Chamber Podcast

In the second part of our exclusive interview with Andy Street, the West Midlands mayor discusses the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the region's skills agenda and the forthcoming mayoral election.

In the first episode of a two-part interview, West Midlands mayor Andy Street talks to Chamber chief executive Paul Faulkner about HS2, his ambitious transport plans for the region, the bid to build a gigafactory battery plant and 5G technology.

Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week 2020, Chamber patrons National Express and South & City College join us to discuss their successful partnership which has put apprentices on the road to successful careers.

Leader of Tamworth Borough Council, Councillor Daniel Cook, chats to Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce chief executive, Paul Faulkner on everything Tamworth, including future developments in the town, supporting young people, and the council's What's Next campaign.

Schools of King Edward VI's executive director Heath Monk and archivist Alison Wheatley join us to discuss the foundation trust's proud heritage, its links with business and future plans. 

Paul Faulkner is joined by key figures from Lichfield to discuss future plans for the city and wider district. They talk about the ongoing masterplan exercise for some important developments in the city, initiatives to drive growth and to market the area as a tourist destination.

Dal Darroch, head of diversity and inclusion at the Football Association, joins us to discuss the work that is being done around equality, diversity and inclusion in football. Dal is also a committee member of the Asian Business Chamber of Commerce. 

What do we love about Birmingham and how have perceptions of the city changed? Hotel du Vin Birmingham's general manager Tom Gallimore and Ben Britain from University of Birmingham/City-REDI join us for our latest Birmingham Economic Review podcast. 

Our latest Birmingham Economic Review podcast focuses on how Birmingham is making inclusive economic growth happen. Dan Harrison and Emily Stubbs from the Chamber are joined by Dr Tasos Kitsos (Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham’s Department of Strategy and International Business) and Johnny Shah (head of Trust Charity at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust).

Army major turned businessman Ed Colver joins Curium Solutions co-founder Andy Dawson and Chamber chief executive Paul Faulkner ahead of Remembrance Day to discuss links between the armed forces and business, making the transition between the two, resilience and leadership.