We are pleased to announce our “Annual Patron’s Dinner” will be held on Monday 14th March at the Spanish Embassy. This is an exclusive event for Patron members of the Spanish Chamber.
On this truly special occasion we are pleased to count on Mr. Xavier Rolet, Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange Group, as our Guest of Honour, and we would like to take this opportunity to introduce him as well as the institution he represents.
Our Guest of Honour, Mr. Xavier Rolet.
Mr. Xavier Rolet was born in Aix-les-Bains, France. He served as a second lieutenant and Instructor at the French Air Force Academy, earned an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1984 and a post-graduate degree from the Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defense (IHEDN) in Paris.
He worked at Goldman Sachs in New York and London from 1984 to 1994, at Credit Suisse First Boston from 1994 to 1996 and he has held senior positions at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson from 1997 to 2000.
From 2000 to 2008 he was a senior executive at Lehman Brothers and, most recently, CEO of the company in France. On March 2009, Mr. Rolet was appointed to the Board and to Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange Group on May 2009.
With such a remarkable Guest of Honour, we are positive that our Patrons will be delighted to listen to Mr. Xavier Rolet’s insights and exchange impressions with him during the evening.
If you will want to know more about the Patron category, please click here and check all the benefits of this member category.
On Tuesday 8th December, we celebrated our Informal Christmas Party at the Dry Martini Bar by Javier de las Muelas, located within the Meliá White House Hotel, one of our members. Our guests were welcomed with some special cocktails, specially created for the event.
Our attendees enjoyed the special cocktails at the Dry Martini.
The Informal Christmas Party is one of our most popular events as it officially closes our activities for the year. On this occasion, nearly 200 guests joined us to catch up with fellow members before the end of the year. The venue certainly contributed to create a relaxing but engaging atmosphere and set the right mood for attendees, who took the opportunity talk about their plans for Christmas while enjoying a drink.
For those of you not familiar with the venue, the Dry Martini London bar’s dedicated martini counter offers a choice of 80 gins and numerous bitters allowing guests to craft their martini of choice. In continuation of a tradition started at its Barcelona branch it will also present guests with a stamped certificate every time a dry martini cocktail is ordered.
Dry Martini’s barman preparing some cocktails.
With the event in full swing, Javier San Basilio, recently appointed President of the Spanish Chamber, took the stage to thank both Meliá White House and Dry Martini Bar for kindly hosting this event as well as the members in attendance for their continuous support. After this, it was time for the prize draw, where two lucky winners went home with a cocktail-making workshop at Dry Martini Bar to learn how to reproduce at home the cocktails they were enjoying at the bar.
Dry Martini in London: Classic meets contemporary.
We are sincerely grateful to Meliá White House, Dry Martini Bar and everyone who joined us on this occasion to celebrate the end of another exciting year. We take this opportunity to wish you all a fantastic Christmas and a very happy 2016.
If you missed the event, the Dry Martini Bar is open to the public every day of the week so you too have the opportunity to enjoy some of London’s best cocktails. You can find the Dry Martini Bar on the ground floor at Meliá White House hotel.
From left to right: Xavi Guell (Dry Martini Bar), Gioele Camarlinghi (Director at Meliá White House Hotel), Cristina Zaragoza (Corporate Sales Manager at Meliá White House Hotel), Igor Urra (Secretary General of the Spanish Chamber) and Javier San Basilio (President of the Spanish Chamber) while announcing the prize draw winners.
Last but not least, we would like to remind you that 2016 will come full of exciting activities and new networking opportunities. You can keep posted on our UPCOMING EVENTS visiting our website or subscribing to our newsletter.
On Tuesday, 9th December, we celebrated our Informal Christmas Party at Mahiki, the Hawaian- themed club in Mayfair. Our guests were welcomed with a special “Mahiki cocktail”, a fresh fruit combination that perfectly fitted with the Christmas candies and venue ambience.
Our attendees enjoyed Mahiki special cocktails at our Informal Christmas Party.
As we wanted to add a bit of Christmas atmosphere to the décor and Hawaiian tropical flowers, so that all our guests could already feel the “White Christmas mood”, we brought along two special guests: Santa and the Snowman, who were looking for little Santas and reindeers among our attendees.
We brought to Mahiki some decoratins to make our guests feel the Christmas’ spirit.
