Technology and the Future of the UK High Street

Name: Technology and the Future of the UK High Street
Start: 2022-03-29T15:30:00
End: 2022-03-29T17:00:00
Location: Cholmondeley Room, House of Lords

3.30pm – 5pm 29 March 2022 London Cholmondeley Room, House of Lords

Ed Ratcliffe

Head of Public Affairs, techUK

As Head of Public Affairs, Ed leads techUK’s strategic engagement with Whitehall, Westminster and beyond. He regularly engages government ministers, members of the UK’s parliaments, metropolitan mayors, and senior civil servants on the role of technology in the UK’s economy and society.

Ed joined techUK in 2021. He has a background advising companies, trade associations and public bodies on government relations and public affairs and has worked in the UK, Brussels, Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia. He has a degree from the University of Manchester in politics and languages.

Email:: [email protected]
Phone:: 07305 813 716
Twitter:: @RatcliffeEd
LinkedIn:: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-ratcliffe-4052556/

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Jake Wall

Policy Manager, Skills and Future of Work, techUK

Jake has been the Policy Manager for Skills and Future of Work since May 2022, supporting techUK's work to empower the UK to skill, attract and retain the brightest global talent, and prepare for the digital transformations of the future workplace.

Previously, Jake was the Programme Assistant for Policy. He joined techUK in March 2019 and has also worked across the EU Exit, International Trade, and Cloud, Data Analytics and AI programmes.

He also holds an MA in International Relations from the University of Sussex, as well as a BA(Hons) in International Politics from Aberystwyth University. During his time at Aberystwyth University, he won the International Politics Dissertation Prize.

Email:: [email protected]
Twitter:: @jww_tech,@jww_tech
Website:: www.techuk.org,https://www.techuk.org
LinkedIn:: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwwuk,https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwwuk

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Matt Vickers MP, Co-Chair of the APPG on the Future of Retail, and techUK are delighted to be holding a panel discussion on ‘Technology and the Future of the UK High Street’ – hosted in the House of Lords by Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE DL. Please note that it will not be possible to join this session virtually.

It has been ten years since the Portas Review identified a range of challenges faced by UK high streets. Many of those challenges – from business rates to parking – are still relevant in 2021. While many high street businesses have adopted digital technologies in their response, more can be done to support high streets to adopt and leverage technology to improve the high street experience and respond to the needs of local communities.

techUK has published a report ‘Technology and the future of the high street’ which explores how technology can provide opportunities for businesses and local authorities to support the growth and recovery of the UK’s high streets following the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper also makes policy recommendations to support digitisation, in alignment with government strategies such as the Plan for Growth and the Levelling-up agenda.

This event, chaired by Matt Vickers, Co-Chair of the APPG on the Future of Retail, will discuss some of the key themes of the report including:

How can digital technologies support high street and small businesses? How can Government help these business to digitise?
How can technology help put the high street at the centre of the local economy and community and build social capital?
Where does technology fit in to changes to infrastructure, accessibility, mobility and sustainability around UK high streets?
How can tax and business rates changes support the regeneration of local high streets across the UK?

To register for this event, please log in and click the ‘Book’ button on the right. If you have any issues or need to amend your registration, please contact [email protected]. Registration will close at 17:00 on Friday 25 March.