Doncaster, What's Next?
Date and Time
Thursday May 26, 2022
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM BST
Location
Unipart Rail
Jupiter Building
First Point
Balby Carr Bank
DN4 5JQ
Description
Doncaster, What's Next?
By attending, you will get to hear directly from successful business leaders and entrepreneurs about what they believe is needed to stimulate Doncaster’s economic growth and how we can further cement the borough’s reputation as a great place to do business.
With this being a flagship event, the conference will also be attended by the likes of Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, Damian Allen, Chief Executive of Doncaster Council, Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster, and Nick Fletcher MP, all of whom will be sharing their vision for levelling up Doncaster in the future.
As such, this is a special opportunity for the private sector to get its voice heard by those who can enact meaningful change in Doncaster and to contribute ideas that will shape the local economy for the next decade and beyond.
Panel 1 – Growing business and the economy within Doncaster
Representatives:
Gemma Smith – Strata Homes, Emma McSkelly – NCM Auctions, Andrew Austwick – Finance for Enterprise and Chinwe Russel – D31 Art Gallery.
Panel 2 - Bringing investment into Doncaster
Representatives:
Richard Stubbs – Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network. Nick Fletcher MP, Helen McLoughlin – Unity , Rachel Harwood – Doncaster Racecourse
There will also be audience with sessions with Damien Allen – CEO Doncaster Council & Ros Jones – Mayor of Doncaster and Tom Grundy – Hybrid Air Vehicles & Tom Rumboll – SYNETIQ as well as hearing from the newly appoint Mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard.