Events at a glance

Winners of the Franco-British Business Awards 2012:

Main sponsors 2012: Barclays, Eurostar, Mazars LLP. 

Partners : CCIINT’L , Invest in France Agency, UCCIFE, UKTI
Supporting Sponsor : MIC hotel & conference centre

The Awards ceremony alternatively takes place in London and in Paris. In 2013, they will be held in Paris. 

Previous guest speakers include:

• Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer, WPP Group
• Paul Deighton, CEO, London Organising Committee of the Olympic & Paralympic Games
• Boris Johnson, Mayor of London.
• Lord Sebastian Coe KBE, Chairman, London Organising Committee of the Olympic & Paralympic Games
• Sir Ranulph Fiennes, “World’s Greatest Living Explorer”
• Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former President of the French Republic
• Dame Ellen MacArthur DBE, Sailor

Our 2012 sponsors:

• Gold Sponsors : Ernst & Young, International SOS
• Silver Sponsors: Accor, EasyJet, EDF energy and HSBC

Venues:

• The Landmark Hotel
• The Grosvenor House

MAIN REPS ONLY - Just come and enjoy yourself with your counterparts.

Our 6 to 8 yearly top quality Patron events provide our most senior members with exclusive networking at the highest level. These events mingle business and leisure, as they range from gastronomic lunches to trips and other exclusive evenings.

Previous 2011 and 2012 events include:

Three times a year, these exclusive events, hosted at the Residence of the French Ambassador to the UK, offer a unique opportunity for our Corporate and Patron Members to be updated by our French Ambassador on current “hot” economical and political topics. It also gives them the opportunity to network at the highest level.

Previous topics include:

• Outlook for Europe and the challenges for France and the UK (December 2012)
• Outcome of the G20 Cannes Summit; agenda of the forthcoming anglo-french summit (November 2011)
• French presidency of the G8 and G20 (January 2011)
• Bilateral relations issues
• French Presidence of Europe
• Declaration on Defence and Security Co-operation (Decembre 2010)
• France and the UK: Post-General Election Discussed (May 2010)
• Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen – outcome and comments (January 2010)
• France and the global changes in the coming months (October 2009)
• Outcome and comments on the G20 Summit (April 2009)
• France and UK in 2009: which prospects? (January 2009)

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:

• 2012 :Benoît Coeuré, Executive Board, Member of the ECB
  
• 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 

These two-hour networking drinks receptions generally take place from 6pm to 8pm in a top London hotel or other prestigious venues and gather around 100 participants.

They provide Members with the opportunity to network at an informal event and learn about the sponsoring company through a presentation, followed by a Q&A.

These events offer guests a time conscious & efficient manner to network with a focused audience. Networking is assisted throughout the evening by the team of the French Chamber staff, who is on hand to assist with specific introductions. 

Previous sponsors include: Air France, Club Med, Eurostar UK, HSBC, Lalique-Haviland, Lombard, Nespresso UK, Peugeot Motor Company, Renault UK, Société Générale Hambros, etc.

Previous speakers include: Brema Drohan, Managing Director, Nespresso UK; Raymond Blanc, Chef Patron, Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons; Richard Brown, CEO, Eurostar UK Ltd; Laurent de Chorivit, Managing Director, Club Med UK; Senator Alan Maclean, Jersey Economic Development Minister for Jersey; John Stone, Chairman, Lombard International Assurance S.A; Chris Edward, Senior Wealth Planner, Lombard International Assurance S.A; Sophie Lhermerout, Sales & Marketing Consultant France, Lombard International Assurance S.A; Renaud Billard, Head of French Team, Société Générale Hambros; Géraldine Appert, International Wealth Planner, Société Générale Hambros.

A prestigious evening for you and your guests. Let the skilled PR & Events team organise your company annual event at a very competitive cost!

Franco-British business executives benefit from a senior networking cocktail & dinner which they can take advantage of by inviting their clients, guests or colleagues to meet industry leaders.

Previous guest speakers and sponsors include:

• Eurostar - Nicolas Petrovic, Chief Executive Officer of Eurostar
• Alstom - Patrick Kron, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alstom
• Citroën UK Ltd - Gilles Michel, Executive Vice President of Automobiles Citroën
• Renault UK Ltd - Arsène Wenger OBE, Manager Arsenal FC
  

The Annual Intercultural Trophy for Business Excellence, designed by Cartier, is awarded to a company chosen by members as a special highlight.

Our industry networking events offer participants the opportunity to network with over 80 senior Franco-British business executives drawn from specific industries and sectors of activity. Such events are often enhanced by exhibition stands from supporting sponsors (non competitors from the principal sponsor of the event).

Previous industry events have targeted the following sectors:

Our 2012 stands included:

Book your stand now for next year's M2M by calling Lorraine Germaix on 020 7092 6641.

The Chamber organises trainings and seminars on a variety of topics, thus keeping members up-to-date with legal, financial and intercultural issues, as well as good business practice on both sides of the Channel.

Previous seminar &  topics include:

• Hard Time, Hard Cash - Tax Saving Opportunities - sponsored by Mazars
• Leading effective business meetings - led by Interactifs
• Seminar: From Basel II to Basel III, what are the changes? - sponsored by HSBC
• Seminar: Privacy: it's nothing personal "A data protection update on surveillance, monitoring, e-discovery and security issues" - Sponsored by McGuireWoods
• London Property - The New Gold Rush? by Sponsored by Gregory Rowcliffe Milners and Knight Frank
• Which perspectives for Europe? Economic and Forex considerations sponsored by HSBC