Councillor Mike Bird (Walsall), Jonathan Browning (Coventry & Warwickshire LEP), Councillor Steve Claymore (Tamworth), Councillor Shaun Davies (Telford & Wrekin), Councillor Steve Eling (Sandwell), Councillor David Humphreys (North Warwickshire), Councillor Abdul Khan (Coventry), Tim Pile (Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP), Councillor Bob Sleigh (Solihull) and Stewart Towe (Black Country LEP).