Launch of London 2012 Business Network and the 2012 Construction Commitments Roadshow 2008

This event offers an unparalleled opportunity for businesses to learn about the very real business opportunities resulting from the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Speakers in the morning session will include the Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Minister for the Olympics, Sebastian Coe Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), John Armitt Chairman of Olympic Delivery Authority and Morag Stuart Head of Procurement for the ODA, and Richard Mould, Head of Procurement for LOCOG. The conference will focus on the business opportunities available and details of how to bid for them. It will feature the national launch of the London 2012 business network that includes CompeteFor – the online resource that gives businesses access to London 2012 opportunities and acts as a brokerage service between buyers and potential suppliers throughout the London 2012 supply chain. The afternoon session, which will focus specifically on the construction supply chain, will detail the 2012 Construction Commitments, designed to raise standards in the construction industry, and by which all organisations in the 2012 supply chain, and soon all public sector construction projects, must adhere to.