A free online business briefing, organised by the team behind the Kent and Medway Business Summit, is due to take place this week.

The event, on Friday, January 14, will hear from a number of key speakers - among them the Bank of England's Phil Eckersley who will provide the latest economic forecast.

He will be joined by Thames Estuary envoy Kate Willard; Kent County Council's director of economic development David Smith; and Ross Gill, associate director of economic research firm SQW.

It will be chaired by Emma Liddiard, area business director for entertainment group Global, and a former chair of the Institute of Directors in Kent.

To register to attend the free session click here.

The event, which runs between 10am and 11.50am, takes place on the date originally planned for the summit.

It was announced in December the major networking event was being moved back three months amid concerns over the rising number of Covid cases.

It is now due to take place on Wednesday, April 27 at the home of the University of Kent's Kent Business School, on its Canterbury campus.

More than 300 people are expected to attend the event, which costs £40 to attend - the register for the summit click here.

The free virtual event is being delivered by the team behind the Kent and Medway Business Summit: the University of Kent, Federation of Small Businesses, Institute of Directors and Locate In Kent and sponsors Kreston Reeves, Thomson Snell & Passmore and the British Business Bank.