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<p>The Agri-Tech Leadership Council has met four times. The items discussed are set
out below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Subjects
discussed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>23<sup>rd</sup> September 2013</strong></p></td><td><p>1.
Launch of the Agri-Tech Strategy and future implications for the Leadership Council</p><p>2.
Funding position</p><p>3. Leadership Council - general principles and roles, skills
and knowledge</p><p>4. Communications - general principles and ways of working</p><p>5.
Catalyst process and timetable</p><p>6. Marketplace Networking Events for the Centres
for Agricultural Innovation</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>26<sup>th</sup>
November 2013</strong></p></td><td><p>1. Centres for Agricultural Innovation – reflections
and next steps</p><p>2. Leadership Council - Outcomes, Metrics, Management</p><p>3.
Information and Project Plan</p><p>4. Evaluation of the Agri-Tech Strategy</p><p>5.
UKTI approach on exports and inward investment</p><p>6. Communications</p><p>7. International
funding</p><p>8. Skills and knowledge transfer</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16<sup>th</sup>
January 2013</strong></p></td><td><p>1. Agri-Tech Strategy small and medium size enterprise
perspective</p><p>2. Update on Catalyst bids and the Agri-Informatics Centre</p><p>3.
Potential private sector investment in Centres for Agricultural Innovation</p><p>4.
UKTI Programme on agri-tech inward investment and exports</p><p>5. Skills</p><p>6.
Communications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2<sup>nd</sup> April 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>1.
Agri-Engineering</p><p>2. Updates on the first successful Catalyst projects and discussions
with the private sector on Centres for Agricultural Innovation.</p><p>3. Next steps
in establishing the Centres</p><p>4. Skills – update on next steps</p><p>5. Priorities
for the Leadership Council in next 12 months</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>
</p><p>In addition, the Leadership Council held a telephone conference on 24<sup>th</sup>
February 2014 which discussed the proposed timetable and actions for commissioning
the Centre for Agri-Informatics and Metrics of Sustainability, and arrangements for
evaluating the Agri-Tech Strategy.</p>
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