Launching the West Midlands Clean Futures Catalyst

28 February 2024

This event is hosted by the Clean Futures Catalyst and the Innovative Transport Working Group (ITWG)

Date & Time:

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:00 – 14:00

Location:

STEAMhouse, Belmont Row Birmingham B4 7RQ

Launching the West Midlands Clean Future Catalyst

The Clean Futures Catalyst launch is a key milestone in the region’s drive to be at the forefront of cleantech transportation innovation and manufacturing.

This half-day event will feature speakers from Jaguar Land Rover, Great British Railways Transition Team, West Midlands Combined Authority, and Transport for West Midlands, as well as transport R&D and electrification skills experts from Coventry University. There will be an opportunity to network with funders and development organisations and engage in a panel Q&A session.

The West Midlands has a rich heritage in transport, development and manufacturing, and it is important to sustain economic growth in the sector as it transitions away from fossil fuels towards cleantech. The Clean Futures Catalyst aims to help the region’s businesses operating in the transport sector to transition to net zero – whilst increasing the region’s capacity for growth.

The event is an opportunity to meet with industry experts and similar businesses that operate in the transport supply chains.

Register now to find out how the Clean Futures programme can help your business transition through the net zero challenges to a sustainable and profitable future.

Agenda:

09.00 Exhibition Stands & Networking

10.00 Welcome to the Event

10.10 Introduction to Clean Futures Innovation Accelerator (Connected Place Catapult)

10.20 Cleaner Future West Midlands (WMCA)

10.30 Overview of WM Transportation (TFWM)

10.50 Decarbonisation of the Automotive Sector (Industry Speaker)

11.10 Decarbonisation of the Railways (Industry Speaker)

11:30 Break

11.50 Panel session: net zero and the supply chain

12.50 Catalyst programme of support to enable decarbonised transportation

13.05 Lunch – Networking