Panel of experts lined up for annual CBI dinner
A panel of experts has been unveiled for this year’s CBI annual gathering in the North West.
The annual event is being held at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester, Wednesday 13th November.
Confirmed speakers so far include:
• John Allan CBE, CBI President and Chairman of Tesco PLC and Barratt Developments PLC, who will be sharing his perspectives on the current issues impacting the business environment
• Founder of Founders4Schools, Sherry Coutu CBE; Liverpool JMU Interim Vice Chancellor, Mark Power; and Angela Rayner MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Education (subject to parliamentary business), will provide an engaging thought leadership panel discussion about social mobility.
Simon Evans a regular on TV and radio including appearances on BBC One’s Live at the Apollo and his popular BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Simon Goes to Market’, will be providing a witty, enjoyable and entertaining after-dinner speaker performance.
Meanwhile, the organisation is writing to every MP in the North West urging them to find a Brexit deal that works for the region.
The letter has been sent as MPs return to Westminster and re-start the Brexit debates in Parliament.
CBI regional director for the North West Damian Waters said: “It’s sensible to prepare for no deal, and the CBI has hundreds of recommendations for how that can be done in the most effective way for the economy.
“Preparations of both business and Government might mitigate some of the short-term damage of no deal. We are urging MPs in the North West to back a Brexit deal that is good for our region.
“Large businesses have done, and are doing, everything they can to prepare for no deal. They have spent billions of pounds on getting ready. But the simple fact is that small businesses do not have the resource to understand what no deal means, let alone mitigate the consequences.
“Businesses have noticed and welcome the significant step change in government investment and energy. The CBI is supporting them in those endeavours.
“Some practicalities cannot be avoided. Warehouses are full at Christmas time, the only preparation many services firms can do is to move jobs to the EU, and that trade relies as much on EU mitigations as UK ones.”
