Lincolnshire’s Olympic gold medallist Georgie Twigg MBE will be the guest speaker at a dinner hosted in London later this month by the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership.

The LEP is to host its annual property dinner on Thursday 19^th October at the Mayfair Hotel in London during MIPIM UK, the country’s largest event for property professionals.

“Our dinner is attended by investors and developers from London and across the UK and it’s a tremendous opportunity for us to promote Greater Lincolnshire,” said Jill McCarthy, the Greater Lincolnshire LEP’s Investment Lead, who is organising the event.

“As a home-grown Lincolnshire success story Georgie Twigg is a fantastic ambassador for our area and we’re looking forward to hearing her speak at the dinner.

“We’re also excited to welcome property professionals from all over the country who will be keen to hear about the housing developments, employment sites and new hotels on the horizon in Greater Lincolnshire.”

Also in attendance will be members of Team Lincolnshire. Originally a collaboration between the LEP and property and construction professionals at MIPIM in Cannes, the group is now being opened up to other sectors, notably manufacturing and agrifood.

Team Lincolnshire members act as passionate ambassadors for Greater Lincolnshire and are a diverse group of people ranging from entrepreneurs to academics and global business leaders.

Georgie Twigg grew up in Lincoln and attended first Repton School and then the University of Bristol, where she studied law.

She has won an Olympic women’s hockey gold medal (2016) and a bronze medal (2012) as well as Commonwealth Games bronze and silver medals and a World Cup bronze medal in 2010.

She was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in 2017.

MIPIM UK takes place on 18^th and 19^th October at Olympia in London.

Notes to Editors:
• The Greater Lincolnshire LEP was set up in 2010 and works with businesses and local authorities to develop and grow Greater Lincolnshire’s diverse economy.
• It is a public / private partnership led by the private sector.
• It works with central government and the private sector to invest in infrastructure, skills, innovation and productivity.
• More than 100 businesses are involved in its strategies, and 80 business people sit on its boards.
• The LEP has an ambitious and balanced strategic economic growth plan for Greater Lincolnshire.
• The LEP’s six priority sectors are agrifood, the visitor economy, manufacturing, logistics, health and care and low-carbon energy.
• The LEP has invested £307 million in local economic growth schemes in Greater Lincolnshire since 2014.
• The Greater Lincolnshire LEP covers an area including North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire and is led by a LEP board made up of leading figures in the public and private sector.
• To find out more visit www.greaterlincolnshirelep.co.uk or follow the LEP on Twitter: @greaterlincslep.

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