Plymouth and South Devon Freezone stakeholder event
Date: Friday 3rd December, 8am – 11am
Venue: PL1, City College Plymouth
Running time approx. 2.5 – 3 hours – currently being planned as a physical event but
can move to virtual should this be required.
- 08:00 – 08:05 Housekeeping – Stuart Elford, CEO Devon and Plymouth
Chamber of Commerce (5 minutes) - 08:05 – 08:10 Host introduction Jackie Grubb, Chief Executive and Principal,
City College Plymouth (5 minutes) - 08:10 – 08:20 Welcome from Anthony Payne, Chair of the Shadow PASD
Freezone Board (10 minutes) - 08:20 – 08:35 What does Freeport status mean for the city and surrounding
area? Luke Pollard MP (15 minutes) - 08:35 – 08:55 The Freezone, SMEs and the blue/green economy (20
minutes)
Total first session 55 minutes
COMFORT BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS 15 minutes (08:55 – 09:10)
- 09:10 – 09:30 The Freezone, skills, labour shortages and recruitment –
Sharron Robbie MBE, Managing Director Devon & Cornwall Training Provider
Network (20 minutes) - 09:30 – 09:50 The Freezone, supply chain and logistics – Nick Golding,
Managing Director SWMAS (20 minutes) - 09:50 – 10:10 How can businesses be involved with the Freeport? (20
minutes)
Caroline Cozens, Head of Strategic Programmes, Plymouth City Council
Stuart Elford, Chief Executive, Devon and Plymouth Chamber of Commerce
(5 minutes) - 10:10: 10:25 Panel/Q&A (15 minutes)
Panel
Stavros Karamperidis
Sharron Robbie
Nick Golding
Richard May
- 10:25 – 10:30 CLOSE Richard May, Head of Oceansgate and Marine
Investment, Plymouth City Council (5 minutes)
Total second session 80 minute