The LCR Business & Enterprise Board was scheduled to consider priorities for local growth plans and receive updates on various cluster and task group activities. The meeting was also scheduled to include presentations on cluster action plans for advanced manufacturing, health and life sciences, and creative industries.

Local Growth Plan Priorities

The Board was scheduled to review and discuss the BEB Member Local Growth Plan Priorities, which were detailed across pages 9 to 24 of the agenda documents. Ruth Wildhart was scheduled to present this item.

Cluster Action Activation Plan Presentations

A significant portion of the meeting was scheduled to be dedicated to presentations on the Cluster Action Activation Plan for the delivery of the Local Growth Plan (LGP). These presentations were scheduled to cover three key sectors:

• Advanced Manufacturing: This presentation was scheduled to be delivered by Sue Hine, Steve Molyneux, James Bedford, and Helen Cross.
• Health & Life Science: This sector's action plan was also scheduled to be presented by Sue Hine, alongside Lindsey Sharples and Rachel McLean.
• Creative Industries: This area was also scheduled to be covered by Lindsey Sharples and Rachel McLean.

Feedback on Written Reports

The Board was scheduled to receive feedback on a series of written reports that had been submitted in advance. These included:

• Inward Investment Update: This report, detailed on pages 25 to 34, was scheduled to be presented by Simon Reid.
• Cluster Board Updates: Covering Health & Life Science, Advanced Manufacturing, and Creative Industries, these updates were scheduled to be presented by Lindsey Sharples, Sue Hine, and Rachel McLean, and were detailed on pages 35 to 42.
• LCR DP Update: This update, on pages 43 to 46, was scheduled to be presented by Donna Howitt.
• PBS Update: Graham Bond was scheduled to present this update, detailed on pages 47 to 48.
• Focus Group Updates: Updates from the MMC Housing, Maritime, and Scale Lab focus groups were scheduled to be presented by Rachel Baker, Ruth Wood, and Ruth Wildhart, respectively, and were detailed on pages 49 to 54.
• Task Group Updates: Updates from the ED&I (Equality and Diversity), Skills, Net Zero, and Digitalisation task groups were scheduled to be presented by Tawhid Islam, Rachel Hennigan, Dom Potter, and Melanie Lewis, and were detailed on pages 55 to 56.
• Social Economy Update: This update was scheduled to be presented by Jen Van der Merwe.
• IZ and Freeport Update: Utubakwu Michael Ushie was scheduled to present this update, detailed on pages 57 to 60.

Any Other Business

The meeting was also scheduled to include a session for Any Other Business, with a specific mention of Diversity in the Workplace being raised by Simon Reid and others.