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Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Inspire and the first for me as the new CEO of Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce.

It is a privilege and a pleasure to be joining the team to build on the work done by Briege, who I know was very popular in the county’s business community.

You’ll be able to find out more about me and my plans for your Chamber on pages 36-37 and see another delightful photo of my dog, Daisy.

One of the things I want to do over the next few weeks is to try to meet as many of our members as I can, so please try to come along to one of the events we have coming up. I can see the Chamber has a great programme of activities, covering a wide range of themes.

The Hertfordshire Zero Carbon Conference is one I am particularly looking forward to. I have heard what a success it was last year, discussing a topic that is so important to us all. The clock is ticking for businesses to lower their emissions and it really helps to bring everyone together to help break down some of the challenges.

And with two great keynote speakers, it is definitely worth attending. It would also be worth spending a few minutes reading the article on pages 20-22 about Hertfordshire’s green economy.

I’m delighted that the Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, Shevaun Haviland, will be our guest speaker for the October Chamber lunch.

I’ll be interested to hear how businesses around the UK are coping in the current economic climate and hopefully pick up some key takeaways to help us support the organisations throughout the county. Please join us if you can.

I know it’s only September and nobody wants to be thinking about Christmas just yet, but I see we have a Britain’s Got Talent winner joining us for our festive lunch at Sopwell House. Our AGM will be held immediately before the lunch and I hope to see as many of you there as possible.

And if it’s too early to start talking about Christmas, it’s definitely too early to be thinking about 2024. However, our Women in Leadership conference has already been planned for Friday, 1st March with an early bird ticket price, so you may want to get that one in your diary.

If you see me at any of the events, please come and say hello.

Julian Carter Chief Executive Officer Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce

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