Chamber sponsors event aimed at fostering tomorrow’s managers
10/03/2008
The Chamber offered its support to business people of the future at an event aimed at fostering future managers. Earlier last month the Chamber sponsored the Careers in Business Conference, delivered by the University of Bedfordshire Business School. The conference was set up to provide business students with information and advice on the options open to them in the world of work, with speakers from various industries giving expert advice on their field.
Chamber Chief Executive, Richard Lacy, gave the opening speech at the event, which was attended by some two hundred students. Mr Lacy gave an overview of economic conditions in the area, highlighting the growth planned for Bedfordshire and Luton and its potential impact on inward investment and the business community at large. He was joined at the event by Chamber Board member, David Eales of the Royal Bank of Scotland who briefed attendees on careers in corporate banking.
The conference also included an awards ceremony for Year 2 students in which Richard Lacy presented a Chamber-sponsored prize to business studies student Lily Choudhury for consistently excellent academic performance. Said Mr Lacy:
'It was a delight to recognise the achievements of Lily. Our young people are the managers of the future and it's important that we foster their abilities, helping them to become really effective business people. We are fortunate to have a university on our doorstep with an excellent track-record for growing and developing tomorrow's managers.'
Event organiser Ajaz Hussain, Careers Advisor at the University of Bedfordshire, predicts the event will be the first of many:
'The event was so successful we found ourselves turning people away! There is obviously demand for this type of event and we will be building on this in the future with the support of local and regional organisations such as the Chamber.'
