BusinessLDN has been undertaking research in partnership with DS2 and DP9 on affordable workspace in London, including the variety of local plan policies that have emerged and the practical considerations for developers around delivery. Please note that this event is rescheduled from 28 September. Please re-register if you are able to attend on the new date.

London’s diverse workforce is a source of strength and contributes to much of its success and appeal, but opportunity across the capital is not spread fairly or evenly. And now with an escalating cost-of-living crisis and rapidly changing world of work, new barriers threaten to prevent many of London communities from participating and thriving in the workplace. This session will explore how businesses and policymakers can harness the potential of the future of work to widen access to London’s jobs market and boost inclusion.

Join BusinessLDN and The Mayor of London to open Skills London 2022. The opening ceremony will be an opportunity for you to hear from the Mayor, meet the talent of the future and engage with representatives from London’s schools and colleges.

Join us for a business roundtable with Thames Water as they outline their plans for future investment in the capital’s water infrastructure and seek feedback from London’s business community. Thames Water will provide an update on their PR24 Business Plan focusing on key themes that emerged from the prior roundtable in March: fostering collaboration, reducing disruption, and responding to and managing water demand in London.

As part of our regular engagement with key policy makers in London, Tim will discuss the main housing challenges currently confronting City Hall and debate broader topical housing issues. This is a private discussion with plenty of opportunity to ask questions and give your views

At a critical time for London’s economy, BusinessLDN will be welcoming the Bank of England’s London Agency team for an insights briefing on the economic conditions and outlook of Greater London. For the first of these, we will be joined by Lai Wah Co, Deputy London Agent at the Bank, who will share an update on what she is hearing from businesses across the Capital, her insights and predictions for the economy and the Bank’s strategy. She will also be welcoming questions and contributions. Please note that this event is rescheduled from 22 September.

This informal and interactive session will be an opportunity to gather insights and intelligence from our experts around issues on your agenda. For the second of this series, we’ll be focusing on the Place Commission, our new sustainability workstream and our recent appointment to lead London’s employer-led skills body.

Making sure everyone has access to high-quality careers advice is vital to attracting diverse talent, driving your employee pipelines, and building a sustainable future for businesses. This session will explore how we can create a world-leading service in London, and how employers can get involved.

This small Roundtable Dinner will bring together key parts of the build to rent industry to discuss the current challenges facing the sector. As development in the regions continues to outstrip that of the capital, what can the industry do to redress this balance and what will the impact be of Government’s new proposals to reform the private rented sector on Build to Rent development in London?

Join us for the launch of a new BusinessLDN report, in partnership with CBRE, which considers the role of private investment in affordable housing in the capital. The report looks at how such investment can be harnessed to increase housebuilding, deliver social good and the steps that should be taken to secure more of this investment in London. We will be joined by Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development at the GLA who will respond to the report, setting out his views on the topic.