Brand new festival ready to light up Coventry and Warwickshire business scene
The Coventry & Warwickshire business scene is about to see a brand new festival storm into its annual business calendar.
From 20th November to 1st December, the first Coventry and Warwickshire Business Festival will bring the region to life with a jam-packed fortnight of diverse and stimulating business events - the majority of which are completely free to attend.
It is set to be the biggest festival of business to ever take place in Coventry & Warwickshire with around 100 events in the programme and an anticipated attendance of over 7,000 people - 15 per cent of whom are expected to travel from outside the region.
Initiated by the Coventry & Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Hub, the leading business support service in the region, the Business Festival has been established to attract interest and encourage investment in the Coventry & Warwickshire area as well as providing a fresh and exciting way for organisations to develop their business and employees.
Managing director of the Growth Hub, Craig Humphrey said: “The Growth Hub is thrilled to be at the forefront of this completely new initiative that aims to drive economic growth and inward investment to support the local business community and its continued success.
"The Coventry and Warwickshire Business Festival will also provide an excellent platform for businesses to unite and showcase the region’s commerce, innovation and culture, positioning Coventry and Warwickshire as the ‘Knowledge Capital of the UK’.”
The events in the Business Festival programme are all run by business for business. They vary in theme and size, spanning eight key sectors from Automotive and Advanced Manufacturing, Construction, Creative, Digital, Culture and Tourism and Logistics to Games Development and Serious Gaming, Professional and Financial Services, Healthcare and Education.
There is a huge range of events on offer including national food and drink expos; manufacturing shows; debates on Brexit; web, digital and financial services workshops; tourism and heritage seminars; HR workshops and business awards.
Anyone can attend the events in the Festival. Whatever an individual's business needs, there will be something for absolutely everyone!
Tickets must be booked in advance however, via the Coventry & Warwickshire Business Festival website.
The Coventry & Warwickshire Business Festival is supported by a number of organisations which all understand the importance and relevance of the Festival and want to contribute to its success.
In addition to the CWLEP Growth Hub, Business Festival partners are: Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, Coventry University and the University of Warwick.
Sponsors include: Federation of Small Businesses; the futureworks and CityFibre.
It is also supported by: Coventry City of Culture Bid; Coventry City Council; Deeley Construction; North Warwickshire Borough Council; Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council; Rugby Borough Council; Stratford on Avon District Council; Warwickshire County Council and Warwick District Council.
Please visit www.cwbusinessfestival.co.uk for more information and to book tickets.