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Star speaker: Victoria Clare
Inspirational Charlie
to share his story Footballer turned inspirational speaker Charlie Fogarty will be sharing his story in a seminar at the Chamber’s Spring Expo. Charlie was a footballer in Birmingham City’s
academy and then MK Dons before his world was turned upside down when he suffered a severe brain injury after being hit by a car while crossing the road. He was rushed to Birmingham Children’s
Hospital, placed in an induced coma and spent 11 uncertain days in intensive care. Charlie then was transferred on to a Neuro
ward where he spent the next four months in the early stages of recovery. After completing a six-month rehabilitation
programme in Surrey Children’s Trust where he learned to eat, walk and talk, Charlie finally returned home in February 2013. With tests taken at the rehabilitation centre
after the accident showing that Charlie’s educational memory in Maths and English were between level one and two, Charlie went back to his old school in Solihull where he received one- to-one support. He has now completed a degree in Sports Science. Charlie started playing football for the West Midlands Centre of Excellence Cerebral Palsy team in July 2013 and was selected for the Northern Ireland CP team in January 2015. He has since travelled to Denmark to play in
Speakers announced for Women’s Day event
The boss of the UK’s national ovarian cancer support charity will be addressing an International Women’s Day event hosted by the Asian Business Chamber of Commerce. Victoria Clare is the CEO of OvaCome, an
organisation which has provided personalised support and information to anyone affected by ovarian cancer over the last 23 years. Ovacome’s services include a freephone
support line, one-to-one support appointments, email and text support, a 24-hour online forum, support groups, regional support and information afternoons, health and wellbeing days, and clinical update conferences. Victoria will be discussing her journey in
business at the International Women’s Day even at Edgbaston Stadium event on 5 March. Alongside Victoria, Dee Mattoo, a paediatric
optometrist, Leyla Okhai, CEO and founder of Diverse Minds, and Judy Dyke, director of Tyndall Woods Solicitors, will also be speaking at the event.
Dee, from Redditch, is an avid supporter and champion of charity Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer, following her own breast cancer diagnosis in 2013 at the age of 33. She is passionate about helping others facing
a cancer diagnosis and is part of the charity’s choir, performing as a soloist. Leyla Okhai is a coach, mediator, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing practitioner with more than 16 years of experience before founding consultancy Diverse Minds. She has also developed and led on leadership
programmes and is a council member of the University of Leeds. Judy, chairman and head of the private client department, joined Tyndallwoods in 1974 and has practised private client law exclusively since 1978, becoming partner in charge of the private client department in 1982. Judy is a member of The Law Society Private
Client Section, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and Solicitors for the Elderly.
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the Intercontinental CP Championships and has also played in two CP World Cups, in England and Argentina. His determination in his battle back to fitness
earned him an MBE. The Spring Expo takes place at Villa Park on
12 March. More than 800 delegates and 80 exhibitors are expected to attend.
For more information visit
www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com Charlie Fogarty
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