Jessica Leigh Jones, Vice Chair and Steffan Edwards, Business Development Director to lead panel discussion on the priorities for the UK’s Semiconductor Strategy

Jessica, our Vice Chair and CEO for iungo Solutions and Steffan will join a panel of esteemed industry leaders and policymakers to deliver a series of seminars and panel discussions at a Westminster Business Forum policy conference to explore the UK’s Semiconductor industry.

Commenting on his participation at the flagship conference, Steffan Edwards, Business Development Director, WJEC, said: “The UK is home to growing number of organisations and businesses within the rapidly growing Semiconductor industry. Jessica and I look forward to exploring how awarding bodies and businesses can support growth in this key area, whilst also linking with wider national priorities such as levelling up and net zero.

‘Within our discussion, I will introduce our new suite of semiconductor qualifications, which will equip learners with the knowledge and skills to take advantage of these employment opportunities, and ensure that businesses have access to the highly skilled workforce they need.

‘Conferences such as these are extremely important as they allow us to present our ideas in an open forum, whilst also participating in constructive discussions and debate.”

Jessica and Steffan will lead a session titled ‘Linking the UK’s semiconductor strategy with wider national priorities, including levelling up and net zero’, where they will explore the ambitions of the industry and how this will align and support other government aims.

Conference content

The online conference will be taking place on Friday 16 February, and will examine priorities for the UK’s Semiconductor industry, in areas including growth, resilience and security.

The event will feature keynote sessions from Dr Jalal Bagherli, Chairman, Probe Test Solutions; and Co-Chair, UK Semiconductor Advisory Panel; and Dr Drew Nelson OBE, President and Non-Executive Director, IQE.

Delegates will have the opportunity to discuss the future of this industry, alongside key stakeholders and policy officials from a variety of organisations.

To book your place, please visit Westminster Forum Projects’ website.