The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport: Presentation on High Speed Rail for Birmingham - Future
Hosted by: Birmingham Future’s City Centre committee, in partnership with Birmingham Forward
The event will start on: 08 Jun 11 12:15
And will end on: 08 Jun 11 14:00
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Birmingham Future’s City Centre committee, in partnership with Birmingham Forward, invites all Future and Forward members to hear the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport, speak about the Government’s proposal to build a new high speed rail network (HS2), starting in Birmingham and connecting our city with London and Europe to the south, and Manchester, Leeds and Scotland going north.
High speed rail is the biggest infrastructure proposal Birmingham has seen for generations. It will be a transformational project that will connect our city with fast and easy accessibility to locations in Europe and the UK. It will put us in a fantastic place to grow our economy and attract business and investment. Public consultation for HS2 is currently underway. If you are already a supporter of the HS2 proposals, you can show your support in advance of the event at www.campaignforhsr.com
We are delighted that the Secretary of State is able to come and speak to Birmingham’s business community to explain why we should get behind this significant opportunity. HS2 will put Birmingham at the heart of the UK’s proposed national high speed rail network and we are pleased to have the opportunity to hear first-hand exactly how this will happen and how the Birmingham business community can pledge its support. The event also allows the opportunity for a Q&A session.
Due to the high profile speaker, please book early to avoid disappointment as places are limited.
We are grateful for the support of our hosts Ballymore at their landmark One Snowhill development.
Programme:
12:15pm Registration and coffee
12:45pm Welcome by Alex Burrows, Birmingham Future's City Centre committee
12:50pm Keynote speech: Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport
1:05pm Q&A, response and summary by Gary Cardin, Chair of Colmore Business District and a Board Director of Birmingham Forward
1:30pm Lunch and networking
2:00pm Event closes
Tickets for this event will cost £25 (Exc. VAT) for members and £35 (Exc. VAT) for non-members.