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SUMMARY:National Productivity Week: Productivity for Better Outcomes
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DESCRIPTION:Join us at Manchester Central Library for a National Producti
 vity Week 2026 event to showcase The Productivity Institute’s seven inte
 grated research programmes\, designed to strengthen the UK’s evidence ba
 se on what drives productivity\, what holds it back and how it can be im
 proved.\n\nThe research combines large-scale data analysis\, internation
 al comparison and firm- and place-based case studies to address persiste
 nt challenges such as skills mismatches\, weak investment\, uneven regio
 nal performance and the slow diffusion of knowledge and innovation.\n\nS
 tructured around the themes of People\, Firms\, and Institutions and the
  Economic System\, the programmes explore how productivity improvements 
 can deliver better outcomes in practice. They examine how skills are dev
 eloped and used\, how firms manage digital and net-zero transitions and 
 new business models\, and how finance\, governance and spatial policy sh
 ape long-term growth across places.\nTogether\, the programmes aim to ge
 nerate practical insights for policymakers\, businesses and regional lea
 ders seeking inclusive and sustainable productivity growth.\n\nPlease no
 te\, a copy of the summary report of the TPI research of the past two ye
 ars will be available at the event.\n\nWhat to Expect:\n\nPresentations 
 - Hear from experts introducing The Productivity Institute’s seven resea
 rch programmes\, each addressing a key set of challenges shaping UK prod
 uctivity.\n- Mary O’Mahony: TPI Research Director and Professor of Appli
 ed Economics\, King’s Business School\, King's College London\n- Stephen
  Roper: Professor of Enterprise at the University of Warwick and Directo
 r of the Enterprise Research Centre\n- Philip McCann: Sir Terry Leahy Ch
 air of Urban and Regional Economics at Alliance Manchester Business Scho
 ol\, The University of Manchester\n- Paul Mizen: Professor in Economics 
 and Vice Dean\, Research\, King’s Business School\, King's College Londo
 n\nPolicy Panel - Engage with national partners discussing how policy an
 d practice can support inclusive\, sustainable and impactful productivit
 y growth.\n- Diane Coyle: Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the Univ
 ersity of Cambridge\n- Anton Muscatelli: President of the Royal Society 
 of Edinburgh and Distinguished Honorary Professor\, Adam Smith Business 
 School\n- Anna Valero: Professor in Practice and Director of the Growth 
 Programme at the CEP\, London School of Economics\n- Nadim Ahmad: Deputy
  Director at the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship\, SMEs\, Regions and C
 ities (CFE)\n\nThe event will be moderated by Bart van Ark\, TPI Managin
 g Director and Professor of Productivity Studies\, Alliance Manchester B
 usiness School\, The University of Manchester.\n\nAgenda:\n- 1:30-2:00: 
 Welcome refreshments and networking\n- 2:00-3:30: Presentations\n- 3:30-
 4:00: Break\n- 4:00-4:45: Policy panel discussion and Q&A\n- 4:45-5:30: 
 Refreshments and networking\n\nNetworking Drinks - Continue the conversa
 tion over teas and coffees at the end of the event. This is a chance to 
 meet fellow attendees\, connect with researchers and policymakers\, exch
 ange insights and build professional relationships in a relaxed setting.
 \n\nAbout National Productivity Week:\n- National Productivity Week is a
  nationwide initiative dedicated to improving outcomes for people\, firm
 s and places across the UK. This national campaign brings together leadi
 ng researchers\, policy thinkers\, industry partners and regional voices
  to kick off a week of new report launches\, debate and knowledge sharin
 g. \n- This year’s overarching theme for National Productivity Week\, “B
 etter outcomes for people\, firms and places\,” reflects The Productivit
 y Institute’s mission to ensure that productivity improvements translate
  into real benefits: higher living standards\, better quality jobs\, str
 onger business performance and more prosperous local economies.\n\nPleas
 e note that this event will take place in person only at Manchester Cent
 ral Library.
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TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Manchester Central Library\, St Peter's Square\, Manchester\, M2
  5PD
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