Would you like to know more about how the public sector plans to outsource after the cuts, how the city's road works are co-ordinated or what effect business has on the local environment?

This event is part of the Chamber's series of Big Debates in 2011, giving you the chance to hear key people give their opinions - and maybe influence them with your own - in an evening of lively, entertaining and enlightening debate.

Topics include:

## Travel and transport

* What effect will train fare increases have?

* Will the Park and Ride issue ever be resolved?

* How can the plethora of road works be better co-ordinated?

* Panellists

* Geoff Raw, Brighton andand Hove City Council

* Martin McGowan, Southern Railway Limited

## Jobs, skills and business support

* In light of public spending cuts, will the council outsource more work to local businesses?

* What support will there be for start-ups?

* Panellists

* Colin Monk, University of Brighton

* Gary Peters, Brightonand

Whilst living and working in Brighton, The Big Lemon founder Tom Druitt became frustrated with the inability of public transport to provide a solution to the nation's transport needs whilst addressing the issue of climate change.

With no prior industry knowledge, Tom and his team gathered their experiences as passengers to guide the design of a new type of bus service, whilst seeking to make the operation as green as possible.

The Big Lemon was the first bus company in the UK to run all its vehicles on 100% biodiesel from locally-sourced waste cooking oil and won the Dandelion Award for Sustainable Business in 2009. They also came 8th in the RBS SE100 Index of Social Businesses in 2009 and won Best Sustainability Initiative at the 2010 Brighton and Hove Public Service Awards.

At this inspirational breakfast, Tom talks about why he started The Big Lemon, his biggest challenges (and successes!) and his vision for the future.

The Young Parent's Project was founded in 2006 by mum and nutritionist Nina Ross, inspired by her work with pregnant teenagers and her own sister becoming a parent at eighteen.

Whilst working on a youth support programme for pregnant teenagers Nina saw that the diet and nutrition of the young women was extremely poor. Time, money and a lack of awareness all contributed to this, resulting in weight issues, mood swings, aggression and depression.

After studying nutritional therapy at the College of Natural Nutrition, funding from the Glimmer of Hope foundation allowed Nina to start running projects in Whitehawk and Moulsecoomb in 2007.

The Young Parent's Project now employs seven members of staff and has secured 200,000 GBP from the SEIF (Social Enterprise Investment Fund) to start up a social investment arm.

At this breakfast, Nina shares her inspirational story and talks about the challenges of building a social enterprise to create real change for young parents in the city.

Phil Frier has been the Principal of City College Brighton and Hove since August 2007.

Phil's career includes more than three decades of working in education, with previous roles including Executive Director at Sussex Downs College and a Chief Examiner for the Examination Board Edexcel.

City College, situated in the heart of Brighton, attracts around 9,000 students a year on a wide range of vocational and higher education courses - from construction to catering, hospitality to hairdressing. More than 400 of its students study Foundation Degree courses.

In addition, the college works with more than 200 employers in providing support for partnerships as well as for employee training in customer service, business and digital media.

At this inspirational Chamber breakfast, Phil shares his view of the role of the college in the city, as well as its work with employers and individual students.

At this inspirational breakfast Andrew Comben, chief executive of the Brighton Festival talks about the background to Brighton Festival 2011 as well as discussing the wider social and economic benefits of festivals and cultural events.

This workshop brings together Sussex-based food and drink suppliers with local buyers interested in sourcing new and unique products for customers. We provide practical examples of what buyers want from suppliers in order to create successful partnerships.

Getting your food and drink products into Brighton and Hove's cafes, restaurants, hotels and supermarkets can be a time consuming business. That's why it's important to have the right approach to increase your chance of success.

This informal and friendly workshop is aunique opportunity to learn, share and make new contacts and get valuable insight from a panel of experts.

This recording features the following panellists:

* Paula Seager, Natural PR

* Olivia Reid and Dino Pavledis, Terre a Terre

* Rob Carr, Hotel Du Vin and Bistro

* Nicky Rohl, Moshi Moshi

* Peter Allinson, Temptation Cafe

* Galia Orme, CHOC Chick

* Nicola Humble, Trading Standards

This workshop brings together Sussex-based food and drink suppliers with local buyers interested in sourcing new and unique products for customers. We provide practical examples of what buyers want from suppliers in order to create successful partnerships.

Getting your food and drink products into Brighton and Hove's cafes, restaurants, hotels and supermarkets can be a time consuming business. That's why it's important to have the right approach to increase your chance of success.

This informal and friendly workshop is aunique opportunity to learn, share and make new contacts and get valuable insight from a panel of experts.

This recording features the following panellists:

* Paula Seager, Natural PR

* Prof Erik Millstone, University of Sussex

* Peter J Field, Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex

* Hillary Knight, A Taste of Sussex

* Jackie Ellis, Sussex Tourism Partnership

* Jason Burt, Farmhouse Cookery

[Digicave](http://digicave.com/home) was founded on the principal that just using photography and video on the web was like strapping pram wheels to spaceships – their mission is take the coolest new technology from the world of academic research and drag it into the mass market so we can all have a go!

Digicave's first round of technology, launched this year, allows them to capture real objects and people to create perfect digital models in 3D. It also allows them to project virtual objects into the real world using Augmented Reality.

When Digicave started two years ago it had no technology and no money = just some very interesting ideas. Since launching only ten weeks ago, they have already had interest from some of the world's leading brands and have been invited to exhibit in Las Vegas and Mumbai.

At this breakfast, [Al Tredinnick](http://www.businessinbrighton.org.uk/members/al-tredinnick) will talk about his journey in setting up this company with his friends and how networki

At this special Chamber breakfast, we invite four of our inspirational members to step into our 'Business Spotlight' and provide answers to some of the pressing questions surrounding building a successful business in Brighton and Hove.

This event offers you the chance to raise your profile within the Chamber while talking frankly and openly about the highs and lows of running a business, including the biggest challenges you've overcome.

Tell us what you've got that puts you head and shoulders above your nearest competitor, what you enjoy most about being a business in the City, and who you're most indebted to for your achievements.

Much of our professional life is deeply marinated in a culture of strong management, but would things improve if management were removed?

Jonathan Bacon, Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, has found clues in recent research into ants - creatures which are management free, yet famously successful. 'Swarm intelligence' of the ant colony emerges as a result of interactions between each ant and its neighbours.

Much human activity is also management-free, the result of multiple interactions. Examples come from the internet, Wikipedia, the growth of cities and of course, networking events.

At this special breakfast, in partnership with the Brighton Science Festival, Jonathan explores whether we really need managers...