5 Things You Can Do at This Free Virtual Exhibition

30+ Events. 200+ Exhibitors. 5000+ Expected Visitors. 1 Goal: Backing British Industry.

As the excitement for Made in Group's groundbreaking Backing Britain Live 2020 grows and we get closer to the beginning of the two-week virtual expo, it is important to begin signing up for individual events and adding dates to your calendar, in order to get the maximum value from the expo as an attendee or exhibitor.

Made in Group is a private manufacturing network for the UK, which now contains 600 UK manufacturers ranging from the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, Liberty, Atlas Copco, Moog, Mazak, Siemens, Fanuc, etc. The overarching aim of the group is to promote, inspire and share best practice throughout the UK manufacturing industry.

1. Learn the Future of UK Industry at Keynote Speeches

There are many industry-leading keynote speakers who have been confirmed for Backing Britain Live 2020 - covering a variety of sectors and topics.

Graeme Hackland CIO of Williams Formula 1 (MON, 17 AUG 12:00) - REGISTER
Janet Mui Investment Director at Brewin Dolphin (TUE, 18 AUG 12:00) - REGISTER
Rhys Herbert Senior Sector Economist for Lloyds Bank (WED, 19 AUG 12:00) - REGISTER
Andrew Boothroyd Head of Logistics Engineering & Future Solutions at McLaren (THU, 20 AUG 12:00) - REGISTER
DR Andy Palmer former CEO of Aston Martin (FRI, 21 AUG 12:00) - REGISTER
Richard Franklin UK MD of Airbus Defence and Space & Head of Secure Communications (MON, 24 AUG 12:00) - REGISTER
Dominic Cartwright CEO of Gardner Aerospace (TUE, 25 AUG 12:00) - REGISTER
Stephen Loftus CCO at Brompton Bikes (WED, 26 AUG 12:00) - REGISTER
DR Douglas Dawson CEO of Liberty House Group (THU, 27 AUG 12:00) - REGISTER

2. Network with 200+ Thriving UK Companies

One of the most prominent reasons to be involved in this groundbreaking virtual networking event, is the opportunity to connect with a tailored audience of influential individuals from throughout the manufacturing sector.

As well as having 200+ UK companies to connect with and communicate through a state-of-the-art Live Chat feature, there is also predicted to be 5000+ attendees at Backing Britain Live 2020.

3. Make New Connections at Virtual Drinks

Made in Group are striving to provide all of the features, benefits and perks of a physical exhibition... with d̶r̶i̶n̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ socialising being a big part of that!

Grab a coffee or a cold one, socialise and make new connections with fellow UK industry leaders from the expo daily at "Virtual Drinks" events. These daily events will take place 3-4pm and you can book onto them all here.

4. Share Best Practice at Virtual Roundtable Discussions

Virtual Roundtables will be discussions based on best practice and knowledge regarding a variety of industry topics, with contributions from experts and industry leaders within the membership. Whilst non-members can still attend a host of other events, these virtual roundtable participants are drawn from our exhibitors, who are platinum, gold and silver tiered members.

You can find the list of Virtual Roundtable topics here.

5. Explore Your Backing Britain Goodie Bag

In an effort to bring a tactile, immersive element to this virtual exhibition, attendees can have a Goodie Bag delivered straight to their door; featuring the likes of lanyards, mugs, costers and the 100+ page Backing Britain Book.

The Backing Britain Book will showcase the inspirational stories from Made members and include a series of articles based on how UK manufacturers have demonstrated strength in a time of crisis.