Why Attend

The next Get Britain Growing conference in the national Chamber UK series is coming to the South East. Join speakers including Secretary of State for Business and Trade and local Hove MP, Rt Hon Peter Kyle and Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Sussex, Professor Sasha Roseneil, as well as speakers from across the region.

This event is organised in partnership with Silverstone Communications.

Date: Friday 24th October 2025

Time: 9.30am-6pm

Location: Brighton venue confirmed upon acceptance of ticket (Security checks in place)

Travel: Parking is limited locally, public transport is recommended

As regional and local government become increasingly important in the delivery of economic growth policies in partnership with business. The South East economy is growing with innovative sectors including renewable energy, AI, tech, financial services, transport, and infrastructure.

Through our unique sprint methodology, this conference presents a timely opportunity to work with leaders from across the South East to build solutions to overcoming some of the biggest challenges in creating economic growth.

The event consists of keynotes, interactive panel discussions, refreshments, lunch, and a half day workshop on various topics co-chaired by Members of Parliament from across the region.

Sponsorship opportunities are available, please contact Partnerships Director, Ben McDermott at ben.mcdermott@chamberuk.com.

For more information about ticketing, please contact info@chamberuk.com.

Our Speakers

Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP

Secretary of State, Department for Business and Trade

Bio

Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP

Peter Kyle is a British Labour politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Hove since 2015. He has held several frontbench roles, including Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and, from July 2024, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. Before entering politics, he worked in the charity sector and earned a PhD focused on youth social exclusion.

Tom Rutland MP

Member of Parliament for East Worthing and Shoreham

Bio

Tom Rutland

Tom was elected as the first ever Labour MP for East Worthing and Shoreham at the July 2024 General Election, with a majority of 9,519. He lives in Shoreham and grew up just over the Sussex border in Kent, where he attended a local state school. 

Following victory at the General Election in July, Tom was elected to the House of Commons’ Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in October 2024. He also chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the BBC.

Professor Sasha Roseneil

Vice-Chancellor
University of Sussex

Photo credit: Stuart Robinson

Bio

Professor Sasha Roseneil

Sasha began her term as the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Sussex in August 2022.
She is Sussex’s ninth Vice-Chancellor and our first female VC.
Previously, Sasha was UCL’s first Pro-Provost for Equity and Inclusion and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences. Before that, Professor Roseneil was Executive Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Essex, and held leadership positions at Birkbeck, University of London and the University of Leeds.
Over more than 30 years as an academic, Professor Roseneil has developed an international reputation for her pioneering research on intimate relationships, citizenship, and social movements. Originally trained as a sociologist, and later as a group analyst and psychotherapist, she has played a leading role in establishing the interdisciplinary fields of Gender Studies and Psychosocial Studies.
She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is also a member of the Institute of Group Analysis and a Founding Scholar of the British Psychoanalytic Council.

Tim Flagg

Co-Founder & CEO
UKAI

Bio

Tim Flagg

As the founder of several AI businesses, Tim campaigns for wider access, earlier education and more training opportunities in AI, to unlock the full economic potential of UK AI businesses. Over his 25 year career, Tim has worked at blue-chip brands such as BBC, NBC-Universal, Hutchison-3G and Zipcar and has advised SMEs on commercial strategy. Tim is passionate about the transformative role of technology to enhance education, particularly in the further-education and apprenticeships sectors. He founded two ed-tech businesses: The Institute of Digital Marketing online (The IDM Online) and the Academy of Digital Business Leaders (The ADBL). More recently, Tim co-founded EntityX, using AI to improve advertising targeting, and Intelliquence, with the aim of widening access to AI. Tim is a non-executive director of Greater Than, a publicly-listed business that uses AI to predict and prevent road collisions and to measure and reduce CO2 usage.

Geri Silverstone

Founder & CEO
Silverstone Communications

Bio

Geri Silverstone

Geri is a political communications and community engagement strategy expert with 20 years global experience across the built environment, transport infrastructure, education, and local government sectors.  Geri’s strengths lie at developing and implementing high level fully integrated communications, public affairs, and stakeholder engagement strategies..

Lauren Edwards MP

Co-Chair – Skills, Careers & Employment APPG

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Lauren Edwards

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Lauren Edwards is a British Labour politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood since 2024. Before entering Parliament, she was a Medway councillor and Cabinet Member for Economic and Social Regeneration, with a focus on inward investment and local growth. Her professional background includes roles in trade unions and financial regulation, including at the Bank of England and HM Treasury. In Parliament, she serves on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee and is active in cross-party groups focused on employment, skills and accessibility.

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