The chief executive of Manchester City Council Joanne Roney addressed DIB members and reflected on the challenges COVID-19 had brought to the local authority and to the wider Greater Manchester area.
City region metro mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram spoke passionately about their ‘Build Back Better’ campaign, their briefings with prime minister Boris Johnson and their ambitious plans for the future, despite the tough environment in which we are currently operating.
Liam Byrne MP the West Midlands Mayoral Candidate for Labour joined Downtown Birmingham Chair Paul Cadman in the #DowntownDen recently.
Keith Tully, Managing Partner at the Liverpool Office for Begbies Traynor was in the #DowntownDen to discuss how businesses in the region have been performing amidst the current Coronavirus pandemic.
The Directors of Project Four Construction Safety, Alan Robson & Max Meadows, joined Downtown CEO Frank McKenna in the #DowntownDen to discuss how they and their clients have been dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.
Downtown Birmingham Chair, Paul Cadman spent some time in the Downtown Den with Adam Whitehouse, Studio Manager at Nettl Birmingham.
Downtown boss Frank McKenna was in conversation with 3 leading transport personalities to discuss the challenges and opportunities the transport sector faces once we get through the Coronavirus crisis.
Nick de Bois – former Member of Parliament, special advisor, author and businessman – joins Simon Danczuk in the London Downtown Den.
It was a pleasure to welcome Jessica Bowles from Bruntwood & Mike Emmerich from Metro Dynamics into the Den and hear their thoughts and predictions about the current crisis and the opportunities and challenges we are likely to face in its aftermath.
Recently appointed shadow sports Minister Alison McGovern was in the Downtown Den, offering her views on how the football season may resume; how business can learn from sport; and what she hopes Birmingham can achieve by hosting the Commonwealth Games.
In a fascinating presentation, Applied Futurist Tom Cheesewright explained the processes smart businesses implement to improve performance and stay ahead of the game.
We welcome Matt Jones, Founder of Oxbridge Home Learning into the Downtown Den for a discussion with Downtown Birmingham Chair, Paul Cadman.
