DIBS Autumn Budget Review 2026 - Economic Review for Businesses

The Cavendish Building on Agard Street hosts the DIBS Autumn Budget Review 2026 on Monday 30 November, a morning session that pulls together economists and business leaders to look at the Autumn Budget and the regional outlook for Derby and Derbyshire. It's part of the DIBS Review Series, which the Derby International Business School runs in partnership with the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce and Barclays.

The morning starts at 8:30 with registration and networking, so there's a bit of time to catch up before the sessions kick off at 9:00. From there, the welcome leads into expert sessions that break down the Autumn Budget, followed by a look at the EMC Quarterly Economic Survey, the Barclays Business Prosperity Index, and the DIBS Top 200 Businesses in Derby and Derbyshire 2026. The latter profiles the region's leading employers and growth businesses. The morning wraps up with a business roundtable chaired by Alexandra Charles, and the whole thing closes at 10:55.

Much of what's discussed comes from three pieces of regional intelligence. The EMC Quarterly Economic Survey is described as the biggest business survey of its kind in the East Midlands. The Barclays Business Prosperity Index is built from anonymised data from more than 900,000 Barclays business clients. And the DIBS Top 200 Businesses in Derby and Derbyshire looks at the area's biggest employers and fastest-growing companies. Between them, they cover the regional economy from a few different angles.

It's a morning session, so you're in and out before lunch. Registration opens at 8:30, the sessions run from 9:00, and it all finishes by 10:55 at The Cavendish Building, 1 Agard Street, DE1 1DZ.