Chapter Chat – Carolinas

The Greater Birmingham Transatlantic Chamber invites you to attend our next Chapter Chat with BABC Carolinas. Representatives from both the Charlotte and Birmingham regions will discuss the bilateral trade opportunities available to UK businesses.

About the BABC

The British American Business Council (BABC) is the largest transatlantic business network, with 22 chapters and over 2,000 member companies, including many of the world’s largest multinationals, in addition to hundreds of middle market and small companies, all based in major business centres throughout North America and the United Kingdom.

About the region

Strategically located centrally on the east coast, Charlotte is the 15th largest U.S. city with a population of more than 800,000, and 7.4 million living within a 100-mile radius, making it the largest city within the region. Home to the nation’s 7th busiest airport, Charlotte Douglas International Airport has 750+ daily departures to more than 175 destinations, including 35+ international.

North Carolina continues the claim one of the top spots as most competitive state for economic development and ranked one of the top states in the country with the best business climate, also consistently named a top city for entrepreneurial talent. Close to 300 of Fortune’s top 500 companies have made North Carolina their home, seven of those companies have world headquarters in Charlotte. Over 1,000 foreign businesses have headquarters or subsidiaries throughout the Carolinas, more than 120 of those companies are British.

Speakers

Michael D. Teden ESQ., OBE
Honorary British Consul for North Carolina
Chairman, British American Business Council Carolinas
Managing Director, Whitehall Advisory Group

You can download his full bio here.

Sarah Peeler, Executive Director, BABC Carolinas

You can download here full bio here.