We are delighted to invite you to join CBI Northern Ireland members for a morning of constructive engagement with our political leaders.  With the Northern Ireland Assembly elections set to take place on 5 May, this is a unique opportunity for you to influence and inform the business agenda of leading local politicians face to face.

The panel:

• Alliance Party: Naomi Long MLA, Party Leader
• Democratic Unionist Party: Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, Party Leader
• Sinn Féin: Michelle O’Neill MLA, Party Vice-President
• Social Democratic & Labour Party: Claire Hanna MP
• Ulster Unionist Party: Mike Nesbitt MLA, Economy Spokesperson

Chair:

• John Campbell, Economics and Business Editor, BBC Northern Ireland

At this event, we hope to explore each political party’s ambitions for economic growth post-May 2022 election. Despite the very challenging background, the CBI believes that Northern Ireland now has a unique opportunity to reset our economy and deliver an inclusive and sustainable economic recovery. We are very keen that any newly formed Executive will collaborate extensively with the business community, so that together we can create a better Northern Ireland and raise local living standards.

The event is sponsored by Fibrus and hosted by Queen’s University Public Engagement. 

• Date:  Thursday 28 April 2022
• Time: 08:00 – 10:30
• Venue:  The Great Hall, Queen’s University Belfast  

We have a limited number of seats available for this event so they will be allocated on a first come first served basis.