'Business Week is a powerful platform to showcase how we’re working with partners to create opportunities' - Wolverhampton Council says ahead of 2025 event
Wolverhampton is set to host a packed programme of events focused on skills and economic growth as part of Wolverhampton Business Week 2025.
The event will run from September 22 to 26 with the flagship annual Wolverhampton Business Breakfast set to take place on Friday September 26 at Molineux Stadium, bringing together city leaders, employers, and educators to explore how skills investment is powering Wolverhampton’s future.
Broadcaster Amber Sandhu will host the event, with keynote speaker The Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern, Minister for Skills at the Department of Education, and Minister for Women and Equalities at the Department of Education, sharing national insights. Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, will also be addressing the audience.
Councillor Chris Burden, cabinet member for city development, jobs and skills at Wolverhampton Council, said: “Wolverhampton is investing in its people and its future, and Business Week is a powerful platform to showcase how we’re working with partners to create opportunities.
“The Business Breakfast is a key event in Wolverhampton Business Week, where employers, educators and city leaders will come together to hear about the future of skills and growth. I encourage anyone invested in Wolverhampton’s success to join us and be part of the conversation.”
The headline sponsors of the event are the Careers and Enterprise Company and Wolverhampton College. The college is a key partner along with the council, Adult Education Service and UK Government on the new City Learning Quarter - which is due to open its doors to students in November. McLaughlin & Harvey, main contractor for the City Learning Quarter, is also sponsoring the breakfast.
Louise Fall, principal and chief executive Wolverhampton College, who is speaking at the business breakfast, said: “Skills are the foundation of a thriving economy and Wolverhampton is leading the way.
“The opening of the college’s new campus at the City Learning Quarter in the centre of Wolverhampton will enable hundreds more people from across the region to access courses and employment programmes to help them take the next steps to their future careers.
“We are always keen to work in partnership with employers to shape the curriculum and ensure the programmes we deliver equip students with the skills and knowledge they require their employees to have, and we are looking forward to connecting with many of them during the business week events.”
John Yarham, CEO of The Careers and Enterprise Company, who will also address the audience at the event, said: “The Careers and Enterprise Company is proud to support Wolverhampton Business Week, where collaboration on skills is powering growth and unlocking the city’s potential."
Other skills-focused events taking place during the week include an Apprenticeships and Skills Policy Breakfast on Wednesday September 24, hosted by the University of Wolverhampton; an Apprenticeship Drop-In Event on Wednesday September 24 offering support to school leavers, hosted by Connexions; and a Connect Over Coffee event on Thursday September 25, offering CV support and the chance to meet local employers, hosted by the council’s Wolves at Work team.
To view all the events taking place during the week and find out how to register, go to investwolverhampton.com/business-week
