31st July 2017
Business speakers from the health and beauty retail, further education and elite sportwear sectors spoke to a packed D2N2 Annual Conference and AGM.
More than 120 delegates attended the free business event held at The 3aaa Pavilion at Derbyshire County Cricket Ground, Derby. Tickets for the annual event were sold out.
D2N2 is the private-sector led Partnership of business, local authorities, skills and training providers, community groups and social enterprises, and other organisations which promotes economic growth and jobs creation across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
This year’s guest speakers were:
Delegates at the 2017 Annual Conference and AGM also heard from D2N2 Chair Peter Richardson OBE and Chief Executive David Ralph on the Local Enterprise Partnership’s successes over the last year; and how it is delivering on its targets, including on increasing jobs numbers, and aiding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to grow.
Facts and figures were available to delegates today, who were each given a copy of D2N2’s newly published 2016/17 Annual Review and 2016/17 State of the D2N2 Economy:Summary Report. An online version of the Annual Review is available by clicking HERE .
Peter Richardson, Chair of the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “We had a terrific turnout for today’s Annual Conference, as always, with delegates representing a wide range of sectors, from the D2N2 LEP’s area and beyond.
“There was a genuine desire amongst people at the event to engage with difficult business topics including Brexit, raising productivity and how the Midlands Engine can support the ambitions of the Government’s Industrial Strategy; for the economic benefit of all communities in our area.”
D2N2 area successes in the last year, touched on at today’s event, included:
For more on the work of the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership see its website
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