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SUMMARY:Business South 2026 Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\nCentral South – Shaping Tomorrow Together\nThe Business South Annual Conference is the flagship business event in the Central South region’s calendar. Attracting over 200 senior business leaders and key stakeholders from the private and public sector it enables new connections to be established and new collaborations to take place.\nThe title of the Business South Annual Conference for 2026 is Shaping Tomorrow Together, we look forward to welcoming our champions and guests.\nAs we look towards the future for the Central South, we’ll hear from a fascinating line-up of speakers with ideas to share and there will be an update from our Action Groups, who form the bedrock of Business South.\nIf you would like to apply to speak at the event, please email: events@businesssouth.org ( mailto:events@businesssouth.org )[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Event Downloads” title_align=”separator_align_left” align=”align_right” color=”custom” accent_color=”#ec297b”]#default-btn-9ae043e06b6a7a5fcdcaec36b36bc766.ico-right-side > i {\n  margin-right: 0px;\n  margin-left: 8px;\n}\n#default-btn-9ae043e06b6a7a5fcdcaec36b36bc766 > i {\n  margin-right: 8px;\n}Sponsor Pack#default-btn-384105e8dc9fe13d9da3d5ce92a827b7.ico-right-side > i {\n  margin-right: 0px;\n  margin-left: 8px;\n}\n#default-btn-384105e8dc9fe13d9da3d5ce92a827b7 > i {\n  margin-right: 8px;\n}Agenda coming soon…[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Event Speakers” title_align=”separator_align_left” align=”align_right” color=”custom” accent_color=”#ec297b”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1704886636071{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”47933″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”” el_class=”event-speaker”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″]Emily HudsonSenior Broadcast Journalist – BBC South[vc_column_text css=””]Emily Hudson is the Senior Journalist covering politics in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight for the BBC.\nShe regularly appears on BBC South Today and Politics South, BBC Radio Solent and if you open up your BBC app on your phone, she’s likely to have written at least one of the articles in the Hampshire section every week! 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He is also the Airbus UK Key Account Manager for NATO, EU and AUKUS.\nIn Q4 of 2025 Jeremy was appointed UK Deputy Head of Delegation to the NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG). The NIAG is composed of senior industry representatives who provide defence industrial expertise and strategic insights to NATO. It serves as the voice of UK industry into NATO, helping form positions on industrial policy, technology, and capabilities while fostering collaboration.\nHe is a graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS 2018) and has recently stepped down as an Honorary Captain, Royal Naval Reserve, after 13 years. 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URL:https://businesssouth.org/events/business-south-2026-annual-conference-667-389/
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LOCATION:Botley Road, West End, Southampton
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