Join West Yorkshire Combined Authority in Leeds on 29 October, hosted at Womble Bond Dickinson's offices, as we bring together experts from India, Canada, Pakistan, and Nigeria to reflect on CHOGM 2024 and show you how to make the most of the UK's commercial links to the Commonwealth. We will be joined by the Lord Mayor of Leeds Abigail Marshall Katung, who will open the event and reflect on her own personal connections to Nigeria.
Programme
- 9.00am: Arrival and registration with refreshments available
- 9.45am: Opening remarks by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Abigail Marshall Katung
- 10.00am: Round one of breakout sessions featuring the Nigerian High Commission covering Nigeria, and Sharon Jandu OBE, Founder of the Yorkshire Asian Business Association and Director of the Ethnic Minority Business Policy Forum covering India
- 11.00am: Refreshment break
- 11.15am: Round two of breakout sessions featuring former MEP and Chair of British Friends of Pakistan, Amjad Bashir covering Pakistan, and Megan Wood, Trade Commissioner for Clean Technologies at the Canadian High Commission covering Canada
- 12.15pm: Closing remarks by Womble Bond Dickinson and by Eugene Nizeyimana, Chief Executive at the African Business Chamber
- 12.30pm: Networking lunch
- 2.00pm: Ends