Spotlight on ‘This Is the Black Country’ as major event announced

13 Jul 2022

Published in: Black Country Chamber of Commerce News

Black Country Business Economic Conference Announced Today

Spotlight on ‘This Is the Black Country’ as major event announced


The Black Country Chamber of Commerce have today, (July 14th - Black Country Day), announced plans for their second annual Black Country Economic Business Conference.

Planned for Thursday 3rd November, the Conference will be the flagship event for the Chamber’s latest campaign, ‘This is the Black Country,' and provide a platform for well-known speakers from across the region and beyond to discuss the local economy and actions required to tackle the barriers limiting growth, productivity and competitiveness.

Featuring contributions from the campaign’s business partners, national audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe UK, recruitment experts Pertemps, Dudley based legal firm Higgs LLP, IT experts EBC Group and the University of Wolverhampton’s Business School, the event will provide a platform to promote the region as a dynamic and innovative place to do business and bring together experts to discuss the work of the campaign.

Neil Anderson, the Chamber’s Director of External Affairs said: “This is the Black Country celebrates and champions our great region and, there’s no better day to announce its flagship event than Black Country Day.

“We are a region of makers, innovators, and dreamers and the Conference has a fantastic line-up of leaders who will help shine a spotlight on the great work taking place across the region and to debate the issues affecting businesses today such as the skills gap, recruiting and retaining talent, driving innovation, accessing green power and ensuring that the region remains connected to modern infrastructure to get its goods and services to the world."

Speakers on the day include West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street along with campaign business partners, Johnathan Dudley, Midlands & Southwest Managing Partner and Head of Manufacturing Business, CROWE UK, Richard Lane, Managing Director & Founder, EBC GROUP, Nick Taylor, Managing Partner, HIGGS LLP, Carmen Watson, Chair, PERTEMPS NETWORK GROUP and Prof. Paul Sissons, Head of Management Research Centre, UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON BUSINESS SCHOOL.


They will be joined by:

Nick Barton, CEO, BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT

Dr. Julie Nugent, Director of Productivity & Skills, WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY

Paul Faulkner, Chief of Staff & Operations, RCL Partners

Dr. Michela Kendall, CEO, UK MISSION INNOVATION HYDROGEN CHAMPION

Matthew Rhodes, REPOWERING THE BLACK COUNTRY

Andy Medler, Corporate Partnerships Manager, HALO FINANCIAL

William Baines, Head of International Trade, BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.


Further speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.


The FREE event kicks off at 9.30am at the University of Wolverhampton Business School and businesses are now being encouraged to sign up and book places to join the discussions.

To book your place at this year’s event click on the link: https://www.blackcountrychamber.co.uk/events/03112022/black-country-economic-business-conference-2022/



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