Tuesday 5th October
Local business, local economies: how can business and councils lead renewal together?
Time: 08.00 – 09.30
Location: GVA Grimley, Brindley Place
Chair: Jerry Blackett, Chief Executive, Birmingham Chamber Group
Speakers: Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government; David Frost, Director-General, British Chambers of Commerce
Notes: Invitation only
Organiser: Birmingham Chamber Group
The Big Society in action
Time: 08.00 – 09.30
Location: The ICC – Room 10B
Chair: Professor David Eastwood, Vice-Chancellor, University of Birmingham
Speakers: Rory Stewart MP; Ben Lucas, Director, 2020 Public Service Trust; Helen Sullivan, Professor of Government and Society, University of Birmingham; Max Wind-Cowie, Head of the Progressive Conservatism Project, Demos
Organiser: Demos in partnership with University of Birmingham
Transforming Bus Travel and the Environment
Time: 08.00 – 09.30
Location: Edwardian Tea Rooms, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Chair: Cllr Angus Adams
Speakers: Stephen Rhodes, Passenger Services Director, Centro; Nick Coad, Group Environmental Director, National Express; Stephen Joseph, Campaign for Better Transport
Organiser: Centro
Aid and UK Security – what’s the relationship?
Time: 12.30 – 14.30
Location: The ICC, Marquee 4
Chair: Professor David Eastwood, Vice-Chancellor, University of Birmingham
Speakers: Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for Internatioanl Development; Dame Barbara Stocking, CEO, Oxfam; Professor Paul Jackson, Head of School of Government & Society, University of Birmingham; Dr Basia Spalek, Reader in Communities & Justice, University of Birmingham
Organiser: CWO & University of Birmingham
Science Parks without walls: Using digital connectivity to spark innovation-led growth and regeneration
Time: 17.00 – 19.00
Location: Nuvo, Brindley Place
Chair: Cllr Mike Whitby, Leader, Birmingham City Council and Chairman of Birmingham Science Park Aston
Speakers: Dr David Hardman MBE, MD, Birmingham Science Park Aston; Phil Smith, Chief Executive UK & Ireland, Cisco Systems Limited; Ralph Varcoe, Head of Strategy & Marketing, Europe Tata Communications
Organiser: Birmigham Science Park Aston
TIFS/ADZ: Innovative funding for economic growth
Time: 17.45-19.00
Location: The ICC – Hall 7
Chair: Jerry Blackett, Chief Executive, Birmingham Chamber Group
Speakers: Alex Burrows, Centro
Panellists: Stephen Hughes, Chief Executive, Birmimgham City Council; Ray Mills, PwC; Liz Peace, CEO of the British Property Federation
Organiser: Birmingham Chamber Group
What role can Business Improvement Districts play in helping to prepare for the upturn?
Time: 17.45-19.30
Location: The Mailbox
Chair: Steve Dyson, BBC broadcaster and journalist
Speakers: Bob Neill MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government; Jacquie Reilly, ATCM; Alan Chatham, Retail Birmingham; Gary Cardin, Colmore Business District; Gary Taylor, Broad Street BID
Organiser: Birmingham City Centre Partnership
Notes: Booking required. To reserve your place please email marketing@colmorebusinessdistrict.com
