Proud to take part in annual #tertulias in Edinburgh discussing how #UK 🇬🇧 & #Spain 🇪🇸 will maintain our long & 💪 links built on people, #trade & #investment 🤝

Me: I’d like to buy a 🔦 please. Cunning retail AI: 🧐 on the basis of this purchase ... perhaps we can interest you ... in the purchase of... another 🔦

Thanks Ben Brittain for summarising 👍

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees Chamber_Awards #ChamberAwards BCC 👏 👏 👏

It was so useful to hear perspectives from businesses across different communities in #Birmingham. Thank you to everyone who gave their time & insights, thank you Joel Blake OBE for organising (+ great food tips) and thank you @CitizensUKBham Mosese Dakunivosa for your vital work

Prime Minister talking about the sustainable thinking underpinning the modern UK-Africa partnership #InvestInAfrica - focus on transition to Net Zero

“Young African entrepreneurs are going to transform the world with their ideas” #InvestInAfrica

This week I concluded my term as chief business adviser @beisgovuk It's been an absolute privilege to meet hard working businesses, of all sizes, across the UK. Thank you for sharing your successes & also for your insights into the very real challenges you face.

Long but gripping assessment of US-China tech nationalinterest.org/feature/china-…

💪 and 🍀 to BCC Claire & Hannah Adam BCC with #BCCConf - discussing how business & Govt can work pragmatically to navigate immense change. Chambers do great work 👏 on behalf of business communities in 🇬🇧. Agree that open engagement -> sensible solutions for all

🧢 off to Greggs as #bccconf learns about its recruitment policy - open minded, flexible, innovative... and inspiring

🙏 @annieauerbach for memorable 💭 on #flexism More than ever, we need to be open to flexible working... and recognise this takes many forms (because it’s ... 🤔 flexible)

Great news ft.com/content/fe88ee…

A woman in Ireland demonstrated a helpful way to explain the importance of washing your hands to kids by doing an experiment that shows how quickly black pepper particles acting as a virus coronavirus move away as soon as the child has soap on his hands. abcn.ws/2TVWbzh

An important read

⭐️ Guidelines for AI Procurement 📘 A summary of best practices for acquiring AI in the public sector. ✒️ Co-developed by @WEF in collaboration with Cabinet Office, GDS, CrownCommercialServ, techUK & many, many more across industry and academia. 👉 gov.uk/government/pub…

👍 session at #cogx on how #ikea & corps work w/ startups. Hard work on both sides to "narrow the funnel" (ie get enough specificity into business challenges) & showcase to biz units within the org. Relationship is 2-way. Digital comms > shorter, more flexible interactions. 👏

I’m thrilled too! More than ever, this is a time for new thinking on the places we live and work, the public spaces we share and the ways we move around. CPC plays an important role as an expert, neutral convenor breaking down barriers to the commercialisation of new ideas.

Interesting segment on clever 3D pedestrian simulation by @OpenSpace_Tech

New report urges Govt to put #netzero at the heart of #infra policy to create a long term framework for recovery & give confidence to businesses to invest