Better Business Finance

Newcastle

07 July 2011
Hilton Newcastle Gateshead Hotel, Bottle Bank, Gateshead, NE8 2AR

Confirmed speakers include:

Mark Hoban MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury

Lucy Armstrong, Chair, CBI SME Council

Angela Knight, Chief Executive, British Bankers’ Association

Images from the event.

Mark Hoban MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury speak at the event in Newcastle

Organised in association with:

North East Chamber of Commerce

Programme

0900		Registration and Refreshments
0925		Chairman’s Opening Remarks James Ramsbotham, CEO, NECC
0930		Keynote Addresses Mark Hoban MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Armstrong, Chair, CBI SME Council
1005		Introduction to the Taskforce & Better Business Finance Angela Knight, Chief Executive, British Bankers’ Association
1015		Question and Answer Session/Panel Discussion Andy Grisdale, Head of Strategy Implementation, HSBC Chris Sharkey,, Regional Director for the North West, Santander UK Plc Stephen Pegge, Director of Commercial, Lloyds Banking Group Peter Ibbetson, Chairman, Small Business Banking, The Royal Bank of Scotland James Cliffe, Commerical Director, Barclays Angela Knight, Chief Executive, British Bankers’ Association Lucy Armstrong, Chair, CBI SME Council Nigel McMinn, Chief Executive, Benfield Motors (BIOG)
1100		Coffee Break
1130		Breakout Sessions - covering task force initiatives 1. How mentors can help support your business 2. Open surgery with the banks 3. Finance for exporting 4. Ways to grow your business including business planning and alternative sources of finance - For Start Up Firms
1200		Breakout Sessions 1-4 Repeated 1. How mentors can help support your business 2. Open surgery with the banks 3. Finance for exporting 4. Ways to grow your business including business planning and alternative sources of finance - For Estabilshed Firms
1230		Close of Seminar and Networking Lunch