Gala Dinner
The historic Lancaster House
The Conference programme will include a Gala Dinner, at the historic Lancaster House, on the evening of May 13.
At this Dinner, David Brennan, Chief Executive Officer of AstraZeneca and a leading member of our International Advisory Board, will receive BritishAmerican Business's Channing Corporate Citizenship Award for 2010. Previous recipients of this Award include Baroness Thatcher, Lord Carrington, Lord Browne of Madingley, Todd Stitzer, Arun Sarin and James Murdoch.
Lancaster House is one of London’s finest town houses, steeped in political history and magnificently preserved. It has entertained more heads of state, politicians and celebrities than any other venue in London. Throughout the 19th century, Stafford House (as it was known then), was a hub of social and political life. As the family home to the Sutherlands, it attracted many distinguished guests and artists, including factory reformer Lord Shaftesbury, anti-slavery author Harriet Beecher Stowe and Italian nationalist leader Guiseppe Garibaldi.
Almost as influential as the visitors was the decor, which set the fashion for London reception rooms for nearly a century. The Louis XIV interiors created a stunning backdrop for the Sutherlands’ impressive collection of paintings and objets d’art, many of which can be still be seen in the house today. Queen Victoria’s words to the Duchess of Sutherland upon arriving at Lancaster House were ‘I have come from my house to your Palace’.
Please note the dress code for the dinner is business attire.
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