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The GC Dining Club
London
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Sponsor: Invest Northern Ireland

I am delighted to announce that Invest Northern Ireland will sponsor the next LBDC | Lawyers’ Business Development Club | exclusive private-dining event and roundtable discussion for GENERAL COUNSEL in Mayfair, London. Our thanks to Karena Vaughan (Director of Europe) and Julie-Ann Brace (Business Development Director) at Invest Northern Ireland for sponsoring our event.
General Counsel: Exclusive Invitation-Only Event
When: | Thursday, 7 May 2015 |
8.00 a.m. to 8.30 – Welcome and networking 8.30 to 10.00 a.m. – Breakfast (cooked) followed by a roundtable discussion |
Where: | London (Mayfair) Private dining room of one of London’s top restaurants) |
Sponsor: | Invest Northern Ireland |
Cost: | Free |
RSVP: | colin@lawyersbdc.com |
General Counsel: Feedback from our previous “LBDC” General Counsel event
On 17 March 2015 (St Patrick’s Day), we held our previous “LBDC” exclusive private-dining event for General Counsel (GC). Our GC guests sent me the following comments after our event which you may be interested to read:
- “Thank you Colin for arranging another great event today which I very much enjoyed. I was just sorry that I couldn’t contribute more to the debate given the parlous state of my vocal chords! I will look forward to seeing you at the next one….! Thanks also to Julie Ann and Karena for sponsoring this morning. In addition to the speakers, I also thoroughly enjoyed my breakfast, including the oyster which is not something I would usually eat!”
- “Hi Colin, thank you, and Invest NI, for a fantastic start to the day. Great session – insightful topics delivered by even more interesting characters. I could well have spent longer as there was clearly further ground to cover/develop. How you manage to consistently attract speakers of such depth and breadth is impressive – are you sure you should not be the one speaking on “Networking”?! Look forward to seeing you Thursday morning.”
- “Hi Colin, thanks for the breakfast this am – I enjoyed the meal, the speakers and the discussion – a great combination! And also a big thank you to Karena and Julie-Ann for sponsoring the event – great location!”
- “Colin, thanks again for another brilliant event this morning. Terrific venue and breakfast, and great speakers! Enjoy St Patricks Day, and I look forward to catching up again soon.”
- Colin, really enjoyed the event this morning. Excellent venue, two really interesting speakers and good conversation before, during and afterwards. Thanks to you and Invest NI. Enjoy the rest of St P’s day and see you on Thursday!”
- “Hi Colin, I enjoyed the GC breakfast event very much. A big thank to you, Julie-Ann and Karena for organising it. I look forward to seeing you all at the next event.”
- “Hi Colin, I enjoyed the GC breakfast event very much. A big thank to you, Julie-Ann and Karena for organising it….If I am in London [on Thursday] I will come [to LBDC Talk], otherwise I look forward to seeing you all at the next event.”
- “Hi Colin, thanks so much for the session this morning, I really enjoyed it and found it very thought-provoking. So sorry I had to run off. Unfortunately, I can’t make Thursday but hope I can make another meeting in future?.”
- “Dear Colin, it was great to see you at the event this morning. I greatly enjoyed it and found the conversation of both speakers very interesting and stimulating. Thank you very much for inviting me, unfortunately, I won’t be free this Thursday morning as I will be in [ ]. However, please do stay in touch and invite me to future events.”
“LBDC” (General Counsel Event): Photos
Photos from our previous “LBDC” General Counsel event held on 17 March 2015. Our venue was the stunning private-dining room at Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill.
Sponsor: Invest Northern Ireland
” As the regional business development agency, Invest NI’s role is to grow the local economy. We do this by supporting new and existing businesses to compete internationally, and by attracting new investment to Northern Ireland.
We are part of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and provide strong government support for business by effectively delivering the Government’s economic development strategies.
Invest NI offers the Northern Ireland business community a single organisation providing high-quality services, programmes, support and expert advice.
We principally support those businesses that can make the greatest contribution to growing our economy. These are businesses that have ability to grow and drive productivity in the economy and are keen to export their goods and services outside Northern Ireland. “
My thanks to Karena Vaughan (Director of Europe) and Julie-Ann Brace (Business Development Director) at Invest Northern Ireland for sponsoring this exclusive LBDC event.
General Counsel
If you are a General Counsel and would like to attend our next “LBDC” GC (only) event, please get in touch.
It would be great to hear from you and I would be happy to extend an invitation to you to our future “LBDC” events.
Colin
Colin Carroll
CEO
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https://lawyersbdc.com/invest-ni-sponsors-lbdc-general-counsel-event/

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