CBI Annual Conference 2011: As it happened
How events unfolded at this year's CBI Annual Conference - the premier event in the UK business calendar
Tuesday, 12pm: Press reaction to the main speeches at
the conference is now on the site read it
here
8.40pm: Video - CBI president Sir Roger Carr discusses ways to accelerate growth in the UK economy watch it here
8pm: Video - John Cridland discusses the UK's status as an exporter, business confidence, housing and youth unemployment - and looks ahead to investment opportunities in the chancellor's forthcoming autumn statement watch it here
7pm: Full text of foreign secretary William Hague's speech available here
6pm: Business must address reputation problem, says CBI director-general John Cridland Read the story
5.20pm: Turkish president urges stronger UK business
links Read
the story
5.10pm: Images from the event - including audience and key speakers - are now online
4.30pm: Foreign secretary William Hague hails 'economic diplomacy' as route to growth Read the story and watch the video
3.25pm: Full text of CBI director-general John
Cridland's address available
here
3pm: Full text of Turkish president Abdullah Gul's speech available here
2.30pm: The UK had previously been missing a trick on
exports, claimed Lord Green in a panel debate this morning at the
CBI Annual Conference. Lord Green was on stage alongside
businesspeople from Ernst & Young, Kilfrost and JCB, as well as
Sky's Jeff Randall. Read the full
report
2.05pm: Our press round-up reveals a range of reactions to the prime minister's speech - with most focusing on David Cameron's admission that economic recovery will not happen overnight
1.45pm: Watch David Cameron speak to the CBI Annual Conference - and outline his policy for rebalancing the economy Video here
12.45pm: David Cameron launches growth plan - but says dealing with the deficit is top priority Read the story
12.40pm:
Press release - CBI comments on PM's speech to Annual
Conference
12.20pm: Confirmed - foreign secretary William Hague to
address CBI Annual Conference at 2.30pm, after Turkish president
Abdullah Gul, who will speak at 2.10pm
12pm update: Fiat and Chrysler CEO calls for business to
embrace overseas opportunities
Read the story
11.25am: UK exporters must seize BRICs growth
opportunity, says Goldman Sachs's Jim O'Neill Read the
story
11.20am: Full text of David Cameron's speech available
here
10.50am: Full text of Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne's
speech available
here
10.10am update: David Cameron to speak at today's CBI Annual Conference. Updates and full-text PDF to appear here
9.40am update: CBI president Sir Roger Carr calls on business to follow Dragons' example
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