Olympics chief and bank governor to speak at virtual business event
THE GOVERNOR of the Bank of England and the man who aims to ensure Great Britain brings back a bumper haul of medals from the next Olympics will be among the main speakers at a major virtual business event in Yorkshire.
The Waterline Summit 2020 will build on the growing momentum across the Humber estuary to embrace pioneering technologies, attract significant investment and create jobs in a ‘ green growth’ economy.
High- profile speakers will include Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England; David Shukman, Science Editor of BBC News; Mark England, Team GB’s Director of Sport Services and Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2020 – now rescheduled to 2021 – and award- winning journalist and presenter, Nadine Dereza.
The flagship event for decarbonisation will take place online from Monday, October 19, to Friday, October 23.
Andy Parkinson, chair of Marketing Humber, the organisation that promotes the Humber on the national and international stage, said: “The first event last year was a tremendous success that really brought the region together and rallied support for the commitment to achieve a zerocarbon economy.
“It provided an opportunity for organisations across the Humber to share ideas, which led to a number of tangible and deliverable projects. We’ll be sharing the results of these during this year’s summit. The pandemic means we won’t be able to physically bring everyone together in the same way we did last year but, working with our partners, we’ve organised a truly interactive digital experience that will enable participants to immerse themselves in the event.”
The exhibition and debate are free To register, go to https:// the water lines um mit2020.v fairs. com