York Business Week Conference
Date: 9th Nov 2020, 9:00 to 17:00
Organiser: Make It York
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York Business Week Conference will kickstart a week of topical discussion around the challenges of economic recovery and how we can maximise York’s sector strengths in this period of revival and renewed focus. Chaired by Greg Dyke, Chair of Make It York, speakers will include Keith Aspden, Leader of City of York Council and David Kerfoot MBE DL, Chair of York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership.
There will be a focus on the impact of the EU exit in the coming months: what do businesses need to know, and how can they prepare for the changes? This session will be chaired by Andrew Digwood, President of York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and Partner at Rollits LLP.
The afternoon will feature a mini tourism conference with an update on the progress of the city’s tourism strategy and key milestones, as well as next steps and plans for 2021. Experts from across the industry will deliver a series of short sessions focused on tourism recovery, with Make It York and City of York Council presenting on 2021 plans for the city and how businesses can get involved.
Session 1: 09.00 - 10.30 Economic Recovery and Resilience
| 09.00 – 09.05 |
Greg Dyke, Chair Make It York |
Welcome and introductions |
| 09.05 – 09.20 |
Keith Aspden, Leader City of York Council |
Opening of the conference: Challenges around economic recovery |
| 09.20 – 09.35 |
David A Kerfoot MBE, DL, Chair York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) |
Recovery support and looking to the future |
| 09.35 – 09.55 |
Beckie Hart, Regional Director Yorkshire & the Humber, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) |
Recovery - What happens now? |
| 09.55 – 10.10 |
Jon Geldart, Director General Institute of Directors (IoD) |
Economic Recovery & Resilience - What do we need to grow? |
| 10.10 – 10.30 |
Greg Dyke, Make It York – Chair Beckie Hart, CBI David Kerfoot, Y&NY LEP Jon Geldart, IoD Keith Aspden, City of York Council |
Panel Discussion |
Session 2: 11.00 - 12.00 EU Exit
| 11.00 – 11.05 |
Andrew Digwood, President York & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce |
Welcome and introductions |
| 11.05 – 11.20 |
Allie Renison, Head of EU and Trade Policy Institute of Directors (IoD) |
EU Exit presentation: Does it affect me? What do we need to know and how do I prepare? |
| 11.20 – 11.35 |
Matt Beddoe, Head of Procurement Nestle UK & Ireland |
Case Study: How we prepared for EU Exit |
| 11.35 – 12.00 |
Andrew Digwood, York & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce - Chair Allie Reninson, IoD Matt Beddoe Nestle |
Panel Discussion / Q&A |
Tourism Mini Conference - 14.00 - 17.00
| 14.00 – 14.10 |
Cllr. Darryl Smalley City Of York Council |
Welcome from Chair: Setting the scene |
| 14.10 - 14.30 |
Helen Apsey, Head of Culture and Wellbeing / Head of Communications and Marketing, Make It York Ashley Young, Senior Marketing Manager, Make It York |
York's Tourism Recovery Marketing Strategy |
| 14.30 - 15.10 |
Signe Jungersted, CEO Group NAO |
Coming out of the Crisis: What Now? |
| 15.10 - 15.30 | Refreshment Break |
| 15.30 - 15.50 |
Welcome to Yorkshire’s Strategy for 2021 A Yorkshire for All - a place to visit, live, work and study. |
| 15.50 - 16.20 |
Dan Simmons,Head of Growth & Partnerships, TXGB Gino Zisa, Senior Insights Consultant, VisitEngland Emma Wilkinson, Head of England Marketing, VisitEngland & VisitBritain |
VisitBritain: Tourism insights and 'Escape the Everyday' campaign |
| 16.20 - 17.00 |
Cllr. Darryl Smalley, City of York Council - Chair Sean Bullick, Make It York Andrew Lowson, The York BID Martin Bradnam, Hoteliers Association York Kate McMullen, English Heritage Tom Pearcy, York Maze |
York’s Tourism Industry Q&As Your chance to ask questions to key tourism experts across the city |
