Chamber Podcast

Our mini-series covering themes arising from the Birmingham Economic Review 2018 continues with a discussion on the business environment.  Former Birmingham Chamber president Steve Brittan of BSA Technologies joins Dan Harrison and Emily Stubbs to discuss the region's rich manufacturing history - and what the future holds for this vitally important sector.

Part two of a mini-series covering themes arising from the Birmingham Economic Review 2018 is a discussion on people. University of Birmingham's Professor Anne Green and Asian Business Chamber of Commerce vice president Haseena Lockhart join Dan Harrison and Emily Stubbs from the Chamber to discuss how the region can unlock the full potential of its people and ensure its diversity is reflected in senior leadership.

Part one of a mini-series covering themes arising from the Birmingham Economic Review 2018 is a discussion on ideas. University of Birmingham's Professor Simon Collinson and Curium's Andy Dawson join Dan Harrison and Emily Stubbs from the Chamber to talk about innovation, R&D, artificial intelligence and the role of universities.

To mark World Mental Health Day, Lisa Ingram from Amey and Colin Corrodus from Deutsche Bank join the Chamber's Dan Harrison to discuss work that is being done to address mental health issues in the workplace and the challenges that lie ahead.

Chamber chief executive Paul Faulkner is joined by HS2 chief executive Mark Thurston and LMJV project director Richard Kirkham to discuss the HS2 skills strategy and its impact on the region.

Saqib Bhatti, the new president of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, joins chief executive Paul Faulkner and press and PR director John Lamb to discuss his two-year term in the hotseat.

Innovation Birmingham Campus CEO David Hardman, Jim Allen of energy equipment suppliers SIGinside and the Chamber’s director of policy Henrietta Brealey discuss investment in technology and machinery in Greater Birmingham as part of the Invest to Grow campaign.

Professor Simon Collinson from the University of Birmingham, Nic Young from the NEC Group and the Chamber's director of policy Henrietta Brealey discuss innovation, research and development in Greater Birmingham as part of the Invest to Grow campaign.

Dan Harrison is joined by Wesleyan's Jessica Wilkes-Reading to discuss 'Curse of the Nomed' - a new children's book produced by Wesleyan in conjunction with the charity Partnership for Children. The novel addresses the subject of youth mental health and was written to help children who are about to start secondary school.

Hilary Witts from Colliers International and the Chamber's Raj Kandola discuss controversial changes to the business rates system and what they mean for local firms.