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2022 Review

It’s been a busy year with a packed schedule of networking opportunities including a capacity relaunch event for our Young Professionals network.   Read our Chairman John Rimmer’s summary 2022 Annual Review

 

 

2021 Review

Our Chairman Ian McKinney summarises a year in which we’ve returned to in-person networking following a strong programme of online FirstTalk speakers.  Members have enjoyed a special offer at the Telegraph Hotel and we’ve delivered some FirstPro 2020 trophies, read all about it here Annual Review 2021

 

 

Welcome to our new Chair Ian McKinney

Click here to read Ian’s introduction and a note from our immediate past Chair, Jon Wilby

2020 Review

There’s been a mix of the familiar and the new, with a fun, well attended FirstPro and regular new online Q&A’s with influential and high profile speakers.  It’s been a different year to say the least,  here’s the round up from our chairman Jon Wilby coventryfirst.co.uk/…/Annual-Review-2020.pdf

Exclusive offer for members to stay at the iconic Telegraph Hotel

We are delighted that the four star boutique Telegraph Hotel is offering members of Coventry & Warwickshire First one night’s free bed and breakfast stay in this iconic building!  Details will be sent to members in early December and the offer runs through to 31st March 2021.  We can’t wait to come and stay and enjoy all that you have to offer!

Thank you to our FirstPro sponsors…

… and congratulations again to all the winners!  The FirstPro Awards ended on an extra high note with an exclusive offer from the Telegraph Hotel for FirstPro sponsors and winners, read all about our sponsors and the offer here.

The FirstPro videos are online now

The FirstPro 2020 Awards might be over but join us in looking back at the online announcements which, thanks to our host Dave Sharpe, we delivered at an energetic pace and with a light, fun touch.  The full Awards can be seen here and the edited highlights here.

FirstPro winners announced!

Over 140 of the region’s business community joined us online yesterday to hear the FirstPro winners being announced, read all about them here.

Invitation to an online Q&A with Nadhim Zahawi MP on 20th November

We are delighted that the guest speaker at our next online Q&A is Nadhim Zahawi MP, Member of Parliament for Stratford upon Avon and Minister for Business and Industry.

This is part of a series of online sessions we are hosting for our members whilst we are unable to run our usual events programme.  The aim is to help us keep in touch and reduce any risk there might be of disconnecting with our professional network. With that in mind, we are delighted to open up this session to the wider professional, financial and business services sector across Coventry and Warwickshire.

See here for more details and a booking link to join us.

Invitation to the online FirstPro Awards

We are busy making plans to announce the winners of the FirstPro Awards, postponed from the spring, at a new informal online webinar style event.  Our aim is for it to be natural and fun, with a light touch and an energetic pace.

Whilst it won’t be the same as getting together in our finery at Coombe Abbey, our compere the presenter Dave Sharpe will be joining us again as host to take us through the Award announcements as warmly online as he does in person.

You can register here to join us and there are more details about the finalists here.