Brighton Chamber is unique
About us:
We’re different because Brighton itself is different, and our members reflect that. They’re innovative and energetic, inclusive and supportive, purposeful and dynamic. Our membership is hugely diverse, from sole traders of start-ups to directors of international businesses. We cover all sectors including not-for-profit and education. We go out of our way to get to know our members’ businesses and support them however we can.
The Chamber is the beating heart of business in the city. We’re central to the entrepreneurial activity and collaboration that makes Brighton special. We’re trusted and respected by businesses throughout Brighton, whether they are members or not.
Our focus is to help our members. That is the purpose that drives everything we do and everything we think about. A joyful side-effect is that we help the city’s wider economy to thrive too. We are independent and not for profit.
The Team

Sarah Springford
CEO
Sarah leads Brighton Chamber, looking for new opportunities, supporting the team and making sure that the members are the focus of everything the Chamber does.
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Amy Lishman
Head of Member Engagement and Deputy CEO
Amy leads on growing and developing our dynamic community of members and acts as a business matchmaker, connecting members with each other to help them grow their networks.
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Hannah Jackson
Membership & Marketing Manager
Hannah helps members to understand and access the benefits of membership, and create great content about them and the Chamber for marketing.
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Susi Owusu
Events & Projects Coordinator
Susi helps coordinate pieces of event and project puzzles that we develop and deliver about our members.
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Ellie Burroughs
Events & Marketing Assistant
Ellie helps to organise the Chamber’s vibrant events programme – from planning through to marketing and making sure everything goes smoothly on the day.
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Luke Hedley-Dent
Member Engagement Executive
Luke helps us to deliver a brilliant experience for our members and support them to understand and access the benefits of membership.
> View ProfileThe member-run Chamber Board provides strategic direction for the Chamber. Board members come from all sizes and sectors of our membership, so everyone is represented.
The Board
President, Julie Roff
> ABC TranslationsVice President, Sara Bassett
> Shoreham PortVice President, Sam Knowles
> Insight AgentsBoard Member, Emma Mills-Sheffield
> MindsetupBoard Member, James Dempster
> Fox&BearBoard Member, Tim Williamson
> Responsible TravelBoard Member, Mark Crowter
> Galloways Accounting
...And thanks to:
Madison Web Solutions for developing our website
REBORN for creating our brand
The Sentence Works for writing our copy
Insight Agents for building our brand messaging
Photographers, including Maria Scard, Simon Callaghan, Sarah Bennett, Vervate, Light Trick Photography, Lauren Psyk and Shoot Me Now
And our members for helping us with testing and feedback.