Mesopotamia in Hyde Park This summer the Serpentine Galleries in Hyde Park present a major exhibition of the artists’ work which draws upon their use of barrels to create artworks. 

Nadia works at HSBC in Global Payments Solutions, providing compliance advisory on cash/liquidity management and payments products. She is a Non-Executive Director of Progress Together, a membership body aimed to improve socio-economic diversity, progression, and retention within the UK financial services.

Lockdown nature notes We’ve all seen the images of mountain goats in the streets of Wales (verified) or dolphins in the Venice canals (debunked: the footage originates from Sardinia, although in Venice the water is clearer due to the lack of traffic stirring up silt). But how much do we act...

LCCI recently featured on London Business Hub’s podcast Get Ready: The Cost of Doing Business, which gives advice on how businesses can navigate the challenges brought on by the cost-of-living crisis.

With the UK set to leave the EU this month and focus turning to the trade negotiations with Brussels and others around the globe, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has appointed an international affairs specialist as its new Chief Executive Officer.

More needs to be done to improve technical education, including increasing funding levels, according to a new survey by London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).

The World's Coffee House - Lord Mayor Elect Michael Mainelli’s plans for office Renewal and change is in the air as the year ends. Read Lord Mayor Elect Michael Mainelli's plans for ‘the world’s coffee house’ on page 12. 

Powering Up The redeveloped Battersea Power Station opened for the first time in almost 40 years in October and now provides a glorious front for shops, bars, restaurants, gyms, offices, pedestrianised high street, all served by its very own brand new tube station.

Transition at LCCI Over the last year much of our policy work has been dominated by Brexit. Since the vote we have done our utmost to make sure that government and the EU are aware of the concerns and needs of business in the capital.

Simon has four decades of experience in the sector, working across a broad spectrum of work - from regional planning to sensitive, small-scale schemes. He is a member of the British Chambers of Commerce Planning Expert Panel and is particularly interested in the concepts of sustainable development and ‘Levelling-up.’