13/10/2017
SPEECH BY LUANSHYA DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PRESIDENT PETER NKUMBWA DURING THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE LUANSHYA DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ON WEDNESDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2017 AT THE CIVIC CENTRE, TIME: 10:00 HOURS.
HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
HIS HONOUR THE DEPUTY MAYOR
THE VICE-PRESIDENT LUANSHYA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY PRESENT
DISTINGUISHED INVITED
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WISH TO THANK THE GUEST OF HONOUR AND ALL INVITED GUESTS FOR ACCEPTING THE INVITATION TO ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT FUNCTION, WHICH WILL NO DOUBT PLAY A CRUCIAL IN TRANSFORMING THE ECONOMY OF THIS TOWN IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY.
GUEST OF HONOUR SIR, ALLOW ME TO START MY SPEECH BY STATING, WHAT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IS?
A DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (OR BOARD OF TRADE) IS A FORM OF BUSINESS NETWORK, FOR EXAMPLE, A LOCAL ORGANIZATION OF BUSINESSES WHOSE GOAL IS TO FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF BUSINESSES.
BUSINESS OWNERS IN TOWNS FORM THESE LOCAL SOCIETIES TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE MEMBERS AND STRATEGIC STAKEHOLDERS ELECT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO SET POLICY FOR THE CHAMBER.
DISTINGUISHED INVITED GUESTS, BEFORE I GO INTO THE DETAILS OF MY SPEECH, ALLOW ME TO ALSO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK HIS WORSHIP HE MAYOR FOR PLAYING A CRUCIAL ROLE IN SEEING TO IT THAT THE FIRST EVER DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR OUR TOWN IS FORMED.
WITH THE FORMATION THE FORMATION OF THE LUANSHYA DISTRICT CHAMBER O COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AND WORKING TOGETHER AS LEADERSHIP OF THE DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMERMERCE WE ARE HOPEFUL TO USE LOCALLY GENERATED RESOURCE TO TRANSFORM THE ECONOMY OF LUANSHYA USING BUSINESS INNOVATION AND COMMITMENT TO T REPOSITION OUR TOWN TO A VANTAGE POINT WHICH CREATE A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR RISING TO THE TOP OF KEY GROWTH SECTORS, LIKE CLEAN TECH, CYBER SECURITY, 3-D PRINTING, SOFTWARE, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.
GUEST OF