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10 CPA Bulletin > August 2021 www.cpa.uk.net CPA Conference 2021 The CPA Conference 2021 will be held on Thursday 14th October 2021 at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre in Fillongley near Coventry. The theme of this year’s Conference will be ‘Net Zero Carbon, &Digitalisation: The Challenge of Change for the Plant Sector’. The CPA Conference 2021 will be the sixth CPA Conference to be held. Over the years, the event has become firmly established as an essential entry in the calendar for senior figures in the plant-hire sector. Delegate tickets can now be booked online via the CPA website at www.cpa.uk.net at a cost of £90 per person (£75 + £15 VAT). Attendance is open to both CPA members and non- members. The 2021 event is being held in association with headline sponsor Point of Rental Software and there will be a small exhibition running alongside the conference. Confirmed exhibitors include Genquip Groundhog, Flannery Plant Hire, NOCN Group, GGR Group, Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), CESAR and Capja . The CPA Conference 2021 will be hosted by former television newsreader, presenter and journalist Merryn Myatt who hosted the event in 2019 and introduced a brand-new format with a series of panel discussions. Merryn will encourage debate and audience interaction through the panel discussions with key people from across the industry. Speakers will include Fergus Harradence from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Tom Thackrey from the CBI, Chris Matthews from Flannery Plant Hire, Merrill Lynch from L Lynch Plant Hire and Christian Spence from Sunbelt Rentals UK, plus several others. CPA Chief Executive Kevin Minton said: “In our dealings with CPA members and the wider industry, there are two key themes that always emerge as having a great impact on the future of our sector - striving to achieve net zero carbon, and digitalisation in all its forms. We thought it best to shine the spotlight on these two key topics and net zero carbon will be addressed in the morning and digitalisation will be discussed in the afternoon session. “The construction industry has played a critical role in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, helping support vital infrastructure, building COVID testing and temporary hospital facilities and driving economic growth at a time when other sectors were forced to close. Now as we look to the future, the government’s plans to ‘Build Back Better’ confirms the role of construction in the post-pandemic economy. “The event will combine keynote speeches with panel debates and interactive discussion, and it will be designed to allow delegates to come away with better insight about how they can prepare their businesses in the post-COVID age.” As well as attending the Conference, delegates will also have the opportunity to visit a number of exhibition stands. For previous CPA Conferences, exhibition space has proved so popular that it has been a sell- out. To register interest in exhibiting at the CPA Conference 2021, please contact Lisa Collins on 07968 840390 or email: lisa@lisacollinscommunications.co.uk All relevant COVID-19 precautions and safety measures will be in place prior to, and throughout, the event, to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all event attendees. Key Information Event: CPA Conference 2021: Net Zero Carbon, & Digitalisation: The Challenge of Change for the Plant Sector Date: Thursday 14th October 2021 Venue: Heart of England Conference and Events Centre, Meriden Rd, Fillongley, Coventry CV7 8DX www.heartofengland.co.uk Tickets: Delegate tickets are available from www.cpa.uk.net for £90 per person (£75 + £15 VAT). ASSOCIATIONNEWS: 3 BEING HELD IN ASSOCIATIONWITH: