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President's Circle Dinner
On 12 October, Patron members gathered at the Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill around the French Chamber President, Fabienne Viala, and the…
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Women, Inspiration & Leadership: Leadership lessons from women in science
An article by Alice Tchernookova from FrancaisaLondres.com On 7 October, Baroness Sue Black, forensic anthropologist and pro-vice chancellor for…
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Conversation with Michel Barnier
On 28 September, our members met Michel Barnier, former chief negotiator for the European Commission during Brexit, at the Hyatt Regency London – The…
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Human Resources Forum: Reinvigorating company culture & engagement
For the first in-person Human resources Forum of the year, our members gathered and exchanged view on how they are keeping their teams engaged in a…
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Towards Net Zero and COP26: Sustainability Leads round table
With just four months to go until COP26, the French Chamber recently held a meeting gathering the sustainability leads across its membership. A dozen…
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Beyond Brexit Forum: The talent Brexit
For the final Beyond Brexit Forum before our summer break, and at the six month point after the UK left the European Union, we explored the impact of…
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Luxury Club Breakfast with Adam Levene at Hotel Café Royal
For our first in-person Luxury Club meeting of the year, the members had the opportunity to hear from Adam Levene, Founder of HERO, the service…
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The Future of the Workplace: what has changed post-Covid and how to adapt
The future of the post-Covid workplace, working patterns, and future office design are among the most talked about topics in business as we emerge…
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Franco-British Business Awards 2020 winners' dinner
We were delighted to celebrate the 2020 Franco-British Business Awards winners and candidates during a business dinner at Hotel Café Royal.…
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The French Chamber in conversation with Fabrice Bernhard, Theodo
When the pandemic hit in 2020, the French Chamber had to rapidly convert its events offering to an entirely online programme, the cornerstone of which…
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GDPR, Brexit & Cybersecurity: how to secure your data transfers post-Brexit
The transition period for personal data transfers from the EU to the UK will end on 30 June 2021. After that, the UK will be subject to GDPR…
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President's Circle Dinner
For our very first in-person event of 2021, 20 of our Patron members gathered around our President Fabienne Viala for a dinner at the Hyatt Regency…
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The French Chamber in conversation with Sophie Dekkers, easyJet
EasyJet’s Chief Commercial Officer Sophie Dekkers has been passionate about employee mental health and wellbeing her entire career, but never have…
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Top strategies to manage hybrid teams
Last year, companies all over the world witnessed a near-instant shift to remote working as the pandemic swept across the globe. As the route out of…
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Building the future of the Franco-British relationship: a conversation with Stephen Crabb MP and Alexandre Holroyd
With the European Parliament voting in favour of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the timing couldn’t have been better to catch up with the…
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Beyond Brexit Forum: The future of the Franco-British trading relationship and its implications for business
April’s Beyond Brexit forum gave us an opportunity to hear from Matt Alabaster, Partner, Strategy& at PwC and Chris Southworth, Secretary General of…
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HR Forum: Employment law update
As the UK lockdown eases and we slowly adjust to a new normal, our members have a lot of questions about the legal aspects of staff returning to the…
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New visa procedures for travelling and working between the EU and the UK
The changes resulting from Brexit continue to cause some challenges and concerns, and the Chamber has been committed throughout the process to…
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The French Chamber in conversation with Alia Hawa, L'Occitane
Chamber members had the pleasure of hearing from Alia Hawa, Managing Director for the UK & Ireland at L’Occitane, as part of the Chamber’s “in…