THE sixth annual Tees Valley Business Show takes place on Thursday, October 10.

The event will once again be held at the Tall Trees Hotel in Yarm with a wealth of after dinner speakers.

Among those marking the event in their diaries will be Sir John Banham, chairman of Kingfisher and Tarmac, and Joe Docherty, chief executive of the new Tees Valley Urban Regeneration Company.

The black tie event will also feature the presentation of The Northern Echo-sponsored Newcomer to Business Award by editor, Peter Barron.

The major sponsors for this year's show are Dickinson Dees.

Associate sponsors include One NorthEast, Keith Robinson and Co, Bank of Scotland, The Northern Echo, NatWest and the University of Northumbria.

Tickets for the event, which include a five course dinner, are priced at £55 plus VAT.

Reservations can be made by calling Enterprise Event Management on (01325) 281 265, or log on to www.eem-northeast.co.uk for more information.

Last year's event featured Christopher Garnett, chief executive of GNER, who gave the Tees Valley Business lecture.

Jerry Roest, group managing director for strategy and Internet at ntl, and BBC Radio Cleveland's Alan Wright were also guest speakers.