Dear Members,
Thank you to those who attended last Wednesday’s dinner at the Berkeley Hotel with Sir Dave Lewis. It was great to have a (very) full room and to welcome our new members, Marcus Sandwith and Cindy Tervoort. Dave spoke candidly and shared his view on running a sustainable business as the only way to run a responsible business and has reminded us of the importance of actions over words.
I also want to thank Fraser Hardie for the brilliant Vote of Thanks, highlighting Dave’s leadership qualities.
Our next speaker, on November 6th will be Brent Hoberman CBE, in conversation with Evan Davis, broadcaster and former economist from the BBC. Brent is the co-founder and executive chairman of Founders Factory, Founders Forum Group, and Firstminute Founders Capital.
Previously, Brent co-founded Made.com and Lastminute.com. Brent sits on the advisory boards of Google Cloud, The Tessa Jowell Foundation, the UK Government Digital Service and the WEF Digital Europe Group.
Brent will share with us his perspective on how business will stay at the forefront of tech and AI in the UK and Europe, what tech companies need from governments, and much more. I am sure it will be a very interesting and stimulating dinner.
I look forward to seeing you all and your guests, Wednesday 6th November back at Claridge’s Hotel.
Kind regards
Alessandra