The Hub The Hub What’s on at Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce
‘Planning mastermind’ joins Chamber event
Birmingham City Council’s planning mastermind is guest speaker at a Chamber event at Park Regis hotel in December. Waheed Nazir (pictured), who has held at
number of roles at the council, is responsible for bring forward the regeneration projects now reshaping the city. These projects include Birmingham Smithfield
and the HS2 Curzon masterplan. Mr Nazir has worked for the council for more than 20 years, and is currently the city’s corporate director for economy. In this role, he is responsible for strategic
leadership and direction in many areas, including the council’s property portfolio, planning, regeneration, housing development, transportation and connectivity, highways and infrastructure, skills
Upcoming Events
The Chamber, together with the Asian Business Chamber of Commerce, is holding its annual Christmas social networking event on 13 December. The event is being held at top store Selfridges,
which is housed in one of the city’s most iconic buildings, and is part of the Bull Ring shopping centre. The networking begins at 17.30 and this event is free for Chamber members, and £15 for non-members.
An ‘early bird’ ticket offer has been announced for this year’s Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield and Tamworth Business of the Year awards. The awards were held for the first time a year
ago, at The Belfry, by the Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield & Tamworth Chambers of Commerce. At the awards, more than 250 guests saw
trust management firm Auriga Services Limited walk off with the Sutton Coldfield Business of the Year award. IT and cloud specialists First Class Technologies picked up the Lichfield
Everyone’s a winner: last year’s winners of the Sutton, Lichfield and Tamworth Chamber awards
Business of the Year award, while Tamworth’s Business of the Year accolade was shared by liquid adhesive, sealant, coating and primer manufacturers Apollo Chemicals and family restaurant and catering service Roasters of Tamworth. The awards are set to repeat the debut year’s winning formula, on Friday 26 January at The Belfry.
The early bird pricing deal, which is available
until 1 December, gives people the opportunity to buy tickets for £55 +VAT per person, or £500 +VAT for table of 10.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the event: contact
sponsor@birmingham-chamber.com or call 0121 607 1772 for further information.
and employment, and business development and inward investment. Mr Nazir has also been instrumental in setting
up a number of commercial vehicles for the council, including ‘In Reach’, which is responsible for building new homes across the city. Mr Nazir is a non-executive director of Birmingham Airport Holdings Limited, and a regular columnist for a trade magazine. He is also a visiting professor at Birmingham City University, and a mentor to a number of graduates. Mr Nazir’s Chamber event is at Park Regis
on 12 December, starting at 7.30am. Tickets are £15 for Chamber members, and £30 for non-members.
Your four-page
pull-out guide to recent and forthcoming Chamber Events
Birmingham Chamber Event Partners
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