High profile speakers for Tees Valley Business Summit

A roll call of high profile speakers are lined up to address this year’s Tees Valley Business Summit.

Among the keynote speakers are, BBC economic commentator, Steph McGovern, from Middlesbrough, and Andrew van der Lem from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.

Tees Valley Unlimited, the Local Enterprise Partnership for Tees Valley, has unveiled details of the Tees Valley Business Summit 2013.

The business summit will feature networking opportunities from across the Tees Valley and beyond, as well as practical seminars, workshops and one-on-one advice meetings.

The conference, held on July 4,at the Olympia Building at Teesside University will look at the health of the private sector and ways businesses can currently grow, in the ‘Accessing Finance’ session.

A panel debate, ‘Tees Valley is Open for Business’ will consider the Tees Valley as a valuable and vibrant area for business.

Stephen Catchpole, Managing Director of Tees Valley Unlimited, the Local Enterprise Partnership for Tees Valley, said: “Tees Valley Business Summit will open doors to new contacts and contracts for businesses by offering organisations the opportunity to network with their peers as well as gaining practical, straightforward advice from industry experts.

“We are delighted to welcome our high-calibre keynote speakers whose in-depth knowledge and experience will ensure an insightful and informative discussion for the people who attend.

“One of TVU’s pivotal roles is to organise platforms where businesses can expand their knowledge and showcase their capabilities to potential clients to help enhance the future economic prosperity of Tees Valley.

“We are building on the success of last year’s inaugural Tees Valley Business Summit with the 2013 event destined to be even more informative, interactive and useful to businesses large and small.”

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