Speakers announced for Shropshire business event
Keynote speakers at an upcoming event hoping to help Shropshire businesses thrive have been announced.
Invest in Shropshire will welcome Mark Gregory, Ernst Young’s leading chief economist in the UK & Ireland, to speak at this year’s online Business Leaders’ Breakfast event on Wednesday May 5.
Following a year of major challenges for Shropshire’s business community, this year’s event – which was cancelled last year due to the pandemic – has moved online.
It has a range of speakers lined up to both celebrate the resilience and strength of Shropshire’s economy but also to launch the Shropshire Council’s programme of economic recovery and growth support over the next 12 months.
Mr Gregory – an advisor to governments and industry on economics, policy and regulation – will be joined on the morning by Mark Barrow, executive director of place, Tracy Darke, the council’s new assistant director of economic growth and the authority's chief executive Andy Begley.
Also joining the line-up is Shrewsbury Town FC's chief executive Brian Caldwell and David Baker, chief executive of Radius Aerospace. Both speakers will talk about the journey and challenges their respective businesses have undergone throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event will be live-streamed from 8am until 10am and will be introduced by broadcaster and journalist Carl Jones.
Mr Barrow said: “It’s been a very tough year for all businesses in Shropshire. After successfully delivering £145 million of grants over the last 12 months in Shropshire we are now pleased to announce a major programme to support recovery and enable our Shropshire businesses to thrive once again.
"It was also vital to re-instate this popular event which each year seeks to outline our current economic strategy and plans. By going online it will enable us to reach even more local businesses who may not have been able to attend in person.”
