32 . Glasgow Business February 2017
Inspiring City Awards 2016 winners
The Glasgow Business Awards 2016 trophies
OUR CHAMBER PEOPLE KEEP
LOOKING FORWARD
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce undertakes a welter of business-related projects in any given year. We decided to ask the key people to give a flavour of what was on their horizon in 2017
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THE CHAMBER TO DO FOR ITS MEMBERS IN 2017?
Elaine Rodger, Head of International Trade Development at the Chamber, kicked off and sees the year ahead as an important one for enhancing international relationships. “We will continue to provide opportunities
for our members to explore international markets by working closely with the worldwide chamber network and building on our existing international trade partnerships with Manhatan Chamber and the British Chamber of Commerce for Italy. We want to support our members every step of the way in building up international networks, securing new markets for their products and services and growing their businesses globally,” she said. It’s an international theme that is shared
by Richard Muir, the Deputy Chief Executive, who has been instrumental in building the Manhatan Chamber connection. “I’d like to make sure that we are listening to members and delivering absolute best
value for them and helping them to sustain their businesses in 2017 and beyond. We are working hard on membership value, international trade, being the voice for business and promoting Glasgow and we hope to help our members to be part of and prosper from our work,” he said. Listening to members is certainly high
on the agenda, agrees Alison McRae, the Chamber’s Senior Director. “I’m really looking forward to the Chamber geting to know and understand its many members’ needs and interests in the year ahead. I’m also excited about how we can work together with the businesses across the City to more fully engage with the city’s plans and in particular now that we have a new ambitious Glasgow Economic Strategy,” she said. Our events schedule for the year is still being
finalised, but there is bound to be a mixture of political and entrepreneurial events that are both thought-provoking and controversial. “Tere are so many exciting things
happening in the city – City Deal and the Glasgow 2018 European Championships to name just a few. Tese massive projects and events bring huge opportunities for all of our member businesses, and I would like to see the Chamber being the natural stop for members to understand and access the procurement and networking opportunities for their business, from both member events to information sharing,” said Alan Busby, Head of Events. Susan McKay, Commercial Director, said
she hopes that an information portal will help members to navigate essential topics such as Brexit and the City Deal, and also signpost opportunities such as the European Championships being held in both Glasgow and Berlin. Leona Seaton, Programme Director,
Developing the Young Workforce – Glasgow, wants to celebrate the fantastic contribution businesses make to Glasgow whether it is supporting our hospitality and tourism sector to welcome tourists or our educational institutions for creating skills for growth. Te environment and its impact on
business is a priority for two of the Chamber’s key project managers. “We’d like to make sure we clarify the
benefits of embracing the Circular Economy, and ways to implement circular business models,” say both Cheryl McCulloch and Rebecca Rickets.
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