- Leeds Business Week will be held at Leeds Metropolitan University’s Rose Bowl from Monday 1st to Friday 5th June 2009.
- Leeds Business Week is brought to the city by Marketing Leeds, Leeds Chamber and RIBC, and is sponsored by Yorkshire Bank.
- The week, the theme of which is ‘Your Toolkit for Success’ is aimed at people of all levels of business.
- Business Week will include a series of seminars, conferences and workshops, providing the tools for business success now and in the future.
Leeds Business Week kicks off with a launch breakfast featuring guest speaker Penny Mallory – rally driver-turned performance coach and motivational speaker. Other speakers include Richard Reed, co-founder of innocent Smoothies, who will help inspire young entrepreneurs to turn their ideas and enthusiasm into business, at a session hosted by Yorkshire Icons.
The week also provides an opportunity to look at the different ways in which men and women operate in the workplace. Vive La Difference, hosted by Leeds Metropolitan University, is just one of many events taking place over the week, culminating in the Yorkshire International Business Convention in Harrogate on Friday 5th June.
Inspirational business speaker and author of 'Saving the World at Work', Tim Sanders, will also be speaking at an event of the same name during the week, demonstrating how businesses can change the world by changing the way they work. He will also share personal stories on how thousands of people from the mailroom to the boardroom are innovating and helping people, communities and the planet.
Other highlights of Leeds Business Week include a seminar with Stuart Bruce, managing director of social media experts, Wolfstar. The week will also help raise awareness of the importance of innovation in business in a session for SME’s hosted by Business Link, The University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University.
For further information on Leeds Business Week, including details of how to register for events, visit www.leedsbizweek.biz
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Deborah Green, chief executive of Marketing Leeds said: “Leeds Business Week is key in helping us achieve our aim of positioning Leeds as a leading business centre, both in the UK and internationally. The first ever Leeds Business Week in 2008 was an excellent example of how collaborative working can produce great results. With the support of Leeds Chamber and RIBC and the kind sponsorship of Yorkshire Bank, we have a calendar of over 20 events planned for the week, which we hope will grow on the success of last year.
“Leeds Business Week will provide the opportunity to network with a local, national and international business audience. I encourage businesses to get involved to equip themselves with the tools for success.”
Gary Williamson, chief executive of Leeds Chamber said: “We are strong supporters of business growth and development in the city. In the current economic landscape, it is all the more important to share best business practice, and Leeds Business Week is the ideal platform to achieve this. The week, with its mix of motivational seminars and inspirational speakers, will support and encourage the city’s entrepreneurs and its business community.”
Dean Cutbil, director for Yorkshire Bank added: “Yorkshire Bank is proud to be sponsoring Leeds Business Week for the second year running. We are strongly committed to connecting with the business community to ensure knowledge is shared and excellence is achieved. Leeds Business Week offers us an opportunity to do just that. We look forward to seeing a diverse range of businesses at the event, and hope those who attend find the different topics and speakers useful and inspiring.”
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About Marketing Leeds
Marketing Leeds is the marketing company for Leeds, and aims to provide clear vision, purpose and leadership to ensure that the city fulfils its potential as a world class destination for business, leisure and education. It was created from a powerful partnership between the public and private sectors. The company is limited by guarantee, with a board of ten directors drawn from a cross section of the business community and the council.
The Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl, the new home for Leeds Business School from September, is Leeds Metropolitan University’s new flagship building at its Civic Quarter campus. The £57m Rose Bowl, as its name suggests, has a reflective glass ‘Rose Bowl’ lecture theatre at its heart, which literally reflects the Civic Hall. It includes flexible teaching and learning space which will become the new focal point for the Faculty of Business & Law, as well as state-of-the-art conferencing facilities for 600 delegates, making it one of the largest conference venues in the city.
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