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About Buckinghamshire branch

At IoD Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes we aim to inspire our members to be better directors, help them connect with others, and get the support they need to grow their business.

We do this by offering a wide variety of events and activities to complement the general benefits of being an IoD member and create a community for likeminded individuals to share their knowledge and experience. We believe that by supporting our members to be effective directors, and their businesses to be as good as they can be, we bring economic benefits to the whole of Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes.

Main Focus of Activity

Our committee covers a wide range of topics that reflect the needs and interests of our Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes members – Chartered Director; Young Directors; IoD 99’s; Education & Skills; Small Business; IT & Cyber; Digital Economy; Infrastructure; Transport & Logistics, and Membership. But as a team, our three primary areas of focus for the branch in 2019 are:-

1. Building a diverse and engaged Director community We believe we should capitalise on the vibrant mix of experience we have, and proactively develop opportunities for our members to equally be exposed to the ideas of the young, the wisdom of the wise, and the collective experience of all.

2. Fostering Entrepreneurship Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes is a UK hotbed of entrepreneurship, and we believe as the IoD we should be offering support and encouragement to new businesses in our area, to ensure we help build the next generation of Directors.

3. Education and Engagement with Learners We strongly believe that Directors are only as good as their personal and professional development, and therefore want our members to gain the maximum from their membership through a programme of learning opportunities, so we are creating an ongoing schedule of events to complement the opportunities offered by the IoD centrally.

Main event

Our next branch event is on the 27th February – 0730 -0930 Hartwell House Director's Breakfast Briefing - “The Economy and Brexit - What happens next?" Brexit has dominated the headlines ever since the 2016 referendum. The negotiations have so far focussed on the intricacies of leaving the European Union, with only a few clues regarding the nature of our future relationship with the bloc. So what does it all mean for the UK economy? Tej Parikh, the IoD’s Senior Economist, explore the opportunities, challenges and next steps.

Sponsorship Opportunities

We are focused on working closely with every part of the business community here in Buckinghamshire and then supporting them to achieve success. To underpin this, we want to expose our members to like-minded professional businesses and to gain from a wide range of expertise, so, member or non-member, if you would be keen to talk to us about contributing to and supporting our events programme, please Terri Stubbings on 01494 718 699 – admin.buckinghamshire@iod.net

Ambassadors

Our committee is made up of business people from across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes and from a variety of different sectors. Each committee member is dedicated to making Bucks and Milton Keynes IoD an exciting and effective group for our members. Juliet Rushent

About Hampshire branch

Hampshire and Isle of Wight IoD is recognised as the premier business organisation for the area. We aim to represent the concerns of our members locally, nationally and beyond, facilitate networking relations and provide an unsurpassed platform for conducting business. 

IoD Hampshire is a large and proactive branch. As well as laying on a range of events, we work very closely with other business organisations in the area, and have representation on various boards, such as the Local Enterprise Partnership, where our objective is to ensure that business remains involved and engaged.

Drawing on the practical experience of members and the expertise of the IoD Policy Unit, we have developed a strong business voice. Lobbying government is an important function of the IoD and helps Hampshire business to make its voice heard.  

Hampshire & IoW Branch are looking for their next Chair: Could this be you?

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About Kent branch

The Kent branch of the Institute of Directors has a large membership base of nearly 1200 members from the full range of industry – agriculture, engineering, construction, transport and communications, manufacturing and the service sector – and we have particularly strong representation from the banking, financial and business service sectors.

Female members account for almost 16 per cent whilst members under 40 account for almost 11 per cent, reflecting our initiatives to fully represent the movers and shakers in business today. Advance members equate to 5% and Kent Chartered Directors total almost 3%. We also have 16 young student members represent Directors of the future.

Our vision

Helping Kent business leaders succeed through making powerful connections

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Notice

SAVE THE DATE: KMEP and Business Summit with MPs:

Friday 20th July |  1.30pm to 4.30pm | Maidstone Studios

Established by the Government in the early 2010s, Local Enterprise Partnerships are vehicles to drive economic growth and are tasked to create the right conditions for prosperity. In the South East, due to its size and scale, the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) has implemented a federated model, with the Kent and Medway Economic Partnership (KMEP) tasked with leading the economic growth agenda in our local area. 

KMEP brings together all 14 local authority leaders, the FE and HE education providers, and crucially businesses to ascertain the economic opportunities that can be realised in Kent and Medway through partnership working.

One area we want to concentrate on is engaging more productively with our Members of Parliament and the wider business community. We recognise that you and MPs are an integral, important part of the Partnership, and without your support, we cannot maximise the economic growth in the area. To be effective, we must have a two-way dialogue with you to know your priorities and desired objectives.

To that end, I write today to invite you to attend a summit on the afternoon of Friday 20^th July at the Maidstone Studios.

The event will start at 1.30pm where you could meet with members of KMEP, and peruse market-place stands showing some of the investment priorities that KMEP and SELEP have funded so far using Local Growth Funding. At 2pm, there will be a series of short presentations by KMEP business representatives on the policies and investments that the Partnership and wider business community feel are essential strands of any local industrial strategy/growth strategy. Following each presentation, there will be a period of time devoted to a ‘BBC Question Time’ style debate, with the MPs on the top table. The event should conclude at approximately 4.30pm.

Due to seating capacity, we will be offering places on a first come, first served basis. We will also be keeping a waiting list, so we can offer any spare places that become available closer to the event.

We very much hope that you will be able to attend this event. If you do wish to attend the event, please could you email info@kmep.org.uk

Finally, for administrative purposes, it would be very helpful if you could state how you heard of the event (i.e. through FSB, IOD, KICC, etc) in the email requesting a place. Thank you

 

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About Oxfordshire branch

IoD Oxfordshire is an active and engaged branch, representing many members on a local basis. We work closely with the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to ensure the county continues to see an influx of investment. To that end, committee members have been taking on more ambassadorial roles to ensure business interests are fully represented in vital areas.

Committee members - Would you like to join our local team?

Our committee is made up of business people from across Oxfordshire and from a variety of different sectors. Each committee member is dedicated to making Oxfordshire IoD an exciting and effective group for our members.  If you would like to join our committee or to find out more please email Juliet Rushent

Juliet Rushent

We are taking a particularly active interest in:

Education

We are building strong links with Young Enterprise and academy chains in the county, tackling the challenges of Generation Y’s entry into our workforces, asking what makes for employability and how we can boost it at a time of significant threats to further education funding.

Housing

House prices in the county are considerably above national average, but wages aren’t, with Oxford itself one of the least affordable cities in the country. IoD Oxfordshire is lobbying the LEP, ensuring the voice of business is heard in any measures taken to tackle this problem.

Employment

While the private sector is thriving in the county, the public sector is one of the largest employers, and the cuts continue. We need to be aware of the impact of these on ourselves and our staff, and, by working closely with the LEP and the various councils, we aim to represent and inform businesses.

Events

We hold interesting and enjoyable events, helping you build your professional development and widen your circle of business contacts. Our popular Blenheim breakfasts will continue, as will our recently introduced Connect evenings.