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Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce breakfast event

Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce breakfast event

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Danielle Hicks

13:47, 11 FEB 2015

David Bailey, Aston Business School; Jerry Blackett, Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce; John Mortimer, Angela Mortimer Group; Paul Anderson, Deutsche Bank, at the GBCC breakfast event to discuss the results of the Quarterly Economic Survey.1 of 9
Paul Jones, Graduate Advantage; and Professor Robert Elliott, University of Birmingham, at the GBCC breakfast event to discuss the results of the Quarterly Economic Survey.2 of 9
Verity Stokes, Katie Bard; Professor Roy Harrison, University of Birmingham, at the GBCC breakfast event to discuss the results of the Quarterly Economic Survey.3 of 9
Waheed Saleem, Lunar Society; Fayaz Malik, Plan Enterprise; Peter Plisner, BBC, at the GBCC breakfast event to discuss the results of the Quarterly Economic Survey.4 of 9
John Lamb, Birmingham Chamber; Malcolm Davidson, WSP Group; Ben Collins, Ernst & Young, at the GBCC breakfast event to discuss the results of the Quarterly Economic Survey.5 of 9
David Short, Deutsche Bank; Carlo Corradini, Aston Business School, at the GBCC breakfast event to discuss the results of the Quarterly Economic Survey.6 of 9
Claire Jones, Natasha Purewal, both Amey, at the GBCC breakfast event to discuss the results of the Quarterly Economic Survey.7 of 9
Ivan Moore, Birmingham Chamber; David Hardman, Innovation Birmingham, at the GBCC breakfast event to discuss the results of the Quarterly Economic Survey.8 of 9
Chris Horsley, Angela Mortimer; Mandy Canny, Birmingham Chamber, at the GBCC breakfast event to discuss the results of the Quarterly Economic Survey.9 of 9

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