EVENTS

Leeds Chamber Annual Dinner

13 October 2021

Joanna Place Chief Operating Officer Bank of England

The highlight of the Leeds business calendar – the Leeds Chamber Annual Dinner celebrates the success of the business community in Leeds, this black-tie event is being held at Aspire in Leeds, and will be attended by VIPs, dignitaries, councillors, leaders and local businesses. Sponsors for this event include Schofield Sweeney, Social and Henry Boot Developments This prestigious event will give you the opportunity to network with your business contacts and create and maintain those all-important business relationships, entertain your clients and reward your teams. Join us for a gala dinner followed by our keynote speaker – Joanna Place, Chief Operating Officer, Bank of England. Joanna was appointed Chief Operating Officer on 27 July 2017. Previous roles at the Bank include Executive Director of HR, Head of Customer Banking Division (playing a key role in the financial crisis), Head of Monetary and Financial Statistics Division; and Director of Regulatory Operations, Prudential Regulation Authority. Joanna also had a secondment to the Border Agency (2004-2007). Following Joanna will be comedian Kerry Godliman who is best known for her appearances on BBC’s Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, Jack Dee’s Referendum HelpDesk, Celebrity Pointless and Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Comedy Gala in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital’. We will end the evening with a Charity Prize Draw for the NSPCC and entertainment until 11pm. The NSPCC is the leading children’s charity fighting to end child abuse in the UK and Channel Islands. Using voluntary donations, which make up around 90 per cent of their funding, they help children who’ve been abused to rebuild their lives, they protect children at risk, and they find the best ways of preventing child abuse from ever happening. The NSPCC works tirelessly to stop child abuse and neglect. Through the collective power of their staff, volunteers, supporters and partners, and their 100 years of experience; they will move closer to achieving that goal. Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at wnychamber.co.uk/events If you would like to sponsor this event, please email michele.taylor@wnychamber.co.uk to discuss the opportunities available.

Bradford Chamber Annual Dinner

25 November 2021

Steph McGovern Journalist and broadcaster

Join us for this prestigious black-tie gala dinner at The Midland Hotel, Bradford - sponsors include Exa Networks, Metro Bank and Bradford Grammar School. This event is at the heart of the Bradford business calendar and will be attended by local business leaders, councillors and dignitaries. An opportunity not to be missed, this event will give you the opportunity to network with your business contacts and create new connections to generate those all-important business relationships, bring your clients along or reward your teams for their hard work and commitment. After a 3-course dinner we will be joined by our keynote speaker – Steph McGovern Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Steph McGovern is the presenter of the eponymous Steph’s Packed Lunch, Channel 4’s daily live lunchtime show. Steph is also one of the hosts of Have I Got News For You on BBC One and regularly appears on TV and radio panel shows. Prior to this, Steph worked in financial journalism for over 15 years and spent 8 years on BBC Breakfast, travelling all over the UK to cover economic news and broadcast live from over 500 businesses. Whether speaking to factory workers or FTSE 100 CEOs, Steph’s mission was to uncover and explain the real economy. This is something she has continued in her Channel 4 show, with regular features such as her Small Business Market and Job Clinic. Before becoming a correspondent, Steph was the lead producer of financial news for the BBC, working with then Business Editor Robert Peston at the forefront of the award-winning coverage of the credit crunch and banking crisis. She soon began broadcasting herself, and Steph delivered the business news on 5Live, Radio 4 and on the Chris Evans show on Radio 2 before getting a fulltime role on BBC Breakfast. We will end the evening with a Charity Prize Draw for Marie Currie and entertainment until 11pm. As the UK’s leading end of life charity, Marie Curie is here to support everyone in the UK through all aspects of dying, death and bereavement – and to fight for a society where everyone gets to have the best experience possible at the end of their lives. Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at wnychamber.co.uk/events If you would like to sponsor this event, please email michele.taylor@wnychamber.co.uk to discuss the opportunities available.