Last year, The Coventry & Warwickshire Business Festival was the biggest business event in the region, drawing 5,000 attendees to over 100 events.
Returning 19-30 November 2018, the Business Festival is already open to local organisations wishing to run an event over the period. These can take any shape, from a small networking workshop or seminar to a large trade show or national conference.
Events must meet the criteria set by the Business Festival Board, and applications submitted by 28 September. Full details are available here.
The Board is looking, in particular, for events that:
- Benefit other businesses and individuals in the region
- Are topical or address challenges facing the local economy, such as new technologies, innovation, policy or politics
- Have the potential to attract investment and interest from outside of the region.
The criteria embrace the Festival objectives set by the Business Festival founders, the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) and the Coventry and Warwickshire LEP Growth Hub, for showing the rest of the world Coventry & Warwickshire’s strengths and investment potential.
Craig Humphrey, (pictured) managing director of the Coventry and Warwickshire LEP Growth Hub, said: “The 2018 Business Festival programme needs to encompass a wide variety of events of all descriptions, particularly those in the 10 key sectors.
“We are keen to see the Festival evolve and have a stronger national and even international presence to enable investors to see our key assets.”
To see more information about the Coventry & Warwickshire Business Festival, click here to see a short video.
