Greater Manchester Chamber - Up Front

Welcome to Episode 27 of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Podcast - this episode contains audio from our Chamber Live Event which took place on the 11th May 2021 and was hosted by our Policy, Campaigns and Communications Director Chris Fletcher. 

 Following a week that has seen both the local and Mayoral Elections taking place, we look ahead to the next stage of restrictions easing which is due to take place on the 17th May. 

We are joined by Nicola Payne the owner of iconic independent gift shop Oklahoma in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Nicola provides us with her insight into how the pandemic has impacted independent retailers.  

Nathan Chew, our General Manager from Chamber Space, then provides us with an update on what the next stage of the Government's road-map means for venues like ours and the challenges faced. Nathan also provides an exclusive update about our new open Art Gallery in partnership with Ghislaine Howard which is opening soon.  

Finally, with it being Mental Health Awareness Week - we are delighted to be joined by Chris Cooper who is a trainer and a coach from Manchester Mind. Chris provides his valuable insight into Mental Health awareness and how the pandemic has impacted people's mental health and well-being. 

Welcome to Episode 26 of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Podcast - this episode contains audio from our Chamber Live Event which took place on the 13th April 2021 and was hosted by our Policy, Campaigns and Communications Director Chris Fletcher. We're delighted to have a fantastic group of guests for the Digital and Technology special. 

The first guest Mo Isap CEO of IN4.0 who operate HOST in Media City. He explains the AI Foundry Programme - he also shares his insight into the world of innovation and the work being done by HOST to ensure that Greater Manchester is at the forefront of promoting innovation and technology training.  

This is followed by a catch up with Ram Gupta, Managing Director of Nybble who power our GM Tech Support Service. Ram shares his view on the technology sector and what the future holds. 

 Finally Nathan Chew our General Manager from Chamber Space provides us with an update on the world of Events and our venue - how the Government's roadmap is affecting this. 

Welcome to Episode 24 of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Podcast - this episode contains audio from our Chamber Live Event which took place on the 16th March 2021 and was hosted by our Policy, Campaigns and Communications Director Chris Fletcher.

Our first guest on this Episode is Sean Brophy, Project Manager of AI Foundry. Sean talks us through the £6m AI Foundry project - which aims to provide AI business innovation to local Greater Manchester businesses. 

This is followed by a catch up with Diane Elebert-Morgan from our Membership Team, who focuses on the Chamber's work in the Property & Construction sector. She is also joined by one our members Emma Williams, Senior Business Development Manager from Morgan Sindall who tells us about some of the exciting developments in the region.  

We then round things off with a catch up with our Head of Research Subrah Krishnan-Harihara who discusses the budget and how this has been received by the business world. 

Welcome to Episode 23 of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Podcast - this episode contains audio from our Chamber Live Event which took place on the 2nd March 2021 and was hosted by our Policy, Campaigns and Communications Director Chris Fletcher.

 In this episode Chris is joined by our new partners Marston Holdings/Engage EV. Sally Nolan, Director of Business Development at Engage EV, and Charlie Jardine from EO (a partner of Engage EV) both share their insights into the world of electric vehicles. 

Our Skills Coach Will Taylor then updates us on the Chambers work with the Young Persons Guarantee, which is focused on helping to protect and progress the future of young people in the City Region. 

Finally our Head of Research Subrah Krishnan-Harihara joins us to discuss the Chamber's expectations of the upcoming budget which has been referred to as one of most important budgets of all time. 

Welcome to Episode 22 of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Podcast - this episode contains audio from our Chamber Live Event which took place on the 16th February 2021 and was hosted by our Policy, Campaigns and Communications Director Chris Fletcher. 

In this Episode, Chris is joined by our Head of Research Subrah Krishnan-Harihara who talks us through the results of the recent British Chambers of Commerce survey and what this tells us about the economic impact of both the current national lockdown and the implementation of the new Brexit deal. 

Philip Murphy, our Skills Coach, provides us with an update on his role at the Chamber as part of the Skills for Growth project that is funded by the European Social Fund and provided in collaboration with the Growth Company.  This is followed by an announcement from our Membership Events and Partner Delivery Manager Lea-Anne Gardner about our new partnership with the Cyber Resilience Centre to support our Members - she introduces Detective Inspector Grace Hulse from the Cyber Resilience Centre who tells us more about the effect of cyber crime on UK business.