Our Action Groups are the bedrock of Business South and it was great to catch-up with the chairs and vice chairs when we met at Southampton Football Club.
It was a chance to reflect on recent activity and to plan ahead for the rest of 2024/25. The action groups are the place where business leaders from across the Central South can come together to share best practice, learn from each other, highlight challenges and come up with solutions.
Topics discussed at Action Groups form the basis for content for our showpiece event – the Business South Annual Conference – and can also now be shared with MPs at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Central South. Recent topics for discussion have included housing,
Thanks for attending – Fran Collins, CEO of Red Funnel Group Ltd and Chair of our Maritime & Transport Action Group; Oliver Sowton, Partner at Blake Morgan LLP and vice chair of our Regenerate Central South Action Group; Lisa Lavis, founder of The Glow Studio and chair of our Tourism & Hospitality Action Group; Zoe Huggins, chair of our Workforce South Action Group; Aaron Butson, Assistant Principal Business, Employment and Skills at HSDC Havant & South Downs College and vice-chair of our Workforce South Action Group and Gavin Hall, Head of Central South office and Head of department, Savills and chair of our Regenerate Central South Action Group.
Follow the link to find out more about our Action Groups here.
