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

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. 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. 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. We will adhere to social distancing guidelines and other measures at all events to ensure your safety as far as we are able. 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. 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

Chamber Annual Dinners 2021

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. Each local Chamber has an Annual Dinner to celebrate their local business communities of Bradford, Leeds and York & North Yorkshire. 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

Leeds Chamber Annual Dinner

13 October - Aspire, Leeds

Bradford Chamber Annual Dinner

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

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The West and North Yorkshire Chamber encourages local businesses to support their wider community through its social impact initiative – Raising the Bar.

This year the Raising the Bar initiative will focus on creating new engaging content and events, to assist you and your business to act responsibly in 2021. The Raising the Bar Pledge Campaign has been developed to encourage businesses to think about their social impact and the positive influence they have.

It doesn’t matter how big or small your pledge is, and it doesn’t have to be a monetary contribution, it’s about businesses across the district pitching in to make a collective impact.

Make your commitment to managing your social impact by making a Pledge at www.raising-the-bar.org.uk/create-a-pledge

All Pledges published on the Raising the Bar website will be shared and promoted online to highlight the excellent work you and your business is doing, encouraging others to follow your lead.