Kent Business Leaders Dinner

ATTENDANCE IS BY INVITATION ONLY:

At a time of much uncertainty for business, there is more value than ever in local business leaders coming together to support each other and to exchange ideas and opportunities.

With this in mind we stage the Kent Business Leaders Dinner series. Our next event is on Wednesday 6 July at The Pumproom.

Having opened the very successful Copper Rivet Distillery in 2016 at Chatham Maritime, the Russell family, Bob and sons, Matthew and Stephen opened The Pumproom@CopperRivet in April 2021 offering a relaxed fine dining experience.

A drinks reception will be served from 5.30pm on the riverside terrace with breath taking views over the River Medway and Upnor Castle.

Tickets are fully inclusive of arrival drink, 3 course dinner, coffee and all wine, beer and soft drinks.*

We are delighted that Richard Hicks, Director of Place and Deputy Chief Executive at Medway Council will be speaking before dinner.

This event enables like-minded business leaders to gather in an informal and relaxed environment. We encourage all our guests to talk freely and to exchange opinions and ideas in a confidential and supportive environment. As a result, we ask guests to respect that this event is held under ‘Chatham House’ rules, hence no media representatives will be present.

Dress Code: Usual Business Attire

Keynote Speaker: Richard Hicks

Richard drives the delivery of the Council’s placemaking agenda, seeking to establish Medway as a great place to live, to work, to learn and to visit.

As Director of Place and Deputy Chief Executive, Richard has responsibility for Frontline Services, Culture & Community, Regeneration and Communications & Marketing.

• The Front Line Services division provides essential services for our customers and residents, such as Waste, Bereavement, Registration, Highways and Transport
• The Culture and Community division is key to delivering one of the largest free events and festival programmes in the country, together with providing an outstanding heritage and sporting offer, and investing in Medway’s Community Hubs and Libraries
• The Regeneration division delivers our monumental regeneration programme and capital projects, including our Housing Infrastructure Fund programme, worth £170m
• The Communications and Marketing division is key to delivering our Putting Medway on the Map agenda, together with the extensive positive coverage for Medway.

Medway has a rich heritage and a great future, and is one of the most promising growth areas in the UK. With our Castles, Cathedral, Historic Dockyard and connections with Dickens; with our fast train connections to London and Europe, our four universities and vibrant and growing economy, Medway has something for everyone, positioned midpoint between the capital and the continent. Richard is determined that Medway will fulfil its potential as a leading waterfront learning city.

Richard has held a number of roles at Medway since its inception in 1998, and before that time worked in a range of positions across Kent County Council, both at corporate and service level.

MENU CHOICES

At the time of booking, please select one of the following per course:

STARTER

Smoked Rye Bay Mackerel
with Masthouse whisky, fennel, green apple and horseradish

Kentish Pork Croquette
with ham hock, black pudding, rhubarb and meadow sweet

MAIN COURSE

Lamb Saddle
with scrumpet, aubergine caviar, garlic and spring onion

Grilled South Coast Slip Sole
with shallot, caper and beurre noisette

All main courses will be accompanied by the following side dishes – no choice required

• Warm Kentish New Potato Salad with crème fraiche, burnt butter and cured egg
• Nutbourne Tomato Salad with samphire and sherry
• Kentish Runner Beans with rapeseed, shallot and garlic

DESSERT

Gypsy Tart
with elderflower sorbet and cocoa tuille

Kentish Cheese Selection
with fennel crackers, Kentish cider jelly and chutney

Please let Morag Welham know if you have any dietary requirements.
Vegetarian and Vegan menus are available on request.

*Please note that Kent Invicta Chamber feels that, in these uncertain and challenging times, it is vital that our local business leaders come together in this way and that this event series should not be a profit driven activity hence the ticket price has been set at ‘cost’.

Staged by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, in association with KICC Patrons.