Exclusive roundtables to take place ahead of global conference
A series of roundtable discussions hosted by key international trading partners will be available exclusively to Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce members head of next month 's Global Trade Conference.
The conference - taking place at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on 15 February (12 noon and 6pm) - will be preceded by a morning session in which delegations from Canada, France, Mexico, Mauritius and the Ukrainian capital Kyiv are to host roundtable talks.
These discussions are available to Chamber members, who can find out more about the benefits and barriers of entering these particular markets.
Meanwhile, two more keynote speakers have been added to the line-up for the conference.
Confirmed for the day are Jamila Davis of the West Midlands Growth Company and Professor Geoff Thompson, deputy chair of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and founder and chair of UK-based international charity the Youth Charter.
Jamila is special projects and business development manager at the Growth Company, the economic development agency for the region.
Her role includes project management surrounding key aspects of the Commonwealth Games 2022 Business and Tourism Programme, designed to create lasting and inclusive economic legacy.
Formerly Jamila was the senior business development manager for the Greater Birmingham Commonwealth and Transatlantic Chambers of Commerce, where she was an advocate and champion for equitable business support for all communities.
Mandy Haque (pictured), international director at the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, said: “We are delighted that Jamila and Geoff have been added to an already impressive line-up of speakers. ”
Other speakers already confirmed include Amanda Brooks, Director-General of Trade Negotiations at the Department for International Trade, Taran Singh, Founder and CEO of Taran 3D, Elisabeth Lewis Jones, CEO of Liquid PR, Shaun Adams, managing director of Birmingham Case Makers and Andy Dawson, director and co-founder of Curium Solutions.
Delegates will be welcomed by Chambers chief executive Henrietta Brealey while Mandy Haque will chair the opening International Trade Index Launch.