Global Annual Conference 2022 | British Chambers of Commerce | 29 June 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE, UK

People, Planet, Progress
After a turbulent few years, the British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference 2022 will be an opportunity for business leaders from the UK and around the world to come together and look to a more sustainable and responsible future.

Through thought-provoking discussions, talks and peer-to-peer sessions, delegates will be able to explore and debate how we can individually and collectively rise to the challenges ahead, with a particular focus on:

Sustainable Trade: boosting a green global economy
Driving trade towards more sustainable solutions for the movement of goods, responsible investment and meeting the demands of complex global supply chains

People and Skills: developing talent now and for future
Ensuring new generations of employees have the skills they need to thrive in rapidly evolving future industries

Green Innovation: seizing new opportunities
Exploring the challenges and opportunities of climate transition for businesses of all shapes and sizes, to successfully meet the needs of a low-carbon economy

Our conference will deliver a combination of:
thought leadership, through high-level keynotes by inspirational business leaders and senior political figures, and
interactive knowledge labs and peer-to-peer sessions.

Themes
• ​Sustainable Trade
Boosting a green global economy
Developing suitable environmental and societal policies to reduce barriers to trade, drive growth in the global economy and drive innovation in green industries, leading to opportunities for growth in new and exciting global markets and a successful green economy.

• ​People and Skills
Developing the employees of the future
Developing a strategic approach to talent development and management to ensure a resilient, sustainable skilled workforce that meets the needs and demands of a changing environment.

• ​Green Innovation
Seizing new opportunities
Green considerations are increasingly being factored into investment decisions and fiscal policy, and sustainable finance will be the cornerstone of our economy in the years to come. In the year of the UK’s Presidency of COP we will explore the climate transition for businesses of all shapes and sizes to a net zero future and help businesses take advantage of new opportunities.

2022 Speakers

Áine Rogers
UKI Small Business Director, Cisco Systems Ltd

Baroness Alison Wolf CBE
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich, Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at King’s College London, and the Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser on Skills and Workforce policy

Ana Christie
Chief Executive, Sussex Chamber of Commerce

Andrew Harrison
Managing Director, Business Banking NatWest Commercial Banking 

Andy Burnham
Mayor of Greater Manchester

Angela Francis
Director of Policy Solutions, WWF

The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
Secretary of State for International Trade

Bobby Seagull
​Maths Teacher, Broadcaster, Author & Investment Banker

Bola Lafe
CEO/Founder, Opus Innovations

Chris Southworth
Secretary General, ICC United Kingdom

Clare Shine
Director and CEO, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

Claire Walker
Co-Executive Director, British Chambers of Commerce

Clare Harbord
Group Director of Corporate Affairs, Drax Group

Corin Crane
Chief Executive, Black Country Chamber of Commerce

Elizabeth Vega OBE
Group CEO, Informed Solutions

Halla Tómasdóttir
CEO, The B Team

Hannah Essex
Co-Executive Director, British Chambers of Commerce

James Mason
CEO of West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce

Jenny Kovacs
Visibility Specialist

John Holland-Kaye
CEO, Heathrow Airport

Karen Wheeler
GDF Senior Responsible Owner, (SRO), Nuclear Waste Services

Katie Prescott
Technology Business Editor at The Times

Layla Davar
Student, The Grey Coat Hospital School

Liam Smyth
Director of Trade Facilitation

Mary Portas
Founder of Portas

Mary Robinson
Former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; current Chair of The Elders

Miranda Barker
Chief Executive, East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce

Nafeesah Kamal
Student, The Grey Coat Hospital School

Neil ‘Jacko’ Jackson
Director, Defence Relationship Management and Army officer Veteran

Oliver Thompson
Personal Impact Coach, Oliver Thompson Training Ltd

​Princetta Racheal
Student, The Grey Coat Hospital School

Rachel Reeves MP
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

Rebecca Warder
Head of Knowledge Management at Hausfeld

Richard Burge
Chief Executive, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Ruby Ager
Student, The Grey Coat Hospital School

Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE 
President, British Chambers of Commerce

Sam Jeffs
Director Peregrine Ltd, Royal Navy Veteran

Sam Jones
Head of Climate and Sustainability GB, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Sarah Howard MBE
Chair of the British Chambers of Commerce and Director, Sarand Business Software

Shevaun Haviland
Director General, British Chambers of Commerce

Solange Chamberlain
Commercial Banking COO, NatWest Group 

Sophia Kianni
Founder of Climate Cardinals

Tim Brent OBE FCILT
Director of Logistics Jacobs UK & Colonel British Army Reserve

Vicki Brooks
Events Executive, currently serving Cadet Force Adult Volunteer (Captain)

2022 Sponsor

• NatWest
• CISCO
• Drax
• Heathrow
• Nuclear Waste Services
• Polish Investment & Trade Agency
• AXA Health
• AA