gdb Surrey Business Breakfast – date announced
The Surrey Business Breakfast, in partnership with NESCOT, is back for 2025. This popular event offers attendees a relaxed, friendly and informative environment for local businesses to network and improve their business profile over a light breakfast. The breakfast will be held on Wednesday 14th May from 8:30 – 10:00am. Read more here
How to win commercial contracts with Crawley College
Crawley College is offering free workshops on how to master the art of securing commercial contracts with large, complex organisations. Sponsored by London Gatwick, course participants will learn about: Procurement Insights: Understand the role of procurement in large organizations and the opportunities it presents. – Industry Lingo: Get familiar with the terminology specific to your […]
GDBA 2025 Winners Are Announced!
The 2025 winners of the prestigious Gatwick Diamond Business Awards were announced on 20th March to a packed audience at The Grand Hotel, Brighton. Now in their 17th year, the Awards are a well-established highlight of the business calendar and are strongly supported by the Gatwick Diamond business community with Headline Sponsors Birketts LLP, Gatwick Diamond […]
Full Gatwick Region Airport Economic Zone delegation confirmed for UKREiiF 2025
A high-profile delegation from the Gatwick Region will return to the UK Real Estate, Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in May 2025. This marks the first time the delegation will attend under the new ‘Gatwick Region Airport Economic Zone’ umbrella, following plans to develop an AEZ for the region were unveiled in November 2024. The […]
Trading in Singapore webinar – 5th March
Hosted by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, the ‘Trading in Singapore’ webinar is ideal for UK businesses looking to expand their reach in Asia, and for Singapore-based enterprises that are interested in understanding more about the dynamic trading relationship between the two countries. Brett North, CEO of the Gatwick Diamond Initiative will be joined by […]
University of Chichester runs second Equality & Diversity workshop to meet demand
Due to the success of it’s first Equality & Diversity workshop last month, the University of Chichester will run a second event ‘Challenging EDI Perceptions: A Journey, Not a Prescription’ on the 2nd April, at the Holiday Inn Gatwick. Paula Jenkins and Dr. Jordan Matthews from the University will present an interactive session, inviting the […]
Connected Crawley – next event 12th March
Gatwick Diamond Business (GDB), Freedom Works and Manor Royal and Crawley Town BIDS next Connected Crawley networking event will be held on Wednesday 12th March at TGI Fridays, from 8:30am – 10am. Read more here
University of Chichester Presents: An EDI workshop, Beyond box-ticking – A business imperative?
With a new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Symeon Dagkas, and a new vision for the future, the University of Chichester is keen to expand the scope of its expertise and work closely with businesses across the region. The University is particularly keen to develop joint collaborations, innovative projects and build connections between the University’s diverse pool of […]
Gatwick Diamond Initiative announces attendance at UKREiiF 2025
The Gatwick Diamond Initiative (GDI) has announced it will join public and private sector organisations to return to the UK Real Estate, Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in May 2025. Building on the success of the 2024 initiative, the delegation aims to present a unified one regional voice identity to attract vital investment and ensure […]
gdb Re-Energise Conference 2025 – book now!
The annual gdb Re-Energise Conference returns to Stanhill Court Hotel on the 23rd January, from 8:30am to 2:30pm. This event brings together business owners, leaders, their guests and teams for a morning of motivation. With coffee, light breakfast and four motivational speakers, attendees will be engaged and uplifted. Compered by John Young, former BBC South East […]