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BUSINESS NEWS | JUNE / JULY / AUGUST 2021
Business Voice
Hampshire Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce Lakbir Singh as ‘Ambassador for South Asian Business Community Engagement’ Lakbir is currently Head of Group Operations at Planet Education & Head of Special Projects for the India Business Group. He has over 20 years’ experience of working across multiple industry sectors and with people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds; he is an established Operations/ Management Leader working as part of a senior management team, accountable for ensuring excellent outcomes in business performance metrics in an international and domestic context. He works with a range of organisations here in the UK and India, providing expertise and intelligence to help link the education and sports sectors with businesses and BAME communities. He is passionate about supporting our local business communities, promoting cross community cohesion, facilitating new collaborations and partnerships and supporting local industrial growth, resilience, and prosperity. He has facilitated collaborations and projects involving a variety of stakeholders, including business leaders, policy makers, academics, celebrities, and other partner organisations in the UK and internationally. He is a firm believer in delivering results with a healthy dose of honesty and integrity thrown into the process. Lakbir was recently awarded the ‘Special Recognition Award’ for promoting sports and education ties between India-UK by the British Asian Awards, BAM2020. Lakbir will be working closely with Hampshire Chamber on the promotion and delivery of an upcoming Ethnic Minority Peer Networks programme. This programme will focus around engaging the community, allowing businesses to refresh strategies for a changing and challenging landscape. Following the UK’s exit from the EU and rebuilding our business
prospects as we recover from the impact of the pandemic, grasping new opportunities is a must to help your business build back stronger. There has never been a more important time to invest in your business. Our Peer Network programme will help you to tackle your most important challenges by: ¾ Learning with your peers ¾ Focusing on delivering results ¾ Addressing real-life business challenges ¾ Shaping the programme around your needs ¾ Supporting your goals with 1-2-1 mentoring
The Ethnic Minority Peer Networking programme is due to launch in September 2021, through a series of action learning sessions. Spaces are limited, so please express your interest by contacting Tom Colbeck at tom.colbeck@hampshirechamber.co.uk.
HAMP SHIRE CHA M B ER OF C O M M ERC E
