The CEO of Peel Ports has hailed digital platforms as key to taking the Liverpool brand to global audiences.
Liverpool鈥檚 digital & creative, health & life sciences and innovation sectors are now major employers alongside advanced manufacturing, while Peel opened Liverpool2 at the Port of Liverpool to raise the region’s profile on a global stage.
Mark Whitworth, who will speak at our event focused on the future of the region on Wednesday, says the world is 鈥済etting smaller鈥� thanks to technology.
鈥淭he Liverpool brand represents a wealth of business opportunity and digital platforms provide the means to take it to global audiences,鈥� he told 老九品茶Cloud.
鈥淚nvestment in infrastructure and technology are cornerstones to longevity and enabling future growth.
鈥淭he challenge 鈥� and the opportunity 鈥� is to harness these technologies to maximise the impact and enable future growth.鈥�
Peel Ports announced that autonomous vessels are coming to the Port of Liverpool and other UK sites after a successful seabed survey test last week.
Whitworth has led the Port of Liverpool owner since July 2010, prior to which he was CEO of Peel Airports.
Ahead of Wednesday鈥檚 event 鈥� which will shine a light on some of the region’s best companies and look at its overall strategy 鈥� he said the city鈥檚 universities are also central to growth.
鈥淚nvesting in and retaining the right skills in the City Region is a prerequisite to success,鈥� he said.
鈥溊暇牌凡鑕s must forge close relationships with academia at all levels to bridge the learning gap and furnish students with work-ready skills.鈥