Prof Jun Du was invited to give a keynote speech on UK productivity puzzles and an overview of the research conducted at Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Business Prosperity (LBGCBP) on 5 October at the annual event of the Institute of Management Services (IMS), a professional body in the UK concerned with the promotion, practice and development of the range of methodologies and techniques for the improvement of productivity and quality, known as ‘Management Services’. The guest speakers of the event also included the Head Engineer of JLR.