Chamber welcomes award winners and sponsors to exclusive roundtable

An exclusive roundtable hosted by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce brought together winners and sponsors from the region’s biggest business awards.  

Businesses including the 2025 Greater Birmingham Business of the Year, The Listening Centre, and GBCC Awards headline sponsor Birmingham City University, were invited to attend the event, hosted by director of external affairs Raj Kandola.  

It provided winners and sponsors with an opportunity to discuss opportunities and challenges facing business, as well as a further opportunity to network as a result of being involved in this year’s awards. 

Attendees were Sharon McCormick (The Listening Centre), Lisa Davies and Julie Stonall (Birmingham City University), Adam Stockton (Elonex   RM), Paul Berrow (Translift), Shaila Pervez and Surwat Sohail (Roshni), Richard Metcalfe (Edgbaston Park Hotel) and Rachel Cranny (bMusic). 

Raj said: “It was great to welcome back a number of our award-winners and sponsors from this year’s awards. 

“The GBCC Awards are the biggest celebration of all things business in this region.  

“Events like this roundtable provide businesses with an opportunity to share their successes and challenges with us, in addition to the profile boost they received before and on the night of the awards.” 

The GBCC Awards will return in 2026 at the ICC in Birmingham, with 11 new categories to offer more firms a chance to be recognised.  

For more information on sponsorship and advertising opportunities, contact head of commercial development David Woakes on d.woakes@birmingham-chamber.com