00:00Hi I'm Kurt Jacobs I'm the editor of Midlands Business Insider and I just
00:18finished running a debate on our trade with the US Atlantic allies and we've
00:23looked at issues such as what impact trade types are going to have on
00:26manufacturing how do you continue exporting to the US and what impact is
00:31all this having on mergers and acquisitions let's hear from some of our
00:35panelists I'm Steve Greenall I'm the CEO and founder of Warwick Music Group a
00:39musical instrument accessory and instrument manufacturer and we export
00:43in the US and one of the things I think we should be doing is really drinking a
00:46bit of the American Kool-Aid it's a great market big opportunity and the US still
00:51represents one of the biggest US export markets for the UK
00:54hi I'm David Bailey I'm professor at the Birmingham Business School great event
00:58today key thing for me was the need for the government to do a trade deal on
01:02automotive with the US because there are considerable risks for the UK auto
01:07industry many jobs are at risk the US is our one of our number one markets outside
01:12the European Union and the West Midlands is the center of that I'm Chris Hare
01:18economist at HSBC and we've been at a really interesting event thinking about
01:22all the challenges facing businesses with regards to the US times are very
01:26uncertain when we look at tariffs for example not least but maybe some
01:31opportunities out there what we're seeing in financial markets is US capital
01:35flowing towards Europe some investment opportunities there potentially so lots
01:40to think about at the moment I'm Lillian Ellican director of membership at the
01:43Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce great event this morning what really stood out
01:48for me was the passion from all the panelists to continue working with the US
01:53despite the challenges some of these terrorists might bring to businesses I'm
01:57really looking forward to continue seeing where we are in a year's time with
02:01that really hope the government continues to support businesses I am Adam Atwood from
02:07Orton's Group PLC my takeaway thought for today was just the quality of the
02:12panelists we covered three very different areas from three different angles and I
02:18thought that the there was some really strong people with very diverse views on the part so I hope the
02:24audience enjoyed it my name is Deb Leary I'm CEO of Forensic Pathways based in Birmingham
02:30it's been a fantastic event today really enjoyed it the key things for me is it's all
02:36about the strategy and about taking action and being positive I think the
02:40interesting thing from from a Trump point of view is that I do believe he has a
02:45game plan that game plan may change as he goes along and that's where the
02:49difficulty occurs but on the whole I think as a country we've still got to
02:54play forward and we've still got to take the opportunities you've just got to be
02:58more strategic about it
