Event to address building a more resilient Birmingham

Making Birmingham a greener, more resilient city for the future will be the topic of conversation at a virtual event hosted by Birmingham City University tomorrow.

The Chamber 's policy and campaigns manager Emily Stubbs is joining a panel including BCU 's Beverley Nielsen and deputy leader of Birmingham City Council, Cllr Brigid Jones for the 'Resilient Birmingham ' webinar which takes place from 9am to 10.30am.

The event arrives at a time when Birmingham, like many other cities, is confronting the need to build more efficient infrastructures and connectivity, delivering healthy areas with better air quality, and providing high-quality public services and access to economic opportunity.

The panel will discuss the challenges Birmingham is currently facing - including the high levels of deprivation, the impact Covid-19 has had upon businesses and the economy, and making the city a greener and healthier place to live.

They will talk through a number of topics related to building a resilient Birmingham, including greening the economy, a topic Beverley has written about extensively in a recent book.

Registrations for the event are open now.

Beverley (pictured) said: “Our Centre for Brexit Studies is delighted to welcome Cllr Brigid Jones, deputy leader, Birmingham City Council, David Horsfall of Tyseley Energy Park and Emily Stubbs from the Birmingham Chamber to join us as we consider some of the challenges and opportunities facing our city in becoming more resilient.

“We want to ensure that as a city we manage a successful transition to sustainable energy, clean air quality and healthy living as well as providing access to fair opportunity for our residents from whatever backgrounds.

“Our panel will provide expert input from their experience of city and business management, net-zero energy provision and low-cost, green public transport options. ”