We Can All Be Winners From 2012

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The Olympics Minister, Tessa Jowell, is to be the keynote speaker at a special 'summit' in November which will spell out how UK-based businesses, their employees and trade union members can benefit from the Games coming to London in 2012.

he business summit will be held on 15 November at Cabot Hall at Canary Wharf in east London - just a few miles from the site of the Olympic Park - and will bring together 250 companies, industry bodies and key trade unions to find out how the economic benefits from hosting the Games can be maximised.

Staging the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in London in 2012 will be a unique opportunity to bring industrial and employment benefits to every part of the country - with new jobs, investment in skills and procurement opportunities for businesses the length and breadth of the United Kingdom.

Tessa Jowell said: "My message is simple - we can all be winners from the Games coming to Britain. Anything is possible for those who go for it. Businesses, the trade union movement and local communities need to start thinking now about how they seize the commercial opportunities the 2012 Games will provide. We are committed to ensuring that every region of the country benefits from the Olympic Games and will be working with regional development agencies and devolved administrations to ensure that this happens."

More details about the conference, other speakers and media facilities will be released later.

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