James Ramsbotham - The North East Economy 'update'
What: James Ramsbotham - The North East Economy 'update'
When: Tuesday 14th February, 2012 - 6.30pm start
Where: Newcastle University Business School, Barrack Road
On Tuesday 14th February the Business School held a special event in collaboration with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne Graduates' society (North of England) branch.
The Business School teamed up with the branch to offer our Business School community, consisting of students, graduates, staff and friends of the School, the chance to hear from James Ramsbotham, Chief Executive of the North East Chamber of Commerce.
In 2006 James Ramsbotham, after senior roles with Barclays plc and the Esh Group, was appointed Chief Executive of the North East Chamber of Commerce, an organisation which champions business in the whole of our Region. James has recently been appointed Chair of the Learning and Skills Council of the North East. His training included management courses at INSEAD and Harvard Business Schools.
In a previous event, hosted by the North of England branch in 2009, he presented on the state of the local economy. He pointed out then that the most recent statistics had revealed that our regional economy was the fastest growing in the U.K., 1.25 million were in work (more than ever recorded), the North was one of the few net exporting regions and there was a notable positive balance of trade.
In the face of these figures he described the cultural hurdles he faced on a daily basis: metropolitan opinion formers had refused to broadcast good news and at a meeting on regeneration it was seriously suggested that Northumberland be covered with wind farms – “.....carpet them with steel made by the local metal bashers”. His stated mission then was to reverse that attitude and in particular to pursue the creation of a sound infrastructure of road, rail and power.
Has he succeeded or is it ‘mission impossible’?
This event provided the opportunity to hear from a truly engaging speaker and the opportunity to network with students, graduates and regional business people alike.
View James Ramsbotham's presentation on our streaming archive page
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Published: 9th January 2012
