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.

During the Party Conference season, Dods is running the Health & Care Forum; a series of events across Party Conference. Its aim is to have a collaborative movement to raise awareness and provoke policy discussion around he important issues within the health and social care sector.

If you have an interest in driving this debate and would like to find out how to be involved, please email us.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is one of the world’s largest engineering institutions with over 168,000 members in 150 countries. 

The IET works to engineer a better world by inspiring, informing and influencing its members, engineers and technicians, and all those who are touched by, or touch, the work of engineers.

The IET is a registered charity and part of this remit is to increase awareness of engineering. This includes accrediting degree courses and apprenticeships in a range of engineering and technology subjects. The IET also awards over £1,000,000 each year to students to support them in their engineering studies.

There is a well-documented skills shortage in engineering and the IET invests considerable time and resource in education programmes to show young people the exciting, creative and rewarding range of careers available and the range of entry routes.

London Councils represents London’s 32 boroughs and the City of London. We are a cross-party organisation that works on behalf of all of our member authorities regardless of political persuasion. We make the case to government, the Mayor and others to get the best deal for Londoners and to ensure that our members have the resources, freedoms and powers to do the best possible job for their residents and local businesses.

Octopus is a group of innovative, entrepreneurial businesses investing in people, ideas and industries. We are experts in financial services and energy, transforming these markets by offering our customers access to smart and simple solutions.  Since 2000, we've taken the spirit of entrepreneurship into sectors such as venture capital, wealth management, property financing, infrastructure and renewable energy investments.  We are also building the UK's most highly-rated energy supply business; Octopus Energy.  Over the years Octopus have invested in more than 500 SMEs including household names such as Secret Escapes, Graze.com and Zoopla Property Group.  We are the largest venture capital investor in the UK and our investments have helped many businesses to create and sustain thousands of jobs.

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.

TheCityUK is an industry body for UK-based financial and related professional services, producing evidence of its importance to the wider economy. In the UK, across Europe and globally, TheCityUK seeks to influence policy to drive competitiveness, create jobs and ensure long-term economic growth. The industry is a core driver of the economy, contributing nearly 11 percent of all UK gross value added and employing nearly 2.3 million people right across the country.