St Albans Business Summit
St Albans District Business Summit took place on Wednesday 11th November 2020 from 5pm to 6:30pm.
St Albans City & District Council hosted the event online via Microsoft Teams.
The agenda for the summit was:
| 17:00 | Welcome & purpose of the Summit Cllr Chris White, Leader of St Albans City & District Council |
| 17:05 | Update on COVID-19 Jim McManus, Director of Public Health, Hertfordshire County Council |
| 17:15 | Questions & Answers on COVID-19 |
| 17:25 | Business-Friendly Council - Work of Council in supporting businesses in response to COVID-19 Cllr Mandy McNeil, Business, Culture & Tourism Portfolio Holder |
| 17:35 | Update on Destination Management Strategy Update on actions to showcase St Albans City and District as online virtual and staycation destinations Plans to market St Albans District internationally as a heritage destination in the aftermath of COVID-19 and how businesses can participate |
| 17:40 | Better Business for All Lauren Dovey, Programme Manager |
| 17:50 | Hertfordshire Growth Hub Liza Armstrong, Business and Strategic Development Manager |
| 17:55 | St Albans Chamber of Commerce Phil Corrigan, Chamber Director |
| 18:00 | Federation of Small Business (FSB) Pam Charman, Area Leader, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire |
| 18:05 | Local Shopping Centre Updates Phil Corrigan, The Maltings, and Catherine Morris, Christopher Place |
| 18:15 | Questions & Answers - All |
| 18:25 | Next steps & Closing Remarks |
| 18:30 | Close |
A report back from the event and presentation slides will be added week beginning 23rd November 2020.
