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West & North Yorkshire Business
52 EVENTS Events team
Michele Taylor - Head of Events I joined West & North Yorkshire Chamber at the beginning of July 2020 as Head of Events having spent two years with the CBI as Associate Director in addition to many years working for membership organisations across the country. My remit is to plan and organise innovative and inspirational events with and for you, the Chamber members.
Penny Birch – Events Co-ordinator I joined the Chamber in November 2019 having previously worked at FCM Travel as a Travel Consultant
Justine Ives – Events Co-ordinator I joined in January 2020 from Westwood Lodge Holiday Cottages where I was the Manager.
Looking forward to seeing you, face-to-face
Chamber Annual Dinners 2021
Over the past year the events team have developed interesting and thoughtprovoking webinars in partnership with members, which we hope have supported your businesses through very challenging and unusual times.
The Chamber’s Annual Dinners are the highlight of the business calendar, these prestigious black-tie dinners are attended by 300+ businesses leaders, celebrating the business community across the region.
From Communicating in a Virtual World to Writing A Bid and Online Networking, we have covered a wide range of subjects and topics and have had some great feedback from members.
Each local Chamber has an Annual Dinner to celebrate their local business communities of Bradford, Leeds and York & North Yorkshire.
However, as restrictions ease we are planning to return to face-to-face events in September and hope that we can welcome you to our Learning Lunches, Pure Networking, Executive Lunches and Annual Dinners to name but a few of the events coming up. These events are a great opportunity to build your business relationships and re-connect with previous contacts.
These black-tie dinners are an ideal opportunity to entertain colleagues and clients with a three-course meal and to hear from high profile keynote speakers. The dates for 2021 are:
York Chamber Annual Dinner 23 September - National Railway Museum, York
We will adhere to social distancing guidelines and other measures at all events to ensure your safety as far as we are able.
Leeds Chamber Annual Dinner
Moving forward you will see a blend of both virtual and face to face events from your Chamber giving your business and your colleagues more flexibility to attend and make those all-important connections with other members.
Bradford Chamber Annual Dinner
Pure Networking is scheduled monthly in each region however we have complimented this with an additional Online Networking session every 2 months giving you the opportunity to extend your reach across the whole region. For any enquiries or further information email the events team at events@wnychamber.co.uk
View all upcoming events at wnychamber.co.uk/events
13 October - Aspire, Leeds
25 November - The Midland Hotel, Bradford
Sponsorship Opportunities
A small number of sponsorship opportunities still exist for businesses to raise their profile at the 2021 Annual Dinners and start at just £250 + VAT. If you would like to discuss how you could benefit from supporting the event, please contact Michele Taylor at michele.taylor@wnychamber.co.uk
