ECBG Autumn Discussion Evening 2019
Thursday 10 October at 6.45pm - Ely Cathedral
Climate Change: Implications for Business
Our planet's temperature is set to rise by at least 1.5°C by 2050 presenting significant risks to business and industry. The impacts are wide ranging and include extreme damage to infrastructure and industrial capital assets as well as reduced accessibility of natural resources necessary for food production. In an open forum under Ely Cathedral's Octagon tower, we will look at the measures available to help businesses in our Fenland adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Speakers: Dr Emily Shuckburgh OBE, Director of Research, University of Cambridge and Honorary Fellow of the British Antarctic Survey, Julian Allwood FREng, Professor of Engineering and the Environment, University of Cambridge and Charles Shropshire, Managing Director, G’s Cambs Farms Growers Ltd.
Facilitated by Stephen Bourne, Ely Cathedral Administrator.
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ECBG Autumn Discussion Evening 2018
Thursday 11 October at 6.45pm - Ely Cathedral
How to be Good : Business
To be a good doctor means more than just being good at medicine. Technical excellence is only part of any profession's definition of goodness. But how, in today's world, how do you work out what goodness means in your profession?
Ely Cathedral Business Group have lined up fantastic panel of speakers including The Guardian journalist and founding member of The Independent Andrew Brown, senior civil servant and former infantry officer in the British Army Edward Wingfield, local HR professional Beverly Dixon, and the award winning author Francis Spufford. Under the awe inspiring octagon tower, they will discuss the rules, the responsibilities, the potential and the pitfalls of their work in an open forum facilitated by Michael Watson, Senior Vice President of Global Sales, Avon. We’ll be joined by Mike Bushore who will discuss the challenges of programming ethical responses into robots deployed in the futures market on the trading floor. Mike Bushore is the CEO and Board Director at Tyler Capital, a London-based trading firm, focused on the systematic application of machine learning to the global financial markets. Mike is the architect of the firm’s global strategy, oversees performance management for the group, assists in the product design of the machine-learning agent, and coordinates trading and operations for the firm.
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ECBG Autumn Discussion Evening 2017
Wednesday 11 October, 6.30pm, Ely Cathedral
QUESTION TIME
Local Brexit Summit: Beyond the politics into practical action
A PANEL LED DISCUSSION FEATURING:
- Neil Kuschel VP Sales, DHL Express UK
- John Shropshire Chairman, G’s Fresh
- Vic Annells Executive Director of Mansion House & Central Criminal Court
- Adam Bradley Head of Corporate, Taylor Vinters
- Laura Welham-Halstead Head of Communications & connectivity at Greater Cambridge & Peterborough Enterprise Partnership (LEP)
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Mayoral Election Hustings
Thursday 6 April, 6.30pm, Ely Cathedral
The First Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is to be elected by direct mandate in May 2017
ECBG has arranged a Hustings between all the candidates, providing an opportunity to hear directly from them and to question them on their intentions and ambitions for the role.
Chaired by Michael Watson the Candidates who have been declared so far are:
Paul Bullen - UKIP
Rod Cantrill - Liberal Democrat
Peter Dawe - Independent
Stephen Goldspink - English Democrat
Julie Howell - Green
James Palmer - Conservative
Kevin Price - Labour
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ECBG Autumn Discussion Evening 2016
Thursday 6 October, 6.30pm, Ely Cathedral
Speaker: Lord Hutton of Furness Former Secretary of State for HMG in Work and Pensions; Business and Enterprise; Defence.
All change? With seismic change underway in UK and Global politics, what effect will this have on businesses, communities and global security?
Lord Hutton served as an MP from 1992 to 2010. During his time in government he held several prominent Cabinet positions, including secretary of state for defence; business, enterprise and regulatory reform; and work and pensions. Lord Hutton was also a minister in the UK Department of Health from 1998 to 2005, where he helped lead the modernisation of the National Health Service.
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ECBG Spring Debate 2016
Thursday 3 March
The European Union - Are you In or Out?
Our country faces an important decision later this year with a referendum to decide on our involvement in the European Union. In recognition of this, ECBG are holding a debate in the Cathedral on 3 March 2016 to explore the arguments on both sides of this important issue.
George Freeman MP, Minister for Life Sciences, Conservative
Stuart Agnew MEP for East of England, UKIP
On the panel, chaired by Michael Watson:
IN
William Martin, Chairman of NFU Sugar Board
John Shropshire OBE, Chairman of G's Fresh
OUT
Nick Clarke, UKIP candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner, Cambs
John May, East of England Chairman, Business for Britain
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ECBG Autumn Discussion Evening 2015
Thursday 29 October
"The role of innovation and agricultural science in addressing 21st century Global Development challenges. Does business have a role?"
Professor Wayne Powell BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc, FLSW, Chief Science Officer of Global Agricultural Research Partnership CGIAR. www.cgiar.org.
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Question Time and Election Hustings 2015
Thursday 5 March
Parliamentary Candidates for the SE Cambs Constituency at the General Election
Jonathan Chatfield, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate
Lucy Frazer, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate
Huw Jones, Labour Parliamentary Candidate
Deborah Rennie, UKIP Parliamentary Candidate
Clive Semmens, Green Party Parliamentary Candidate>
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ECBG Autumn Discussion Evening 2014
Thursday 9 October
"Can finance be moral?"
Discussion led by Lord Charles Cecil, Chairman of Samos Investments Advisory Ltd.
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Spring - Question Time 2014
Thursday 27 February
Chairman
Michael Watson, COO Circle Healthcare Partnership
Panellists
The Rt. Rev. Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely
Warren East, former CEO ARM Holdings
Juliet Snell, Director Centre 33
Lucy Frazer QC, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (Conservative) for SE Cambs
Michael Goode, Management Trainee at G's
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Autumn - Discussion Event 2013
Wednesday 9 October
"IT'S UP TO US! Taking stock of personal and corporate responsibility for the wellbeing of community"
Keynote address from Phillip Blond, Founder Director of ResPublica.
James Featherby, Author, Chairman of The Church of England Ethical Investment Advisory Group
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Autumn - Discussion Event 2012
Thursday 1 November. Robert Hallam, MD of John Lewis Cambridge, Ali Parsa, CEO of Circle Partnership "behaviours and structures in business that deliver sustainability".
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