CHAMBER LIFE
Minister of State Steve Baker MP (second left) with Chamber Board Members Greg McCann, Vice President, Aidan O’Kane and Selina Horshi, President
From trade talks to TikTok… a busy diary for Chamber There was no break in activity for the busy Chamber team over the summer season – and it has been non-stop since then too. Over recent months we have met with elected representatives, hosted member seminars and workshops, represented the North West in London and Dublin and welcomed international visitors to our shores to explain why the region is such a prime location for investment and job creation. Oh, and we also found time for our annual President’s Dinner. In July, we were grateful to Trade NI for the invitation to travel to Dublin to attend a reception with the Tánaiste Micheál Martin at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Iveagh House.
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Our Chief Executive Anna Doherty joined a delegation of around 40 other business leaders who spoke with the Tánaiste and his team about the economic potential of the North West and how we can increase cross-border trade and drive the all-island economy. Trade NI – an alliance comprising three of Northern Ireland’s largest trade bodies, Hospitality Ulster, Manufacturing NI, and Retail NI – presented its ‘Prosperity Dividend’ prospectus, a document described as a blueprint for economic growth over the next decade. Also in July, we welcomed Minister of
State Steve Baker MP to the city for a discussion about attracting foreign investment soon to the North West, once again making the case as to why it’s such an ideal location. We were really keen to impress upon the minister how collaboration and partnership working is already very strong here and the limitless potential of what we can achieve together if we are given the proper tools to do so from the UK government. In August, Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris MP attended a
