Our Programme Director Stephanie Pollitt sits down with Primera Chief Executive Ruth Duston OBE to discuss what the coming years hold for Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in the capital.  Launched in the early 2000s, BIDs give businesses within a designated area the power to pool resources to enhance local communities, create opportunities and drive growth.  They now cover 100,000 businesses and 800,000 employees across London.      Follow us on Twitter @_businessLDN or on LinkedIn @BusinessLDN Music is provided by Coma-Media   ..read more

In today’s episode, we will be discussing small cells and 5G technology in the capital, with BT. Hosted by John Kavanagh, Programme Director for Infrastructure at BusinessLDN, we speak with Ali Akhtar, Head of Acquisitions and Contracts, and Ian Cottingham, Director of Mobile Network Operations and Digital Infrastructure, both from BT Wholesale, about small cells; what they are, how they work and how 5G can bridge the digital divide and drive social inclusion in London.   Follow us on Twitter at @_businessLDN or search on LinkedIn: BusinessLDN   Music is provided by Coma-Media ..read more

In today’s episode, we will be discussing Gender Mainstreaming in the built environment with the planning and development consultancy Turley. Hosted by Matthew Fell, Director of Competitiveness at BusinessLDN, we speak with Lindsay Hart, Market Research Analyst, to learn more about how the safety and wellbeing of women and girls are key factors in planning and the built environment and understand how it is being adopted in businesses across the capital and UK.  Follow us on Twitter at @_businessLDN or search on LinkedIn: BusinessLDN Music is provided by Coma-Media ..read more

In today’s episode, we will be discussing the Thames Tideway Tunnel, also known as the super sewer – an extensive £4.5bn upgrade to London’s sewer system to meet the needs of a growing population, with a current estimated completion date of 2025. Hosted by John Kavanagh, Programme Director for Infrastructure at BusinessLDN, we speak with Andy Mitchelle CBE, Chief Executive at Tideway to explain how this vital project will transform London for the future.  Follow us on Twitter at @_businessLDN or search on LinkedIn: BusinessLDN Music is provided by Coma-Media ..read more

This week we sat down with Lai Wah Co, Deputy Agent for Greater London at the Bank of England, for an exclusive podcast recording about the economic forecast for the capital.  During the discussion, we asked Lai to share her insight on the economy, growth, employment and wages. She also looks at the long-term picture for the capital and what this means for businesses. Hosted by Matthew Fell, Director of Competitiveness at BusinessLDN, our latest episode explores the economic outlook to help the business community plan for the future.   Follow us on Twitter at @_businessLDN or search ..read more

BusinessLDN advocates for a planning system in London that is pro-growth to support our mission and maintain London’s reputation as a great place to work, live and play. The planning system in London is unique in many ways. We work with the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Planning Officers Society London to ensure the business community’s voice is heard in the planning policy debate and that any national reforms work for the capital.   In today’s episode, we will be discussing Planning in the capital as well as the winners of this year’s Building London Planning Awards with Ransfor ..read more

BusinessLDN’s flagship Place Commission of cross-sector business leaders has set out a new vision for how the capital’s places and spaces should evolve following the pandemic to enable people to thrive and businesses to succeed. Developed after a year of deliberations with the 20 senior businesses that form the commission and backed by in-depth research and analysis from Deloitte, it explores the evolution of the capital’s urban environment through the lenses of people and spaces, sustainability and innovation.   In today’s episode, our Chief Executive, John Dickie, sits down with Commiss ..read more

Build-to-Rent developments - high quality, professionally managed homes designed specifically for private rent - are now an integral part of London’s housing mix. In today’s episode, we are joined by Sandra Jones from Dataloft and Matthew Pullen at Apo Group to discuss the findings in our latest ‘Who Lives in Build-to-Rent?’ report and share their views on how Build-to-Rent is a vital piece of the housing crisis puzzle.   Follow us on Twitter at @_businessLDN or search on LinkedIn: BusinessLDN Music is provided by Coma-Media   ..read more

The built environment is the backbone of our city and is vital to London’s economic success and global competitiveness. In today’s episode, we are joined by Simon Burnett and Hayley Parkinson-Roberts at Deloitte to share their views on the challenges and opportunities of the built environment through the lens of spaces and people, innovation and sustainability. Deloitte is BusinessLDN’s research partner for the Place Commission, a group comprised of senior business leaders from across the capital to answer the question: ​‘how should London’s built environment evolve to help people thrive ..read more

In our latest What Next for London? episode, we’re focusing on the next generation of leaders in a new mini-series, sponsored by Ashurst, that explores the challenges the capital faces and the opportunities on offer from a fresh perspective. Joining us today is Christina Achkarian, Senior Associate at Ashurst and Michelle Letton, Project Director at Lendlease. They shared their views on the speed of planning and the impact this can have on the built environment, and how Gen Z and millennials want to see more action on critical issues such as sustainability ..read more