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Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) and Aston Business School are to deliver the ‘Leadership MBA Event Series’. It comprises six ‘mini-MBA’
seminars and workshops constructed to help Chamber members to build on their leadership skills, navigate challenging times and identify future opportunities. This Leadership MBA series - for
which certificates will be issued - is a bite-sized version of Aston Business School’s Executive MBA programme and is designed to help members develop their capabilities and maximise their performance by equipping them with the knowledge and confidence to succeed in the challenging business environment. Aston Business School’s academics will lead the sessions and take overall responsibility for delivering the programme alongside the
GBCC.The series launches on Tuesday, 12 September.
The series of events is free for all GBCC members to attend and can be booked at:
www.greaterbirminghamchambers .com/networking-events/events- calendar/listing/
Plan to put Solihull at the heart of the HS2 network
The first step towards creating a new, mixed-use destination for the HS2 Interchange Station on the outskirts of Solihull has been taken. The UK Central Solihull Urban Growth Company
(UGC) has formally asked HS2 Ltd to upgrade the current plans for a parkway-style station on the 350- acre site known as Arden Cross, situated on Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, adjacent to Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre. The UGC has outlined the changes that it is seeking to the Hybrid Act to deliver its vision of ‘a new, fully-connected, urban quarter with the HS2 Interchange Station at its heart’. The UGC, backed by Solihull Metropolitan Borough
‘This is Solihull’s chance to make the most of HS2’s arrival’
Council and the West Midlands Combined Authority, is the first organisation to formally propose such changes to an HS2 station site and managing director Huw Rhys Lewis said it was a sign of the region’s ambition. “This is Solihull’s chance to make the most of HS2’s
arrival, so we have to be challenging to ensure our vision becomes a reality,” he said. “We want to create sustainable jobs, homes and
commercial and leisure space for the people who live and work in the region, but the proposed parkway station won’t allow that to happen. “The UK Central Hub is already home to Birmingham
Airport, the NEC, Jaguar Land Rover, Birmingham Business Park and Arden Cross. Our recently published
Hub Growth & Infrastructure Plan coordinates those organisations’ individual plans, looks at the infrastructure needed to make it all happen, and predicts the creation of up to 77,500 jobs, up to 4,000 homes, 775,000 sq metres of commercial space and up to £4.1bn GVA as a result. “But make no mistake, the development of the Arden Cross site is absolutely critical in delivering these big ambitions which is why we’re formally requesting much more than a parkway station.” Changes range from altering
bridges, moving roads and creating
new landscape features to revising car park layouts, incorporating pedestrianised connections and making provisions for other future public transport links. Andy Street, mayor of the West Midlands, said: “This
submission demonstrates our ambition in making the most of HS2. “HS2 will put this part of the region at the
heart of the UK’s high speed rail network, with easy access to an international airport and the UK’s motorway network. “This all combines to
make it the best connected place in the country, something we need to make the most of.”
16 CHAMBERLINK September 2017
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