About Buckinghamshire branch

IoD Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes is here to meet the needs of IoD members from across the county. We are one of the UK’s leading branches with a wide variety of events and activities designed to appeal to all members, whatever their needs.

Our aim is to encourage members to connect with one another, and to help them access the support they need to be more effective as directors and to help their businesses to grow.

Committee members

Our committee is made up of businesspeople 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.

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.   

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.

Kent Branch are looking for their next Chair: Could this be you?

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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.

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.