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“Sustainable Growth: Investment & Innovation in Chemicals”
Meeting Minutes

Day One - Thursday, 19th October 2006
Chair — Glyn Hughes (HCF) and Michele Cusack (NELC)
THEME 1 — Competitiveness, Reach & Climate Change

Presentations

Themes in the checmicals sector - A professional services perspective  (Mr J O'Brien, Ernst and Young)

Regional Investment & Clusters (Prof G Marc,  Bradford UNI)

Chemical investment in the UK, why bother? (Mr C Tane, Ineos Chlor & Vinyls)

Competitive investment at BP (Dr M Joslin BP Acetyls)

Catch Partnerships investment in skills (Mr C Rounce, CATCH)

    Day Two - Friday, 20th October 2006
Chair — Glyn Hughes (HCF) and Michele Cusack (NELC)
THEME 2  — Innovation 

Presentations

UKS CITKTN: A new approach (Ms C Boyer-Spooner, CIKTN)

Innovation & entrepreneurilism (Dr I Schott, Excelsyn)   

Prommoting innovation: a regional approach (Mr R Smith, Yorkshire Forward) 

The value of innovation in personal care (Mr D Elliott, DE Business Dev)

Closing remarks and future of DICIDA (Mr M Pembleton, VC DICIDA)

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