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Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy speaks to business leaders 

The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, spoke to over 100 Suffolk business leaders at a special event organised by the Ipswich Suffolk Business Club in November 2021.  

The event was hosted and sponsored by Milsoms Kesgrave Hall and Spa along with pub retailer and brewer Greene King and leading East Anglian PR and digital agency PLMR | Genesis. 

Kwasi Kwarteng gave an energetic, insightful talk on the government’s relationship with businesses and climate change. He said Suffolk and East Anglia are at the leading edge of science, research, and innovation.  

Toby Kramers, chair of Ipswich Suffolk Business Club, said: “It was a pleasure to host The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP at our event at Milsoms Kesgrave Hall. 

“Suffolk has a plethora of SMEs and LEPs and is hugely diverse in the number of businesses leading the way in science, research, and innovation, especially with renewable energy and other technology. 

“Kwasi delivered an engaging speech for members including talking about the Sizewell C campaign, LEPs, and the urban/rural divide and how important this is for Suffolk businesses.” 

Ipswich Suffolk Business Club membership is made up of local business owners, leaders and decision makers who share the Club’s vision in promoting business growth and accelerating Suffolk’s business reputation in the UK.  

The Club attracts high quality speakers, giving members the opportunity to hear from and question exceptional business entrepreneurs and political influencers. For more information, please see www.isbclub.org.uk.  

To become a member and gain access to these exclusive member events, get in touch with Liz Harsant on secretary@isbclub.org.uk

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The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP (centre) with, from L-R, Liz Harsant, secretary of the Ipswich Suffolk Business Club, Paul Milsom from Milsoms, Simon Darby from PLMR | Genesis, Ipswich MP Tom Hunt, Toby Kramers, chair of the Ipswich Suffolk Business Club, Sue Tasker from Milsoms, and Eddie Philips, treasurer of the Ipswich Suffolk Business Club. Credit: Warren Page

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Toby Kramers

Committee Chair

Toby was brought up in Suffolk and, after a brief spell at University and working in London, returned to Ipswich to work in a legal practice in Ipswich in the 1990s where he has worked ever since as a solicitor specialising in Commercial Property.

Outside of work, Toby enjoys politics (he was Chairman of and remains involved in the South Suffolk Conservative Association), singing (he has performed with the Essex University Choir) and country sports. He is involved in a number of local charities.