The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry represents innovative research-based biopharmaceutical companies, large, medium and small, leading an exciting new era of bioscience in the UK.

British American Tobacco is one of the world’s leading multinational companies, with brands sold across the world. Alongside our traditional tobacco business, we are also at the forefront of developing products that offer consumers potentially less risky alternatives to regular cigarettes. Our portfolio includes Vype, one of the leading vaping brands in the UK and we continue to expand our portfolio with new and innovative products. We know consumers want product quality and safety in the category which is why we making a significant investment in the innovation, research and development of these products. 

With over 50 years of experience, the CBI is the UK’s most effective and influential business organisation. Proving members with the influence, insight and access they need to plan ahead with confidence and grow. CBI represents members’ views when working with policymakers to deliver a healthy environment for businesses to succeed, create jobs and ultimately, drive economic growth and prosperity.

We are a social enterprise and a charity with a turnover of over £350m and one of the UK’s largest providers of high quality housing and integrated housing, health and social care. We’re supporting a new generation of homeowners who thought owning their own home was an impossible dream. We’ve committed to building 10,000 new homes over the next five years from affordable housing to our lovely Persona homes which are shaking up the new build market. We’ve even been shortlisted as "Best Large Developer" in the 2017 RESI Awards.

JTI is a member of the Japan Tobacco Group of Companies, a leading international tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturer. With headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, JTI has operations in more than 120 countries and employs about 40,000 employees. JTI has its UK headquarters in Weybridge, Surrey and has a long-standing and significant presence in the UK, with a national distribution centre in Crewe, and a business service centre in Manchester. Its brand portfolio includes Benson & Hedges, Silk Cut, Mayfair, Sovereign and Sterling, as well as a number of other tobacco products including hand-rolling tobacco (Amber Leaf), cigars (Hamlet), pipe tobacco (Condor) and vaping products (Logic).

Maritime UK brings together the UK’s shipping, ports, services, engineering and leisure marine industries to promote the sector, influence government and drive growth.

The maritime sector is the fundamental enabler of British global trade. The UK sector exports its own innovative maritime products and services. With cutting-edge technology, high-quality design & manufacturing, unparalleled expertise in services and major investment opportunities, the UK is the natural home for global maritime business.

We support just under 1 million jobs and contribute around £40bn to UK GDP

Our sector is a vital part of our island nation's heritage and of our modern economy – supporting jobs, driving innovation and enabling trade. Our sector also enables millions of people to enjoy the recreational benefits of the UK's coastal and inland waterways.

Our airspace includes an intricate network of routes that keep our aircraft flying safely. At low levels, airports are responsible for their arrival and departure routes which then knit into the higher level network of routes, for which NATS is responsible. Our Future Skies brings together all of these airports and NATS to explain the work we're doing to modernise this crucial infrastructure we all rely on.

The UK’s airspace handles around 2.5 million flights a year, carrying over 292 million passengers. Government forecasts tell us that by 2030 there will be 355 million passengers on 3.25 million flights. To manage this increasing demand, we need to modernise our skies. If we don’t, delays faced by passengers are likely to soar, with one in three flights being delayed by half an hour or more by 2030.

Airspace modernisation will help make journeys quicker, quieter and cleaner while delivering more capacity.

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is the voice of the UK rail supply community. We help to grow a sustainable, high-performing, railway supply industry, and to export UK rail expertise and products. We promote and represent our members’ interests to policy makers, clients and other stakeholders in the UK and overseas.

RIA has 270+ companies in membership in a sector that contributes £36 billion in economic growth and £11 billion in tax revenue each year, as well as employing 600,000 people—more than the workforce of Birmingham. It is also a growing industry with the number of rail journeys expected to double over the next 25 years and freight set to grow significantly too. RIA’s membership is active across the whole of railway supply, covering a diverse range of products and services and including both multi-national companies and SMEs (60% by number).

RIA campaigns on a number of issues, including consistent and visible funding of the rail industry, meet the challenges of decarbonising and digitalising the UK rail network, addressing the risks and opportunities of Brexit, and generating and maintaining support for major future rail infrastructure schemes, such as Trans Pennine Route Upgrade, Crossrail, HS2, East West Rail, Northern Powerhouse Rail and Crossrail 2.

Sustainable Aviation is a long term strategy which sets out the collective approach of UK aviation to tackling the challenge of ensuring a cleaner, quieter, smarter future for our industry. Launched in 2005, it is a world first bringing together major UK airlines, airports, manufacturers, air navigation service providers and key business partners.

The RCM is the only trade union and professional association dedicated to serving midwifery and the whole midwifery team. We provide workplace advice and support, professional and clinical guidance and information, and learning opportunities with our broad range of events, conferences and online resources.