Staying Ahead: Fit for the Future

Following the successful 'Surviving the downturn' seminars for SMEs held earlier this year, the London Development Agency is pleased to announce a new series of seminars: "Staying Ahead: Fit for the Future."

The seminar has been organised in partnership with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Details of the seminar are as follows:

Date: Wednesday 26 May 2010
Time: 08:30 to 12:00
Location:
RBS auditorium, 280 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4RB
Cost: Free

Event agenda

08:30 Registration

09:00 Welcome and introduction followed by:

Session 1: UK SME market update and tax issues in 2010
- Mary Monfries, UK Head of Private Business, PwC
- Mike Curran, Tax Director, PwC

Session 2: How to grow your business through CompeteFor – 2012 opportunities and beyond
- Mike Mulvey, Chief Executive, London Business Network
- Jason Choy, Director, Welcome Gate

Session 3: View of the economy
- Thorsten Fischer, Senior Economic Adviser, RBS Group

Session 4: Growing your business in 2010 and beyond – improving customer engagement
- Royston Guest, Chief Executive, PTI Worldwide

Q&A session

11:00 Business Zone Networking opportunity to discuss your business issues with local experts

12:00 Close

Places are limited for this event, so you are advised to register your interest as soon as possible. Priority will be given to those who have not yet had the opportunity to attend previous seminars. A confirmation will be sent to let you know if you have been successful in securing a place for this event.

Register your interest at this event on the LDA website:
www.lda.gov.uk