Laurence Raeburn-Smith, Policy Manager, Confederation of British Industry

Next steps for novel foods in the UK

authorisation reform | regulatory sandbox | regulator roles | international trade & relationships | sector access & supply chain readiness | consumer engagement | funding mechanisms | R&I priorities

Morning, Thursday, 27^th November 2025
Online

From the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum

Keynote Speakers: Rebecca Lamb, Head, Policy Priorities, Food Standards Agency and Dr Daniele Leonarduzzi, Senior Scientist and Regulatory Expert, NFX UK

Next steps for transition finance policy, planning and regulation in the UK

entity & sector-level approaches | transition planning, implementation routes & regulatory expectations | credibility, scope & market impact | supporting growth | priorities for financial institutions | aligning with wider reporting requirements

Morning, Tuesday, 9^th December 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Irem Yerdelen, Deputy Chair, Transition Finance Council and Marie Freier, Head, Sustainability, Group, Barclays

Michael Jefferson

Next steps for UK financial services resilience and risk management

prudential & systemic oversight | SM&CR reform | ring-fencing & capital | Critical Third Party regime | operational & cyber-resilience | incident reporting | cloud & AI providers | cross-border coordination

Morning, Tuesday, 16^th December 2025
Online

Keynote Speaker: Michael Jefferson, Head, Financial Services Public Policy, UK, MEA and Switzerland, Amazon Web Services

Helen Boyd

Next steps for developing the UK listing regime

Morning, Friday, 16^th January 2026
Online

Keynote Speaker: Helen Boyd, Interim Director, Market Oversight, Financial Conduct Authority

Next steps for public procurement in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Morning, Monday, 9^th February 2026
Online

In Production

The Westminster Business Forum is planning a very full programme for the next 12 months.

Please give us a ring on 01344 864796 or email email info@forumsupport.co.uk to discuss future conferences.

We'd be happy to share ideas on areas to focus on, speaker suggestions, and other ways of getting involved.

Parliamentary Patrons of the Forum

The parliamentary patrons of the Westminster Business Forum are:

Lord Bilimoria

Sir Christopher Chope MP

Lord Curry of Kirkharle

Baroness Drake

Lord Dykes

Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell

Lord Empey

Barry Gardiner MP

Lord Hollick

Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Wirral

Lord Inglewood

Rt Hon Lord Kennedy of Southwark

Rt Hon Lord Kilclooney

Stephen Kinnock MP

The Earl of Kinnoull

Lord Lee of Trafford

Lord Leigh of Hurley

The Earl of Lindsay

Lord Marland

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride

Lord Mendelsohn

Lord Northbrook

Chi Onwurah MP

Lord Razzall

Lord Redesdale

Andrew Rosindell MP

Lord Sharkey

Rt Rev Lord Bishop of St Albans

Lord Storey, Lord Teverson

Lord Triesman

Derek Twigg MP

Rt Hon Lord Wakeham

Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead

Baroness Whitaker

Viscount Younger of Leckie

Note: parliamentary patrons take no financial interest in the Forum.