THIS year’s York Business Week is shaping up to be the “biggest and best yet,” according to organisers Make It York.

York Business Week 2018 will take place from November 13 to 19, with a wide range of events running across the city. Based around four core themes, the week’s events will focus firmly on the future: both futureproofing the city’s economy and helping businesses take steps to secure long-term success.

Andrew Sharp, head of business at Make it York, said: “Our themes this year are world class York; start-up to scale-up; innovation; and skills and talent; and we have curated a programme of events to inspire and help the region’s businesses set strong foundations for future success.”

The week will get underway with the York Business Week conference at York Racecourse on November 13, which will see well-known businesses leaders share some of the secrets of their success. Speakers include Richard Harpin, founder and CEO of FTSE 250 firm Homeserve, and Tim Leigh, whose creative construction company Stage One Creative has been involved in every single Olympic opening and closing ceremony since 2004.

TEDxYork will also be taking place during York Business Week on November 16, aimed to inspire, educate and bring new ideas worth sharing to the city. The event will be a combination of TED talk videos, live presenters from all over the world and local people sharing innovative ideas, insights and deep discussions.

The York BID is set to host a special event on November 13 focusing on the future of the high-street. Bill Grimsey, Government advisor and author of the influential Grimsey Review will share his views on the structural changes affecting the retail sector.

On November 15, the ceremony for The Press Business Awards 2018 will be held. The Awards will shine the spotlight on the region’s businesses that have been exploiting new opportunities, creating wealth, employing more people and contributing to the local economy.

The week will also see key city leaders from the public and private sectors come together with the Bank of England’s Juliette Healy on November 19 to share insights into the region’s economic prospects, bring the vision for York’s economy to life and demonstrate the support that will be available to businesses to help them, and the city, grow over the next decade and beyond.

Visit: http://www.yorkbusinessweek.co.uk/