The South West Business Insider is excited to announce the launch of the Opportunity Bath & North East Somerset Breakfast, taking place on 10 June 2025.
The publishing of the Bath and North East Somerset Economic Strategy for 2024-2034 signals a new approach to local economic development which aims to tackle challenges relating to housing stock and talent retention and enhance the region’s opportunities.
What’s more, four of Bath and North East Somerset’s key civic institutions - the University of Bath, Bath Spa University, Bath & North East Somerset Council and the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust - have now signed an agreement to work more closely together and drive sustainable growth for the benefit of their home region.
At Opportunity Bath & North East Somerset, Insider will bring together a mix of local authority leaders, heads of regional businesses and experts from Bath and North East Somerset for a question and answer-style audience debate to explore the area’s successes, challenges and opportunities for the decade ahead.
Speakers include:
- Dr Jon Hunt, Executive Director of Innovation at the University of Bath
- Will Godfrey, chief executive, Bath & North East Somerset Council
- Adam Sandford, Regional Lead, Runway East
- Peter Marchbank, Managing Director, Rotary Precision Instruments
- Annie Legge, Co-Founder, Tech4Good South West
- Karl Brew, Director, Tekever
Sponsors include the University of Bath and the West of England Combined Authority (WECA).