New West End Company

On Thursday 26 April New West End Company and Heart of London Business Alliance held a further 2012 Business Briefing for West End Businesses. The briefing included the latest information on the Olympic Torch Relay, 2012 brand usage guidelines, and freight and deliveries. A panel of experts were also available to answer member's questions.

• Tim Owen - Lead Commissioner for Events Filming & Contingency Planning, Westminster City Council
• Adam Glass - Partner, Davenport Lyons
• Alan Kraven - Service Provider Representative for West One Infrastructure Services, Supplier to Westminster City Council
• Andy Ralph - Service Manager - Noise & Licensing, Westminster City Council
• Ian Wainwright - Road Freight Programme Manager, Transport for London

On Wednesday 29 February New West End Company and Heart of London Business Alliance held a further 2012 Business Briefing for West End Businesses. The briefing included the Cultural Olympiad Programme, the Mayor’s Office ‘Summer like no other’ campaign, West End security update and Boots business case study.

• Ruth MacKenzie, Director, Cultural Olympiad, London Organising Committee of the Olympic & Paralympic Games
• Dan Ritterband, Director of Marketing & 2012 Communications, Greater London Authority
• Tom Wingate, Olympic Policing, The Metropolitan Police
• James Grieves, Area Manager West End, Boots

Daniel Ritterband presented ‘The Mayor of London Presents’ campaign. See www.molpresents.com for more information.

On Wednesday 19 October New West End Company and Heart of London Business Alliance held a further 2012 Business Briefing for West End Businesses. The briefing included updates on Operation Podium, London Underground, the Olympic Route Network and Transport for London’s new website tools. Guest speakers:

• Chris Atack, Operation Podium, Metropolitan Police
• Howard Collins, Chief Operating Officer, and Tony Matthews, Olympics Operations Manager, London Underground
• Mark Evers, Director of 2012 Games, Transport for London

On Thursday 28 July, New West End Company and Heart of London Business Alliance hosted a 2012 'Look and Feel' Business Briefing for West End businesses at The Ritz London.

Daniel Ritterband, Director of Marketing & 2012 Communications, Office of the Mayor of London, presented sample images and schematics of how the West End will be dressed during summer 2012, and discussed how businesses can take part in the look programme.

CLICK HERE for brand guidelines for your business, produced by The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

Further information on the ‘look and feel’ programme will be released at a later date.

On 13th July 2011, New West End Company and Heart of London Business Alliance hosted the '2012 Games - Ready or Not' Conference at the Royal Society of Medicine to ensure businesses in London’s West End are prepared for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games. Over 200 West End businesses attended the conference and took part in workshops covering deliveries and freight movement plans, travel advice, security and contingency planning and in-store customer service.

Keynote speakers included:

• Paul Deighton, LOCOG Chief Executive
• Daniel Ritterband, Greater London Authority
• Cllr Robert Davis DL, Westminster City Council
• Rick Cudworth, Deloitte

View Video highlights of key speakers HERE

On Tuesday 10 May 2011, New West End Company and Heart of London Business Alliance hosted a third 2012 Business Briefing which included presentations on London 2012 Branding in the West End, Proposed Olympic Route Road Closures and Travel Advice for your staff, visitors and deliveries.  Guest speakers:

• Daniel Ritterband, Marketing Director, Greater London Authority
• Martin Low, City Commissioner of Transportation, Westminster City Council
• Rose McArthur, Business Stakeholder Manager, London 2012

On Wednesday 6 October 2010, New West End Company and Heart of London Business Alliance hosted a second West End Business Briefing focused on London 2012 licensing & branding with presentations from Westminster City Council and Visit London.

Westminster City Council
Rosemarie MacQueen, Strategic Director Built Environment
Leith Penny, Strategic Director for City Management
Martin Low, City Commissioner of Transportation
Chris Wroe, Policy, Strategy & Licensing Manager

Visit London
Martine Ainsworth-Wells, Marketing & Communications Director

The first 2012 Business Briefing took place in May 2010 which outlined opportunities and management considerations for the Games.

Guest speakers were:
Neale Coleman - Mayor's Advisor for London 2012
Richard Browning - Director of Games Transport, Transport for London
Tim Owen - Assistant Director of Special Events, WCC