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International Trade Secretary joins digital conference

International Trade secretary Liz Truss is among three MPs who will be addressing the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce’s inaugural Global Trade Conference.

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The digital conference takes place on June 24 from 12.15pm.

There will also be appearances by former chambers president Saqib Bhatti, who is now Conservative MP for Meriden, and Edgbaston MP Preet Gill, who in April was appointed Shadow International Development Secretary by new Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer.

The other conference speakers include the US ambassador to the UK, Robert Wood Johnson; Doug Bouton, co-founder and chief executive of best-selling ice cream brand Halo Top, representatives from Solihull-based global fitness and sports apparel retailer Gymshark and leading economists Joe Brusuelas and Simon Hart of RSM.

The conference has a theme of ‘Resuming global trade after Covid-19’ and will form part of a week of international activities.

It is free to attend for chambers members and non-members.

To book to take part visit https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/networking-events/events-calendar/listing/global-trade-conference-200624/details

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