Eastern Promise - The Podcast

Eastern Promise - The Podcast

Mike Rigby

Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 44m
Activity Highly Active
Since Feb 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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‘Eastern Promise‘ explores the full potential of the East of England. We talk to experts, innovators, entrepreneurs, disrupters and more, finding out why the Eastern region is the best place in the UK to start, run and grow a business. From architecture to zoology, every business has a place here, with Mike Rigby as your guide on this audio journey, celebrating and promoting our region. Eastern Promise also features the Plug Board; where a panel of three get to plug their own business, event or project in exchange for giving a plug to someone else in return. And there‘s also a bit of lighthearted audience participation in ‘CrowdSourcery’, where folk from across the East of England - and even beyond! - choose their favourite things on a given theme to share and celebrate! You can contact Mike at [email protected].

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Episode 172: The East of England Energy Group's Southern North Sea Conference 2026

Jun 08, 2026 44m

This Week: We join the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) at the Norfolk Showground and Events Centre for the 2026 Southern North Sea conference.  It's the second day of this two-day event, and you…

Episode 171: 'Beyond Entertainment' - The Games Growth Plan for the East

Jun 01, 2026 43m

This week: We're at the Norwich University of the Arts to discuss their recent report -'Beyond Entertainment' - on powering up the East of England's cutting-edge gaming industry.   Your host Mike…

Episode 170: Day 2 at UKREiiF 2026

May 24, 2026 52m

The second day of the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum 2026 (aka #UKREiiF) was, contrary to expectations, packed with awesome, timely, and thought provoking panels and the…

Episode 169: Yesterday at UKREiiF (Day 1)

May 20, 2026 36m

This week: Eastern Promise is at UKREiiF 2026 at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, bringing you the best of the East of England here at the show!    We begin in the Norfolk & Suffolk pavilion with…

Episode 168 - Previewing UKREiiF 2026!

May 14, 2026 51m

This week: The Eastern Promise podcast is your guide to the week ahead in Leeds for #UKREiiF 2026! Host Mike Rigby chats to three key players in the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined…

Episode 167: Babraham Research Campus

May 06, 2026 48m

This week: It's a privilege for Eastern Promise to bring you our visit to the Babraham Research Campus to the south of Cambridge, at the invitation of Chief Scientific and Innovation Officer, Dr…

Episode 166: The Norwich Financial Industry Group Annual Conference 2026

Apr 30, 2026 42m

This Week: We take you inside Aviva's iconic Marble Hall, where the Norwich Financial Industry Group (FIG) is meeting for its 2026 Annual Conference.  This year's theme is 'People': an especially…

Episode 165: Abbey People

Apr 22, 2026 39m

This week: Eastern Promise's own Mike Rigby heads for Barnwell Road, on Cambridge's Abbey estate, where hyperlocal charity, Abbey People, are working incredibly hard to help residents move from…

Episode 164: Stephen Crocker, Norwich Theatre CEO

Apr 16, 2026 39m

This week: We drop in on Stephen Crocker, CEO and Creative Director of Norwich Theatre.  We ask Stephen about his career, whether behind or in front of the curtain; the three stages across the City…

Episode 163: Cllr Cameron Holloway, Leader of Cambridge City Council

Mar 26, 2026 39m

This Week: Your host Mike Rigby chats to Councillor Cameron Holloway, Leader of Cambridge City Council. We discuss his ward, the side of Cambridge many people seldom see, and also the impact of the…

Episode 162: The Beginner's Guide to IPSWICH!

Mar 19, 2026 1h 7m

This Week: We return to our special series of 'Beginner's Guides' with a deep dive into the East of England's town & city ecosystems.  And in this episode, we take on Suffolk's county town -…

Episode 161: Establishing a Greater Cambridge Development Corporation

Mar 11, 2026 46m

This week: We're taking a closer look at Government proposals to establish a centrally-led Urban Development Corporation (UDC) for Greater Cambridge. Taking us through the proposals, including what…

Episode 160: Paul Bristow, Mayor of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

Mar 05, 2026 40m

This week: Eastern Promise host Mike Rigby sits down to chat with Mayor of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, Paul Bristow. We discuss Paul's hometown of Peterborough, the…

Episode 159: The Norfolk Farming Conference

Feb 19, 2026 23m

This Week: With a packed hall of farmers, agronomists, scientists and agricultural luminaries old and young, we're glad Mike Rigby dropped in on the 2026 Norfolk Farming Conference!  Calling in first…

Episode 158: Form the Future's Annual Conference 2026

Feb 12, 2026 48m

This Week: Form the Future is one-of-a-kind; a unique bridge between the worlds of education and work.  This Cambridge-based CIC is rightly praised for its work in lifting the horizons of young…

Episode 157: Cambridge Science Centre

Feb 05, 2026 42m

This Week: As the magnificent Cambridge Science Centre publishes its new Strategic Plan for 2026-2031, Eastern Promise's own Mike Rigby chats with the centre's CEO on the intent behind the Strategic…

Episode 156: The Beginner's Guide to CAMBRIDGE!

Jan 29, 2026 1h 4m

This Week: Confused by Cambridge?  Well, Eastern Promise has your back and help is at hand!  We bid you welcome to this first in our occasional series exploring our region's main urban ecosystems,…

Episode 155: Norfolk's Ambassadors

Jan 21, 2026 47m

This Week: We meet three of Norfolk's incredible coterie of AMBASSADORS! Meet Matt Smith of Place UK, Candy Richards of the Federation of Small Businesses, and Chris Spinks of Westcotec, who will be…

Episode 154: The Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board!

Jan 15, 2026 46m

This Week! We're kicking off 2026 in style, and focussed on what's currently the most important economic development project in the UK - The Oxford Cambridge Corridor.   Our navigators to this…

Episode 153: Looking back at 2025 & ahead to 2026! (PLUS more Xmas Charity Appeals)

Dec 12, 2025 41m

This Week: We round off our Christmas Charity Appeal open mic with the Big C Cancer Charity and the MedCan Foundation!  Find out more about our 2025 featured charities here: Abbey People The Big C -…

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