Birmingham Future Presentation May 2009

Birmingham’s FutureBirmingham’s Future

Welcome to…Welcome to…

www.birminghamfuture.co.uk

Matt TaylorBirmingham Future Chairman


Tina RobinsonBirmingham Future

Membership Committee


Mission StatementMission StatementBirmingham Future

Our vision is to develop the future membership and leaders of avibrant, diverse and world-class professional services sector inBirmingham through:• Presenting the collective voice of Birmingham’s young

professionals• Providing networking and skills development opportunities

for this community• Engaging with those in ‘post-16’education to promote the

benefits of a career in Birmingham’s professional services sector”


Who Are WeWho Are We

• Birmingham Future is affiliated to Birmingham Forward as the representative body for Birmingham’s young professionals

• Currently 450 members

• From finance, legal, creative & other professional sectors

• Not limited to individuals within Birmingham Forward member firms

• To create a sociable & professional environment in which to develop your skill-sets and contacts to enable you to become a recognised & successful professional in Birmingham


Organisation & Committee Organisation & Committee StructureStructure

Matt TaylorChairman

Amanda ShearerDeputy

Alex BishopImmediate Past Chair

BYPY – Roula Samaha

Business Strategy – Gareth Morgan-Jones

Finance – Kirsty Allen

Talent Retention & Development – Anthony McCourt

Marketing – Rob Langley

City Centre – Damien Byrne

Diversity – Donna Codrington

Membership – Gareth Poole

Mentoring – Lisa Clark

Events – Paul Fielding

Events 2009Events 2009• New Members lunches • Professional development presentations

• ‘work/life balance - have you got a life?’

• personal branding • ‘time management’

• Annual General Meeting • Birmingham Young Professional of the Year• Speed Networking • Annual Ball• Joint Forward & Future events


Member BenefitsMember Benefits• Meet the future directors or partners of firms

with whom you will be dealing in the years ahead ;

• Develop your competitive advantage;

• Featured monthly offers with local businesses;

• Active involvement in the city’s future;

• Award Winning Mentoring committee


Paul FieldingColmore BID


Anthony McCourt Birmingham Young

Professional of the Year


Claire-Elaine ArthursMentoring Scheme


Birmingham Future Mentoring Scheme

• Launched in 2002• Our Vision:

“To offer a well designed and managed mentoring programme which contributes

significantly to the professional and personal development of the participants as well as investing in Birmingham’s wider business

community and its next generation”• Awarded Life Long Learning Status


• How It Works:• What is Mentoring?• Matching• What Do I Have To Commit?• Confidentiality and Professional Ethics• Time


What Can I Expect?• Faster career progress • Increased confidence • Help with working through difficult issues and dealing with other

people• Having a sounding board to try ideas out• Ability to draw on someone else’s experience• Someone to confide in who will provide you with moral support,

encouragement and guidance• Opportunities for growth and enhanced career visibility• Constructive criticism and help in sizing up situations• The chance to keep abreast of other ways of thinking and to

discover new perspectives • The opportunity to expand your networks of professional contacts

2008 Winner

www.birminghamyoungprofessional.co.uk


TestimonialsTestimonials“I joined Birmingham Future after attending the AGM in 2005 and meeting roughly 30 new people within the space of an hour. Now, I meet with 10 of them on a regular basis to discuss the development of Birmingham Future, have referred our own work and clients to a number of those contacts, and I have received several cases referred to me. This has been a terrific opportunity for business development, without the prescriptive, Americanised structure of a networking group, and my personal development.”


“I returned to Birmingham, my city of birth, just over two years ago after studying and working elsewhere for about six years. During this time, the city changed dramatically both in terms of the high profile businesses here and the development of the city centre, including the Bullring and the Mailbox. Birmingham Future has been an excellent way for me to re-discover what the city has to offer young professionals and has given me the opportunity of meeting other like-minded people through a variety of interesting and useful events.”

How do I become a How do I become a member?member?

• Telephone: 0121 632 2200• Online: www.birminghamfuture.co.uk• Through your firm’s Birmingham Forward

Key contact• Subscription Fee

– £100 + VAT for individual membership


Help forge Birmingham’s Help forge Birmingham’s future……..future……..


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Birmingham Future Presentation May 2009