Banging the drum for city.

2007 June - City Regeneration Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa (flights pounds 525) September - Shanghai, China discussions on MG Rover and other investments (three nights hotel costs pounds 699) 2008 February - Global Connections Conference, San Fransisco, USA (Hotel and meal pounds 580) March - MIPIM global investment conference in Cannes, France (meal and airport parking pounds 139) April - Guest speaker at Government Regeneration Conference in Belfast (flight and airport parking pounds 168) June - Sister City event in Chicago, USA (host dinner pounds 228) and meet Government officials in Toronto, Canada (Hotel pounds 198) June - Collect BEX international award for Birmingham City Centre Masterplan in Valencia, Spain (Hotel pounds 265 and excess baggage for exhibition material pounds 167) September - Architecture conference in Venice, Italy (Hotel pounds 368) November - Accompany leader Mike Whitby on trip to China (Meal pounds 44) 2009 January - Meeting with investors and trade officials in Kuwait and Abu Dhabi (Hotel pounds 552, meal pounds 69) March - MIPIM conference Cannes, France (Excess baggage pounds 195, host meal pounds 99) April - Global City Conference in Abu Dhabi (airport parking, meals, laundry costs total pounds 127)