1. Making it happen
Annual General Meeting 2013

2. Making it happen
Ian Taylor
Commercial Director
Marketing Birmingham

12. Making it happen
Wouter
Schuitemaker
Investment Director
Marketing Birmingham

14. Strategic projects completed 2012/13

15. SME fast track projects completed 2012/13

16. Performance trends
LEP
Greater Birmingham and Solihull
Total jobs
11/12
Total FDI
Total jobs
successes
12/13
11/12
Total FDI
successes
12/13
2,789
5,078
25
49
Heart of the South West
124
4,568
6
11
Oxfordshire City Region
831
3,989
18
17
Sheffield City Region
157
3,730
7
26
South East Midlands
1,090
3,642
29
28
Cheshire and Warrington
1,400
3,277
11
11
Leeds City Region
1,107
3,160
23
33
Liverpool City Region
1,233
2,781
23
23
79
2,506
14
26
713
2,465
46
56
North Eastern
7,354
2,203
43
26
Greater Manchester
9,291
2,166
53
51
Coventry and Warwickshire
Thames Valley Berkshire

17. Pipeline projects
ANDREAS PAULICKS
JOBS
JOBS
3,068
40
KATHRYN ELLIS
JOBS
4,750
VICTOR HU
JOBS
120
JOBS
KAVAN BHANDARY
JOBS
1,370
751
JOBS
745
GLENN McBRIDE
JOBS
1,346

18. Pipeline projects

19. North America Sales Mission
VANCOUVER
SEATTLE
TORONTO
BOSTON
SAN FRANCISCO
SALT LAKE CITY
CHICAGO
NEW YORK
PHILADELPHIA
WASHINGTON DC
LOS ANGELES

20. Life Sciences

21. USA & European Site Selectors
Site selector and attorney George Pretty complimented the city, saying:
“Although I have visited Birmingham several times on business, before
taking part in the tour last week, I was surprised to see the scale and pace of
change playing out across the city.
“These are exciting times for Birmingham, driven by the passion,
commitment and determination of its civic and business leadership. I have
no doubt that Birmingham will continue to thrive as a world-class
investment destination, affording expanded economic growth for its people.”

22. UK Digital campaign

23. UK Digital campaign
As seen in Birmingham – ASOS
e-commerce pioneer and leading online retailer, ASOS seized the
opportunity to invest into Birmingham, one of the UK’s largest
digital sector talent pools. The company recognised that the city’s
growing specialism in e-commerce presented an excellent
opportunity to open an office focusing on creating new company
websites in growth markets.
Pete Marsden, Chief Information Officer for ASOS,
said of the expansion in Birmingham:
“We are an ambitious company, and are looking forward to settling
into what we know is a very ambitious and talented city. Since we
started our search for a new office location, our sense has been
that Birmingham is a city with the talent, cost effectiveness,
physical infrastructure, plans and will to help our business succeed.
We’ve been welcomed with open arms and supported through
every step by the Business Birmingham team, who we will
continue to work with.”

24. Trends and challenges

25. Business Catalyst programme
60
INWARD
INVESTMENT
REFERRALS

26. Mobile Investment Fund

27. Building our plans for the future
Neil Rami
Chief Executive
Marketing Birmingham

33. INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCIES OF THE YEAR
1
IMG-Investment and Marketing Corporation Saxon-Anhalt
Magdeburg
Germany
2
ABA-Invest
3
BaselArea
Basel
Switzerland
4
Berlin Partner for Business and Technology
Berlin
Germany
5
Business Birmingham
Birmingham UK
6
IDA Ireland
Dublin
Ireland
7
CLD Les Maskoutains
St Hyacinthe
Canada
8
PROEXPORT Columbia
Bogota
Columbia
9
Rio Negocios
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Austria

34. MOST INNOVATIVE FDI-ATTRACTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
1
Berlin Business Location Centre
Berlin
Germany
2
Business Birmingham
Birmingham UK
3
Headquarters Initiative, ABA-Invest
4
Connect Ireland
Dublin /
Kilkenny
Ireland
5
Database of Projects
Bogota
Columbia
Austria

35. FDI DESTINATIONS OF THE FUTURE
1
Birmingham, UK
2
Columbia
3
Czech Republic
4
Edinburgh, UK
5
Le Havre, France
6
Newcastle/Gateshead, UK
7
Washington DC, USA
8
St Hyacinthe, Canada
9
St Mary's County, Maryland, USA

36. Source: Regional Observatory/ONS Business Register & Employment Survey

37. Source: Regional Observatory/ONS Business Register & Employment Survey

38. SOURCE:
The Economist Intelligence Unit
June 2013

39. Preparing for the future
2013 and beyond

40. (1)
(2)
As per Directors’ Report and Financial Statement s
As presented to the Board on 18th September 2013

44. Making it happen
Operational Plans 2013-14

52. “Birmingham feels like a
city that has some big plans
and is on the cusp of big
things.”
Pete Marsden,
Chief Information Officer, ASOS.

53. Making it happen
Annual General Meeting 2013