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The High Growth Academy is an exciting programme of events, workshops and forums, brought to you by East Midlands Chamber in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, University of Derby and University of Nottingham. It is aimed at businesses in the EMCCA region.

Growth Forum
Join us for the High Growth Academy - Growth Forum designed to bring together High Growth businesses for valuable networking opportunities and insightful keynote speakers.

For November’s Forum, we are excited to be welcome Professor Marvin Cooke OBE DL, Former Executive Vice President for Manufacturing at Toyota Motor Europe.

Prof Marvin Cooke will share some of his 40 years in industry and extensive strategic leadership experience to support high growth companies on their expansion journey. His talk will cover “Big Business, Small Feel: Strategy, Systems, & the Human Touch”

Overview

Who should attend?
These Forums are aimed at business owners, CEOs, MDs, senior managers or strategic leaders located in Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire from high growth businesses.

What’s covered:
• How can organisations maintain a personalised, human-centred approach while scaling operations through strategic planning and robust systems?
• How can we balance efficiency and empathy?
• How can innovation, organisational culture, and leadership practices support both growth and authenticity?

Outcome

What outcomes will be achieved?
• Understand how businesses keep a human centred approach while scaling up
• Hear examples and case studies where this is being done successfully
• Learn how leaders in high growth companies are blending culture, leadership and growth.

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Eligibility:

This Forum is open to eligible high growth businesses located in Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire that can demonstrate 20% annual growth in revenue, employment, or market share over the past three consecutive years.

You must be registered on the High Growth Accelerator project.

Receipt of this support is subject to the Subsidy Control Act (2022). To qualify an enterprise cannot have received more than £315,000 Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) and or De Minimis within any three-year period.

The project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

This event is available for: Eligible SMEs

6th November 2025

9:30am - 11:00am

In-Person

Enterprise Centre, Derby, DE1 3LD

This is a funded event and will be subject to eligibility questions during the checkout process to ensure you match the required criteria.

Members must Sign in / Register to purchase member only tickets

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*All our business prices are excluding VAT at 20%.

For further information on this event, please contact Hannah Kerridge on 07741 163242 or email hannah.kerridge@emc-dnl.co.uk

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