Sponsorship

Why sponsor?

The CBI’s annual flagship conference is the one of the most important in the business calendar attended by CEOs, directors and other senior decision-makers. With a programme featuring senior Government and Opposition figures and leading industry executives, the conference is a stage for high-level discussion and opinion-forming debate.

The increasingly competitive environment faced by business today means that firms take a more selective approach to the events they sponsor. The CBI Annual Conference provides quality sponsorship opportunities at a leading business event.

Opportunities remaining for 2008
Conference Dinner drinks reception
Conference guide
Delegate bags
Media Suite refreshments
Tea & coffee and lunch zones

Contact
Andy Jordan
Telephone: 07831809917
Email: andy.jordan@cbi.org.uk

SPONSORS

Headline sponsors

Harvey Nash (www.harveynash.com)

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Harvey Nash, a global professional recruitment consultancy and IT outsourcing service provider, is committed to delivering the very best talent and IT solutions to a broad base of international clients. The Group's 3,000 staff and associates, operating from 29 offices covering the USA, Europe and Asia, pursue the highest levels of integrity, professionalism and quality in providing its unique portfolio of services: executive search, interim management, IT and finance recruitment and IT outsourcing.

Deloitte (www.deloitte.co.uk)

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Deloitte’s unparalleled breadth and depth of services and uniquely collaborative culture make it a world force in its chosen areas of business – audit, tax, consulting and corporate finance. As a leading business advisory firm in the UK, we are renowned for our commitment to quality, client service excellence and for the calibre of our people. By harnessing talent and expertise across every aspect of the firm, we deliver solutions to our clients that inspire confidence in what we promise. And that confidence begins with our people.

Principal Sponsors

Barclays Commercial Bank (www.barclays.co.uk/commercial)

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Barclays plc is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services.

Barclays Commercial Bank has relationships with 75% of the FTSE 350. We are the leading bank for offering industry specialism and have a team of experts in over 50 industry sectors ranging from hotels to healthcare. Our Relationship Directors and Relationship Managers have an average of 20 years financial experience and are highly regarded in their industry. They invest time in developing in-depth relationships with their customers so that they can understand the business's individual needs and develop bespoke financial solutions tailored to their requirements.

Customers of Barclays Commercial Bank can also benefit from access to the expertise of the wider Barclays group including our International Trade and Cash Solutions Team, who are specialists in risk, lending, trade and cash and treasury management. They offer bespoke solutions to UK and international customers on a global scale. In the independently judged 2007 Business Moneyfacts awards we won the Best Commercial Mortgage Provider and the Best Leasing and Asset Finance Provider categories. We were also commended in the category of Best Overall Business Bank so whatever the complexities of your business, Barclays Commercial Bank has a solution to offer.

Tata (www.tata.com)

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The Tata Group is one of the world’s most dynamic and trusted business conglomerates. Combining deep ethical values with proven business performance, Tata has a heritage of social commitment that has earned the trust and respect of its stakeholders.

Tata has more than a century of experience and leadership in the UK, its leading international market with combined revenues exceeding $7 billion. Having established Tata Limited in 1907 to represent the Group in Europe, Tata has grown to become the largest Indian employer in the UK, comprising 19 companies and a 47,000-strong workforce spread across the region.

Tata companies include some well-known brands in the UK, among them: Tetley Tea, Corus, Jaguar, Land Rover, Tata Consultancy Services, Quilon and The Bombay Brasserie. In addition, Tata Communications, Brunner Mond, Tata Motors, INCAT and Taj Hotels are all significant players in their respective fields.

Conference Dinner sponsor

BIE (www.bieinterim.co.uk)

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BIE Interim Executive comprises of a team of 7 specialist consultants in the 'Headrenting' field. Established as a new and independent company in 1996, BIE is preferred supplier to many organisations, both public and private, including 3i plc.

BIE's strength lies in an unrivalled in-depth knowledge of the UK's interim executive talent, gathered from over 30,000 face-to-face meetings with potential candidates, and by working closely with proven interims on thousands of successful assignments across five continents. This knowledge, together with a distinct matching process, achieves delivery of the right candidate within 10 days of enquiry in more than 95% of assignments.

CNBC (http://www.cnbc.com)

CNBC is the leading pan-EMEA real-time financial and business channel, providing the latest market information, unrivalled coverage of breaking news, in-depth analysis and interviews with business leaders from the UK and around the world. CNBC’s fast-paced, hard-hitting coverage is essential viewing for senior business leaders, the financial community and anyone with assets to invest, or protect.

With programming from the UK, EMEA, the US and Asia, CNBC provides the perfect 24-hour global business briefing. Programming is built around key business events during the day. From the start of trading in Europe, through the Opening Bell on Wall Street and the closing of the markets in Asia, CNBC’s business coverage makes essential viewing.

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