SPRING 2026

Thank you for attending our Portsmouth Business Leaders Forum at The Royal Maritime Hotel.


Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us as we strive to continuously improve our sustainable collaborations and innovative programmes, making Portsmouth the premier waterfront city in Britain for investment, living, learning, working, and visiting.

To assist us in achieving our mission, we have prepared a set of questions for you:

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The Content

Thank you to all our speakers, including:

  • David Knight, The Royal Maritime Hotel
  • Sarah Roads, SLR Youth Recruit
  • Gareth Webb, Fair Ways
  • Kate Mizon, Armed Forces Community Programme
  • Ceri Turner, Inspire Futures
  • Gemma Nichols, We Are Pompey 2029 – City of Culture Bid
  • Paul Sims, Negotia
  • Sam Doody, Airbus Portsmouth
  • Jane Lamer, Portsmouth City Council – Economic Update
  • Natalie Brahma-Pearl, Portsmouth City Council – Local Government Reorganisation & Devolution

If you would like to contact any of the speakers, please email info@shapingportsmouth.co.uk.

A PDF of the slides is available below, followed by the videos included.

Download the slides here