• We work with 1 in 5 of all businesses in the UK and are the leading provider of SME finance. 
• We’re the No.1 lender in UK project finance ($2.54bn) and renewables ($890m).  
• We operate the largest free business support programme in the UK, with 13 Accelerators, which supported 1300 businesses in 2023.
• Our High Growth proposition provides a one-stop shop, from growth capital and advice on equity investment, to training schemes and support on finding new markets. 
• We provide our customers with direct access to 1100 regional managers. 
• Mettle, our free digital Bank, supports 100k micro businesses. 
• We’ve invested £3m to help businesses navigate difficult times and access independent support, through partnerships with Step Change and FSB. 

Aviva is the UK’s leading diversified insurer and we operate in the UK, Ireland and Canada. We also have international investments in India and China.

• We help our 19.2 million customers make the most out of life, plan for the future, and have the confidence that if things go wrong we’ll be there to put it right.
• We have been taking care of people for more than 325 years, in line with our purpose of being ‘with you today, for a better tomorrow’. In 2023, we paid £25.6 billion in claims and benefits to our customers.
• In 2021, we announced our ambition to become Net Zero by 2040, the first major insurance company in the world to do so. We are aiming to have Net Zero carbon emissions from Aviva’s operations and supply chain by 2030.

We will aim to dramatically reduce carbon in our operations and in our production, and grow new low carbon businesses, products and services.

We will advocate for fundamental and rapid progress towards Paris and strive to be a leader in transparency.

We know we don’t have all the answers and will listen and work with others. 

We want to be an energy company with purpose; one that is trusted by society, valued by shareholders and motivating for everyone who works at bp. 

We believe we have the experience and expertise, the relationships and the reach, the skill and the will, to do this.

With over 80 airlines connecting the regions and nations of the country to growth and opportunities across over 200 destinations, in all four corners of the globe. British businesses can reach 95% of the global economy with a direct flight from Heathrow. Heathrow is also the UK’s largest port by value, handling 20% of the UK’s total trade of goods and 35% of non-EU trade. Heathrow is a place like no other – a city within a city – with a vision to give passengers the best airport service in the world. 

Simplyhealth is a leading healthcare company helping thousands of businesses look after the health and wellbeing of their staff. Our low-cost health plans and dental plans support our two million customers to find, treat and fund their healthcare. In 2022 we became the first Health Insurer to be awarded B Corp status, in recognition of our high environmental and social ambitions, and positive impact in using our business as a force for good.

On 20 December 2019, Andrew Bailey was announced as the new Governor of the Bank of England. He began his term on 16 March 2020. 

Andrew Bailey served as Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from 1 July 2016 until taking up the role of Governor. As CEO of the FCA, Andrew Bailey was also a member of the Prudential Regulation Committee, the Financial Policy Committee, and the Board of the Financial Conduct Authority. 

Andrew previously held the role of Deputy Governor, Prudential Regulation and CEO of the PRA from 1 April 2013. While retaining his role as Executive Director of the Bank, Andrew joined the Financial Services Authority in April 2011 as Deputy Head of the Prudential Business Unit and Director of UK Banks and Building Societies. In July 2012, Andrew became Managing Director of the Prudential Business Unit, with responsibility for the prudential supervision of banks, investment banks and insurance companies. Andrew was appointed as a voting member of the interim Financial Policy Committee at its June 2012 meeting. 

Previously, Andrew worked at the Bank in a number of areas, most recently as Executive Director for Banking Services and Chief Cashier, as well as Head of the Bank’s Special Resolution Unit (SRU). Previous roles include Governor’s Private Secretary, and Head of the International Economic Analysis Division in Monetary Analysis. 

Amanda Blanc is the Group CEO of Aviva, the UK’s leading insurance, wealth and retirement business. 

Amanda is also HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter Champion; Co-Chair of the UK Transition Taskforce, which is developing a gold standard for private sector climate transition plans, and is a Non-Executive director of BP plc. Amanda was awarded a Damehood in the King’s New Year Honours in January 2024. 

Director General of BCC since April 2021, Shevaun was formerly Head of Business Engagement at Number 10 Downing Street and was at the heart of Government in the Cabinet Office as Head of the Inclusive Economy Partnership.

Shevaun started her career in consultancy in London and New York. She then moved to the Walt Disney Company in strategic planning before joining Disneyland Paris, opening the second theme park. Shevaun then joined the agency world, running global accounts for Millward Brown, Mindshare and WPP.

Following this, she became a partner in a start-up digital innovation agency and venture builder, Independents United, where she also became an Advisor for the Danson Foundation. Most recently, Shevaun was the New Ventures Director for Avado, building new businesses in Edtech and founding the Academy of Digital Business Leaders.

Shevaun has a passion for business as a force for good. A Trustee of Barefoot College International, Shevaun also sits on the Boards of BCC, the Women of the World Foundation (WoW) and the International Chambers of Commerce UK (ICC UK).

Sarah has a long history in the Chamber Movement and is a great advocate for the power of business for good. Sarah became Chair of the British Chambers of Commerce in 2019, is a Past President of Suffolk Chamber and sits on the board of the London Chamber. In challenging times for business, she has supported the BCC and international network’s growth and is working with her teams to ensure they support the growth and prosperity of our members.

She has a particular interest in skills development and bringing more diversity into the Boardroom and is currently working closely with Neurodiverity in Business. She was awarded the MBE in 2015 for her work on skills development for young people.

With a background in management consultancy, Sarah has worked for high profile organisations including JP Morgan and KPMG. She chairs Codikoat, a rapidly expanding British Biotech startup which is taking their unique antiviral, antibacterial technology to domestic and international markets.

She is also the Chair of Abbeycroft Leisure, a large not for profit Leisure Trust and is a Governor at West Suffolk College and a Member of Suffolk Academy Trust.

Nicola Mendelsohn is the Head of Global Business Group at Meta, where she leads the company’s relationships with top marketers and agencies for all of our family of apps as well as global partnerships and engineering.

Nicola previously served as Vice President for Europe, Middle East, and Africa for Meta – a role she held since 2013. In 2019, Nicola founded and launched the Follicular Lymphoma Foundation, a charity focused solely on raising funds to help the thousands of people living with Follicular Lymphoma to live well and get well. Nicola also serves as a Board member of The MMA and is an Ad Council member.

Prior to joining Meta, Nicola worked in advertising for over 20 years working at BBH, Grey and Karmarama. Her previous roles include serving as a Non -Executive Director of Diageo from 2014 – 2023, first female President of the IPA (the UK advertising industry trade body), Trustee of The White Ribbon Alliance, Chairman of Women’s Aid Development Board and President of WACL) She was also a Director of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, member of the UK government’s Digital Economy Council and Co-Chair of the UK Government’s Creative Industries Council. Previously, she served as a director of Cosmetic Executive Women and The Fragrance Foundation in the UK.

In 2015, she was awarded a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the creative industries in the UK. Her greatest joy in life comes from her husband Jon and her four children Gabi, Danny, Sam and Zac.