National Productivity Week 2026

This year’s National Productivity Week will feature events all across the UK.

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Day Four
Thursday 30 April, 2026

What Does It Take to Improve NHS Productivity?

A forward‑looking panel discussion that brings together leading experts working at the forefront of healthcare productivity research.

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Day One
Monday 27 April, 2026

Ask the Expert podcast #1: Philip McCann

Join our live, daily podcast: the first episode will explore why regional productivity gaps emerge and how effective place-based policy can help.

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Day One
Monday 27 April, 2026

Productivity and the case for investment in the region

An event exploring how we can better understand the barriers to productivity growth in our region and ways that we can collaborate to address them.

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Day One
Monday 27 April, 2026

Productivity for Better Outcomes

Join us at Manchester Central Library for an event to showcase The Productivity Institute’s seven integrated research programmes.

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Day One
Monday 27 April, 2026

Smart Rural Scotland

An online roundtable exploring how Scotland’s rural regions can strengthen productivity through technology, workplace innovation and sustainability.

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Day Two
Tuesday 28 April, 2026

Ask the Expert podcast #2: Chander Velu

Join our live, daily podcast: the second episode will explore redesigning how organisations create and capture value when adopting technologies.

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Day Two
Tuesday 28 April, 2026

Strategic Productivity for Impact

Join us at Alliance Manchester Business School for a workshop designed specifically for leaders in the third and public sectors.

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Day Two
Tuesday 28 April, 2026

Productivity and Innovation in Scotland’s City Regions

Join us for a practical workshop examining how innovation can support productivity improvement across Scotland’s city regions.

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Day Two
Tuesday 28 April, 2026

Future Ready Finance: Technology, Productivity and Skills

A webinar hosted by CIMA on using AI to boost productivity, redesigning roles for higher value work and the skills that defines future-ready finance teams.

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Day Two
Tuesday 28 April, 2026

Innovation‑Driven Productivity

How can Scotland’s high‑tech sectors accelerate productivity through tech adoption, advanced manufacturing, automation and innovation diffusion?

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Day Three
Wednesday 29 April, 2026

Ask the Expert podcast #3: Diane Coyle

Join our live, daily podcast: the third episode will explore why understanding productivity depends on improved economic measurement.

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Day Three
Wednesday 29 April, 2026

Raising Northern Ireland’s productivity: Better outcomes for people, firms & places

Showcasing the latest research on productivity in Northern Ireland, and how the challenge of raising productivity is being met by business and policy.

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Day Three
Wednesday 29 April, 2026

People, Technology and Productivity in Yorkshire, The Humber & North East

The Yorkshire, Humber and North East Forum brings together business leaders, regional policymakers and academics to discuss AI and digital advances.

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Day Three
Wednesday 29 April, 2026

Harnessing Data for Productivity

A practical workshop led by the Smart Data Foundry on how secure, trusted data can support better decision‑making, innovation and productivity.

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Day Three
Wednesday 29 April, 2026

Financing Women’s Futures

A roundtable exploring how equitable investment models can support women‑led enterprises to grow, scale and contribute to inclusive productivity.

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Day Three
Wednesday 29 April, 2026

Skills, Talent and Productivity in Greater Manchester

How can skills policy help close the productivity gap between the UK’s major cities?

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Day Four
Thursday 30 April, 2026

Party Plans for Business and the Economy

Hear directly from party representatives just ahead of the upcoming Senedd election.

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Day Four
Thursday 30 April, 2026

What Does It Take to Improve NHS Productivity?

A forward‑looking panel discussion that brings together leading experts working at the forefront of healthcare productivity research.

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Day Four
Thursday 30 April, 2026

Ask the Expert podcast #4: Duncan Ivison

Join our live, daily podcast: the fourth episode will discuss the relationship between higher education, further education and place-based development.

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Day Four
Thursday 30 April, 2026

Life Sciences in Scotland: investments, skills and internationalisation

In this half day event we will explore how Scotland’s life sciences sector can strengthen productivity from investments, skills and internationalisation.

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Day Five
Friday 1 May, 2026

Ask the Expert podcast #5: Charlie Mayfield

Join our live, daily podcast: the final episode will examine the role employers can play in supporting people to remain in work.

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Day Five
Friday 1 May, 2026

Wake Up & Learn: Purpose in Business – a practical guide

A morning session launching a practical guide for businesses to help them embed purpose into everyday workplace practices.

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Day Five
Friday 1 May, 2026

Increasing Productivity Through Manager-Employee Relationships

A live, evidence-based experience using immersive, actor-led learning to translate productivity research into real-world practice.

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Day Five
Friday 1 May, 2026

Rural Productivity and Sustainable Growth

Join us for a workshop exploring innovative solutions for rural businesses, including smart energy use, to support productive and sustainable rural economies.

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Day Five
Friday 1 May, 2026

The Role of Regional Data in Driving Productivity

A panel session exploring how high‑quality regional data can drive better decisions, investment and collaboration for UK productivity.

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