GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP PLACE BOARD Tuesday 27 February 2018, 9:30am – 10:30am Room 103, WMCA Offices, 16 Summer Lane, B19 3SD Action Notes 1 Present: Simon Marks, Arcadis (Chair) Uyen-Phan Han, Birmingham CC Mike Parker, Wyre Forest DC Karl Tupling, Homes England Diane Tilley, Lichfield DC Matthew Bowers, Tamworth NC James Carpenter, Solihull MBC Sarah Hughes, GBSLEP Paul Edwards, GBSLEP Nick Glover, GBSLEP Apologies received from: Sandeep Shingadia Anita Bhalla Tim Pile Paul Faulkner Laura Shoaf Mike Lyons Raj Mack Eileen McCabe Barbara King Waheed Nazir Thomas Deery Ian MacLeod
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GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP PLACE BOARD
Matt Bowers – at the last meeting, we agreed to commission
the TLC Framework. This has not happened, so the work was
brought back in house – with a revised focus – and the
Framework is now substantially prepared in draft form. It
focuses on good practice in town centre regeneration,
sustainability in economic growth, and potential criteria for LEP
investments – looking to support the districts and their TLC
activities. The TLC Task and Finish Group is meeting on 9 March
– the report will be circulated after this date, and we will look
to Place Board members for feedback.
Report to be
finalised and
circulated to Place
Board members.
Report to be
discussed at the next
Place Board meeting.
Asap
Next meeting
will be in May.
Sarah Hughes
All Place Board
members
7 Strategic Employment
Sites Study
Nick Glover – LEP has been working with Coventry and
Warwickshire and Worcestershire LEPs, and also with
Staffordshire County Council, to develop a terms of reference
for the SESS working group. The work is being procured through
Birmingham City Council.
Comments: lessons need to be learned from the housing work
in terms of what is the role of LEPs and what is the role of LAs.
This issue to be
discussed further
following the
meeting.
Asap
Nick Glover
and/or Paul
Edwards; Diane
Tilley
8 AOB In the future, GBSLEP will be publishing papers for all meetings
where investments are discussed and agreed – this will include
all Place Board papers.
Next meeting – this had been scheduled for 17 May, but will
need to be re-arranged, taking into account the date of local
elections and of LEP Board.
Next meeting
rescheduled for 23
May
Completed
Sarah Hughes
DATES OF 2018 MEETINGS:
9:30am – 12pm, Wednesday 23 May, Conference Room, Baskerville House
10am – 12pm, Thursday 23 August
2pm – 4pm, Thursday 22 November
GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP
BUSINESS & INNOVATION PILLAR BOARD MEETING
8.30-09.30am Thursday 25
th January 2018
Carnegie Room, Aston Webb Building, University of Birmingham
DRAFT NOTES & ACTIONS
Attendees: Sir David Eastwood (Chair), Matthew Rhodes (Board Lead for Stimulating Innovation), Saqib Bhatti (Board Lead for Growing Businesses), Nicola Hewitt
(West Midlands Growth Company), Christine Hamilton (Department for International Trade), Paul Edwards (Head of Strategy), Katie Judge (Executive Manager for
Business & Innovation), Ben Kirsch (IPO Policy Officer)
Apologies: Pat Hanlon (Board Lead for Access to Finance), Paul Faulkner (Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce), Paul Maropoulos (Aston University)
Subject Decisions Agreed Actions Timescale Owner
1 Welcome & Apologies Apologies were noted. n/a
2 Meeting notes – 27th
October 2017 It was noted that the timeframe for the LEP’s governance review has been extended to end June.
It was noted that the Board had agreed the need to develop clear delivery plans for key industries and that delivery plans are being developed by the LEP Executive for Advanced Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Creative Industries, Business, Professional & Financial Services, Digital Technologies and Emerging Technologies and the intention to bring the Plans to the Pillar Board as they are developed for consideration and endorsement.
The notes of the October meeting were agreed.
n/a
3 Key Sector Delivery Plans
The draft Delivery Plans for Life Sciences and Creative Industries were noted with the following recommendations:
- To focus the plans on a small number of short and medium term prioritised interventions that the LEP will focus on over the next 3 years with clear and measurable deliverables and outcomes and clarity around the LEP’s added value role and who will lead/own (LEP or other partner)
- To review the evidence base for the barriers/interventions including as regards to A2F
- To include consideration of key cross-cutting enablers and their cross-sector impact including development of digital infrastructure
To bring the revised Life Sciences and Creative Industries Delivery Plans back to the next Pillar Board meeting for endorsement
18th April LEP Executive
GBSLEP Business & Innovation Pillar Board Meeting January 2018 2
Subject Decisions Agreed Actions Timescale Owner
- To consider the potential to influence the demand side including for ‘market making’ and to overcome access to finance barriers e.g. by creating opportunities to enhance the case for investment (e.g. via the accelerated trials offer)
- To consider formulating funding ‘asks’ in the context of the National Industrial Strategy where additional resources are required to deliver prioritised interventions
4 Innovation Enabler The proposed pilot Innovation Enabler Fund and that a £50,000 submission be made to the SEP Enabling Fund were endorsed.
None - -
5 AOB It was agreed to receive an update from the Sub-Boards at the next meeting.
To bring an update from the Sub-Boards to the next meeting (written or verbal).
18th April LEP Executive
FUTURE MEETING DATE
Wednesday 18th
April 08.30-10am, Carnegie Room, Aston Webb Building, University of Birmingham
GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP
GROWING BUSINESSES & ACCESS TO FINANCE JOINT SUB-BOARDS MEETING
Tuesday 22 February 2018, Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce – 2pm to 4pm
Decisions & Actions
Attendance: Saqib Bhatti (Chair), Graham Nicoll (KPMG), Professor Mark Hart (Aston Uni), Ian McLaughlan (GBSLEP/Growth Hub), Katie Judge (LEP Executive), Joel Blake OBE (LEP Executive), Professor Monder Ram (UoB), Melanie Mills (Big Society Capital), Pat O’Hanlon (Handelsbanken), Steve Walker (ART), Sue Summers (Finance Birmingham), Paul Heaven (Blue Sky CF/Growth Hub A2F Service) Apologies: Russell Jeans (Chamber), David Evans (Greater Birmingham Chamber), Daniel Bridgewater (Young Person’s Representative), Melanie Palmer (Solihull BID), Rachel Westwood (Solihull Council), Mark Reed (Birmingham City Council), David Baker (Blue Sky Corporate Finance/GHA2F), Professor Julian Beer (BCU), Paul Ray (Browne Jacobson), Ruth Pipkin (Rewired PR)
Subject Decisions Actions Timescale Owner
1 Welcome & Apologies The Chair welcomed those in attendance and apologies were noted.
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2 Conflicts of Interest Saqib Bhatti – Board member of Greater Birmingham Chambers (lead delivery partner Growth Hub) Mark Hart – Aston University (delivery partner on Growth Hub, applicant to GHDF2) Monder Ram – Univ. of Birmingham/CRÈME (current delivery partner of GHDF project) Paul Heaven – Blue Sky (current delivery partner for Growth Hub Access to Finance service)
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3 Notes and matters arising
Notes from 17 November agreed
4 LEP Delivery Plans and Focus
Report noted
The sub-board requests the LEP Executive to consider the implications of greater focus on
By next meeting (16 May 2018)
Katie Judge
Subject Decisions Actions Timescale Owner
key sectors in the context of inclusion and growth in any plans
Additional information in form of diagram presented to LEP Board to be circulated to members
By next meeting (16 May 2018)
LEP Executive -
5 Growth Hub Update Report noted
Agreed to look at KPIs to ensure they accurately and positively give the picture of Growth Hub achievements Agreed to start procurement process promptly and to hold another Marketing Task and Finish group within a few weeks to look at current performance and plan the next specification Agreed on need to ask private sector member to be part of the procurement process to ensure outcome accurately reflects good market value Agreed that A2F needs to be a focus within any new marketing contract Agreed on need to understand more about the background to GBSLEP Skills agenda in relation to the Skills Hub project
Growth Hub KPIs to be reviewed regarding potential under-reporting (e.g. jobs, investment)
Informed by the marketing task and finish group, procurement process for GH Marketing to begin in March
Ruth Pipkin to be approached as
private sector lead on procurement exercise
A member of GBSLEP Skills
Team to present at next meeting on background (e.g. demand, supply etc) for Skills Hub
By next meeting (16 May 2018)
March 2018
March 2018
Next meeting (16 May 2018)
Ian McLaughlan Ian McLaughlan
LEP Executive
LEP Executive
6 Scale Up Programme Report noted Agreed that the Scale-up programme should continue and the next phase should link with the UoB/CRÈME work and companies
Scale-up programme to continue on same model as pilot and next phase to work with CRÈME/Hub companies
By 31 May 2018
Joel Blake / Mark Hart
Subject Decisions Actions Timescale Owner
7 Growth Hub Development Fund (Round 2)
Report noted. Recommendations approved. Agreed to accept the recommendations of the report of the Assessment Panel Agreed that non-green rated projects could be brought forward for future funding rounds Agreed that a future funding round be implemented before summer holiday period, given small amount of money allocated
Outcome and scores of Assessment Panel noted and recommendations for each project bid approved
Green rated projects (two) to progress to full business case and contracting
GHDF future round to be
implemented. Non-green rated projects to be worked with to encourage future applications
ASAP
Before mid-July 2018
Ian McLaughlan
/ Joel Blake Ian McLaughlan
/ Joel Blake
8 Access to Finance
Report noted Agreed joint event on 20 March most effective way to promote and bring together BBB/MEIF/Growth Hub and UKBAA
LEP Executive to confirm
GBSLEP guest allocations for UKBAA Investment Summit and invite sub-board members where possible
Week commencing 5th
March 2018
Joel Blake / LEP Executive
9 Angel Investment Report noted
Agreed to do preparatory work around potential partnerships and any funding requirements, with a further paper brought to the next meeting Agreed that any angel investment hub or partnership should link closely to the Growth Hub and particularly the A2F service and portal
LEP Executive to explore partnership options and potential funding requirements and bring a report to the next meeting
By next meeting (16 May 2018)
Joel Blake / LEP
Executive
10
Any Other Business Additional information from GBCC on Growth Hub was noted
Future Meetings: 16th May 2018, Venue TBC; 27th September 2018, TBC; November 2018, TBC