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BAB CEO Duncan Edwards Awarded OBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours List

Press Release Published: 2 January 2024 BAB CEO Duncan Edwards Awarded OBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours List Share this page Contact: Dominic Parker, Senior Communications and Media Managerdparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 BritishAmerican Business is thrilled to announce that its CEO, Duncan Edwards, has been named an Officer of…

CEO Update December 2023 – Innovation and Investment are a Boost to the UK’s Reputation

CEO Update Published: 7 December 2023 Innovation and Investment are a Boost to the UK’s Reputation Share this page Duncan Edwards CEO BritishAmerican Business Congratulations to BAB member Virgin Atlantic on their historic flight VS100 to New York, the first transatlantic commercial flight powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). There was a truly celebratory…

BritishAmerican Business Publishes Progress Report on the Atlantic Declaration

Press Release Published: 6 December 2023 BritishAmerican Business Publishes Progress Report on the Atlantic Declaration Share this page Contact: Dominic Parker, Senior Communications and Media Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 BritishAmerican Business (BAB) has today released a report providing an initial evaluation of progress made on the commitments set out…

First 100% ‘Sustainable Aviation Fuel’ Transatlantic Commercial Flight Heralds New Era For Aviation

Press Release Published: 27 November 2023 First 100% ‘Sustainable Aviation Fuel’ Transatlantic Commercial Flight Heralds New Era For Aviation Share this page Contact: Dominic Parker, Senior Communications and Media Managerdparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 As ‘Flight100,’ the world’s first 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) transatlantic commercial flight gets ready for take-off,…

BritishAmerican Business Offers a Transatlantic Response to the Autumn Statement

Statement Published: 22 November 2023 BritishAmerican Business Offers a Transatlantic Response to the Autumn Statement Share this page BritishAmerican Business welcomes today’s Autumn Statement and the measures announced by the Chancellor to boost British business growth and investment. Responding to the Autumn Statement, BAB CEO Duncan Edwards said: “We commend the UK Chancellor’s bold move…

BritishAmerican Business Welcomes Signing of the UK’s Seventh Memorandum of Understanding with the state of Florida

Statement Published: 14 November 2023 BritishAmerican Business Welcomes Signing of the UK’s Seventh Memorandum of Understanding with the state of Florida Share this page The UK Government has signed its seventh state-level MoU with the state of Florida. Welcoming the signing, BritishAmerican Business CEO Duncan Edwards said: “Today’s new agreement with the state of Florida,…

BritishAmerican Business Welcomes US Government Announcements on AI

Statement Published: 1 November 2023 BritishAmerican Business Welcomes US Government Announcements on AI Share this page Welcoming the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcements on AI today, BritishAmerican Business (BAB) CEO Duncan Edwards said: “Today’s announcements from the Biden-Harris Administration in London show that the transatlantic corridor is at the forefront of global leadership in AI. “The impact…

BritishAmerican Business Welcomes Transatlantic Collaboration on AI

Press Release Published: 31 October 2023 BritishAmerican Business Welcomes Transatlantic Collaboration on AI Share this page BritishAmerican Business has today released a report setting out its transatlantic recommendations to policy makers ahead of this week’s AI Safety Summit. Hosted by the UK Government on November 1st & 2nd 2023, the AI Safety Summit marks a…

BritishAmerican Business Holds Inaugural US-UK IP Working Group Meeting with the US Chamber Global Innovation Policy Center

Statement Published: 17 October 2023 BritishAmerican Business Holds Inaugural US-UK IP Working Group Meeting with the US Chamber Global Innovation Policy Center Share this page On October 17th, BAB, together with the US Chamber Global Innovation Policy Center, held the inaugural US-UK IP Working Group Meeting. The meeting, which included a discussion with Director Kathi…