# Event Details - **Event Name**: Leeds Manufacturing Festival Launch 2026 - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 am – Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 10:30 am - **Event Description**: Leeds Manufacturing Festival is back for 2026 with events highlighting career opportunities for young people in manufacturing & engineering.About this EventSAVE THE DATE!Join us at the launch event for the 2026 Leeds Manufacturing Festival, which returns with an extended programme of events highlighting career opportunities for young people in the city's manufacturing sector.The festival is designed to raise the profile of manufacturing in Leeds and the West Yorkshire region, promoting the wide range of careers on offer, and build relationships between employers, schools, colleges and training providers. Find out more about the programme and how you can get involved. Hear from keynote speakers and our youth panel who will talk about the skills challenge facing manufacturing and highlight how employers are working with industry partners to bring the next generation into manufacturing.Keynote speakers include Verity Davidge, from industry body, Make UK, Elisa Henderson, Early Careers Coordinator with engineering firm, RSE, Ben Wilson, managing director of MPM, and Hannah Wilson, principal of UTC Leeds.The event also includes an industry panel with younger people working in manufacturing who will talk about the skills challenge facing manufacturing and highlight how employers are working with industry partners to bring the next generation into manufacturing.Leeds Manufacturing Festival is sponsored by: E3 Recruitment, Enginuity, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds City Council, Next Gen Makers, Made in Yorkshire, Leeds City College School of Manufacturing, Made Smarter and manufacturing employers AW Hainsworth, Facultatieve Technologies, Greyhound Box, Kirkstall Precision Engineering, Leeds Welding Company, MA Ford Europe, MPM, RSE Control Systems, Involution, Brandon Medical and Bensons PanelsPlease note there is no parking available onsite for this event. The nearest multi-storey car park is located at Leeds Dock: https://citipark.co.uk/car-parks/leeds/clarence-leeds-dockSpeaker line-up· Ben Wilson: Managing Director at MPM Group· Verity Davidge: Director of Policy & Public Affairs at Make UK· Elisa Henderson: Early Careers Co-ordinator at RSE· Matthew Kaye: Head of Design & Marketing at Greyhound Box· Matt Booth: Associate Director at E3 Recruitment· Hannah Wilson: Principal at UTC Leeds· Carl Hedley: Client Manager at The Howarth FoundationTimings and event format8.30am: Arrivals, networking and breakfast9.00am: Welcome, introductions and event format – Mark Casci, Head of Business Representation, West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce9.05am: Welcome – Clayton Stott, Head of Engineering & Manufacturing,Leeds City College9.10am: Overview of LMF 2026 – Ben Wilson, Managing Director, MPM Group9.20am: Keynote address: Verity Davidge, Make UK9.40am: Keynote address: Elisa Henderson, RSE9.55am: Special guest: Matthew Kaye, Greyhound Box10am: Industry panel and discussion chaired by Mark Casci, Verity Davidge, and Elisa Henderson - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leeds/leeds-manufacturing-festival-launch-2026/100001982179613583 - **Event Categories**: festivals, contests, workshops, nonprofit, job-fairs - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Leeds - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Leeds City College - Printworks Campus - Oracle Lecture Theatre - **lat**: 53.788608 - **long**: -1.53631 - **full address**: Leeds City College - Printworks Campus - Oracle Lecture Theatre, Printworks Campus, Leeds, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Leeds Manufacturing Festival Launch 2026 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/e4dc2943ecc4ca7d85a7f8fec4d6d30b0d6d3daa663da2f4ab23ab501f586053-rimg-w1200-h600-dc2d3b60-gmir.jpg?v=1770984309 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Leeds Manufacturing Festival Launch 2026 being held? - **A:** Leeds Manufacturing Festival Launch 2026 takes place on Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 am to Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 10:30 am at Leeds City College - Printworks Campus - Oracle Lecture Theatre, Printworks Campus, Leeds, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Leeds Manufacturing Festival Launch 2026? - **A:** Leeds Manufacturing Festival Launch 2026 is organized by West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Leeds Manufacturing Festival Launch 2026 is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Leeds, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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