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Dinner held at the Uzbekistan Embassy

We were privileged to attend this event on the invitation of the country’s Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Said Rustamov, and the Head of Trade and Investment, Ravshanbek Duschanov held at the Uzbekistan Embassy, London on the evening of Thursday 6th May.

His Excellency the Ambassador

The purpose of the Dinner was to discuss the development of international trade between the UK and Uzbekistan. The meeting was attended by senior representatives of major companies in the UK, some of which are already trading with Uzbekistan and others planning on doing so.

Group Photo at Embassy

His Excellency Said Rustanor and Mr Duschanov both delivered fascinating and most informative presentations on the current economic and political development of Uzbekistan and this was followed by a truly delicious meal comprising traditional Uzbek dishes.

Embassy Reception
Dinner at Uzbekistan Embassy

The Embassy are members of Southside Chamber of Commerce, and participate in many Chamber events. We ran a highly successful Trade Mission to the country in 2019 and a further such Mission is planned for autumn this year with the assistance and co-operation of the Embassy.

Gerry sitting at Embassy Reception
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BUSINESS WEBINARS – Disability Awareness

LSCC Virtual Meetings Powered by Zoom

Dates: 2nd, 9th & 16th June 2021, 4.00pm to 5.00pm

Be approachable and professional when dealing with disabled clients
As a business you might well already be providing or able to provide goods and services to this market. However, there exists a fear factor and there are many pre-conceptions associated with disability which act as a barrier.
This virtual training is designed to help break down and remove the fear factor and the pre-conceptions and teach simple techniques that will help to remove unnecessary obstacles in communication.

The seminar will be led by Jennie Williams the CEO of Enhance the UK. Enhance The UK are a charity run by disabled people, challenging perceptions and providing fun and educational disability awareness training.

Do you need to:
• Meet the legal requirements of disability discrimination legislation such as the Equality Act (2010)
• Ensure that staff have the confidence and the know how to appropriately communicate with and best support disabled people?
• Plan inclusive and accessible events
• Ensure that your business environment, policies, and procedures are accessible
• Check that your internal and external communication is reflective of best practice accessibility guidelines, tone and terminology
• Become disability confident
• Increase revenue
• Increase staff retention and disability disclosure
• Embed inclusion into the ethos of your organisation

TO BOOK CONTACT GERRY: gerry@londonscc.co.uk OR TEL: 07958 584479

You will then receive a confirmation email with links to join the meetings

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THESE EVENTS

For maximum benefit you should attend all three events but let me know if one or two of the dates are inconvenient

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BREAKFAST WEBINAR – THE LONDON ECONOMY – An Update

A presentation by the Bank of England

An Update About this Event

This was a joint online event for London Southside Chamber of Commerce and Southwark Chamber of Commerce. It provided an opportunity to learn from our most important independent financial institution about what is really going on in the London economy and the benefits to our members’ businesses.

Rob Elder, the Bank of England Agent for Greater London, set out the existing position as he sees it.  See Rob’s details HERE.

Prior to COVID-19 restrictions only those who could get an invitation to lunch at the Bank had access to this kind of insight but now with the magic of video conferencing they were able to have a virtual breakfast briefing at the Bank.

In the course of a truly fascinating talk, Rob covered the effects to date and the possible future impact on London’s economy of the Pandemic and of Brexit. The event was well attended by members of LSCC and of Southwark Chamber.

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OPEN SOURCE DUE DILIGENCE – BUSINESS WEBINAR

So, what has open source research ever done for us?

Thursday 29th April 2021, 4.00pm to 5.00pm

LSCC Virtual Meeting Powered by Zoom

Using Open Source research for Due Diligence

If you employ someone in a role that involves commercial confidentiality, or there is some sensitivity around it, or if you are looking to sign a contract with a new company, you will know about conducting “due diligence” enquiries and, at some stage, you will be doing “open source research” but what exactly is that? This webinar will explore how effective it can be.

Many people and businesses think that “open source research” involves nothing more than a Google search, and are content to rely on that as the extent of their due diligence enquiries. If you get it wrong there is the risk of employing someone who is not who they appear to be – which can have a significant impact on your business. Furthermore, recent legislation and court cases have due made plain that regulatory authorities are focusing much more on what steps businesses have taken to ensure that the companies and businesses they deal with are legitimate. Failure to do so can result in both financial penalties and reputational damage.

Ventham Consulting specialises in open source research, using techniques and skills based on those learned in specialist operations of policing and intelligence, and adapted to the wider business and civil world. We recently submitted evidence about the value of this form of investigation to the House of Commons’ Treasury Select Committee inquiry into economic crime. This webinar is designed to give a background to the sort of problems encountered, the opportunities offered by online research, and how it can assist your business.

You are invited to join the meeting via Zoom.

When: 29th April at 4:00pm UK time.

https://zoom.us/j/95022365708?pwd=WE9ZL04rL0laV25yU1NBQ1l5cmdtQT09

Meeting ID: 950 2236 5708

Passcode: k7N%3vxL8D

For further information please contact Gerry on 07958 584479 or email gerry@londonscc.co.uk

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BREAKFAST WEBINAR – THE LONDON ECONOMY – An Update

A presentation by the Bank of England

Tuesday 13th April 2021, 9.00am to 10.00am

Virtual Meeting Powered by Zoom

About this Event

This is a joint online event for London Southside Chamber of Commerce and Southwark Chamber of Commerce. Hear from our most important independent financial institution about what is really going on in the LONDON ECONOMY and the BENEFITS FOR YOUR BUSINESS – without the spin.

Rob Elder, the Bank of England Agent for Greater London, will set out the current position as he sees it.  For Rob’s details you can look at  https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/people/agents/rob-elder/biography

Prior to COVID-19 restrictions only those who could get an invitation to lunch at the Bank had access to this kind of insight but now with the magic of video conferencing you can have a virtual breakfast briefing at the Bank – as long as you provide your own food and beverages of course.

TO BOOK  CONTACT GERRY: gerry@londonscc.co.uk OR TEL: 07958 584479

You will then receive a confirmation email with a link to join the meeting

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT

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Member Webinars

 

Upcoming webinars being presented by members are:

Introduction to Self-Havening®: Letting-go of Traumatic Stress & Trauma:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-self-havening-letting-go-of-traumatic-stress-trauma-tickets-142058947135

Self-Havening® – Resilience Building in Your Hands:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/self-havening-resilience-building-in-your-hands-tickets-142056251071

Also on 9th March at 17.00, a look at the benefits of the London Healthy Workplace Award and the COVID19 checklist that can be used in your workplace.  You can register HERE.

The next on 16th March at 17.00 gives practical guidance on applying for the London Healthy Workplace Award.  You can register HERE.

Also The London Business Hub often has useful information, as does www.gov.uk