The Annual Financial Lunch (hereafter referred to as AFL) of the French Chamber of Commerce in Great-Britain is one of the Chamber’s biggest events of the year.  It was launched in 1997 and has been sponsored by Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking ever since. It usually takes place in November and attracts over 150 participants from the international banking, legal, accountancy, industrial and commercial communities. 

Previous guest speakers include:

• 2011: Angela Knight, Chief Executive of British Bankers' Association
• 2010: Helen Alexander, President of the CBI 
• 2009: Sir Howard Davies, Director of the London School of Economics & Political Science
• 2008: Richard Lambert, Director General of the CBI
• 2007: Jean-François Théodore, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, NYSE Euronext
• 2006: Clara Furse, Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange
• 2005: John Tiner, Chief Executive, Financial Services Authority