Among the best wishes for the year to come and plans for Christmas, we had the pleasure to celebrate the birthday of one of our members, who skipped his own party to join us. Now, that’s commitment. We would very much like to thank everyone who shared this special evening with us, brought their Christmas spirit to our last gathering of 2014 and even joined us to sign a warm “Happy Birthday”. Special thanks to Mahiki for kindly hosting this event.
Our member José Sol (left) celebrating his birthday with us accompanied by Igor Urra, our Secretary General (right)
Last, but not least, we would like to remind you to keep posted on our UPCOMING EVENTS, as 2015 will come full of exciting activities and new networking opportunities.
If we began the summer period with the ending of the gripping 126th Annual General Meeting with Mr. Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros as our Guest of Honour, we come back ready to face the second half of the year with more energy than ever.
In fact, September will be full of activities and events. The first one will be the Induction Week of the XV edition of the Graduate European Programme. It starts on the 16th of September. This programme offers university graduates the opportunity to undertake work experience in London whilst also attending Business English classes and workshops at Regent’s Universtity London.
Anna Bosch during her talk last year at the GEP Induction Week.
On the 17th, just one day later, and in the collaboration with other Foreign Chambers of Commerce in London, we will hold the International Wine Tasting. In this event guests will taste the most typical wines and tipples from the countries represented. On this occasion Marqués de Cáceres, member of the Spanish Chamber, will be providing the Spanish Wines. Moreover, it will be a good opportunity to do networking at an international level as 10 different foreign countries will be represented on the evening. For further information of this thrilling event, please click here.
In addition, the third session of the new series Leadership in focus Forum, “Influencing for Success”, is getting closer. This dynamic and interactive activity will be held on 24th of September at the Spanish Chamber. The Leadership series will continue with two more inspiring sessions before the end of the year -one on 30th October and one more in November- and it will resume in 2014. Keep an eye on our website and the newsletter to know more about forthcoming topics.
After the success of the first two sessions the Leadership in Focus Forum is back.
If September comes fully packed, October is even more loaded with occasions to keep you occupied. Due to the success of past editions, we are delighted to announce two more sessions of the Elevator Pitch before the end of the year. The first one will be on the 1st of October and the second one on the 3rd of December. The Elevator Pitch is commonly known for being an event focused on expanding the network of our participants and exploring the synergies among them.
For those of you that have never attended one or do not know how it works, there are two pointers that make this event extra special; only one participant per company is allowed, and there is scope for no more than two companies from the same sector to partake in the event.
If you end up too stressed after your pitch, you may wonder if you are making the most of your body and mind to cope with day-to-day challenges. How can we structure our work to be happier and less stressed? These and many more questions will be revealed in the workshop “Success without the stress” on the 3rd of October and organised in collaboration with Unusual Connections, member of the Spanish Chamber. Click here for further information.
And we could not miss the celebration of one of the most exciting nights of the year, Halloween. The 31st of October we will celebrate an informal Halloween Party in a Spanish way. It will take place at the recently renovated Zorita’s Kitchen, part of The Haciendas, a stunning location with views over the River Thames. For the time being, we can only disclose that the event will offer guests the opportunity to try a delicious wine selection as well as cured meats. More information of this fantastic event will be soon published in our website and newsletter.
Our informal parties are an excellent way to network with other attendees.
Furthermore, the Patrons’ Club is back and we have lined up two exclusive events for our Patrons before the end of the year. The first one will be on October 15th and Patrons will be invited to watch a thrilling match between the England National Football Team against Poland at Wembley Stadium. This is a decisive match for finishing top of the group that leads directly to classification to the World Cup in Brazil next June. Moreover, it is a great opportunity to strengthen relations among our Patrons.
Patrons will be gathered again on the 21st November for an exclusive blind wine tasting sponsored by The Haciendas, member of the Chamber. Further details will be soon be sent to all Patrons; in the meantime save the date in your diary.
And it does not finish here. There is still much more to come so if you want to be up to date, do not hesitate to check out our website or sign up for our weekly newsletter totally free of charge.
Last Tuesday we hosted another edition of the successful Voice Training Workshop at our premises. This dynamic session was conducted again by Ms. Dolly May, Voice & Communication Skills coach, from The London School of English, member of the Chamber.
As Ms. May explained, every language has a specific way of pronunciation with unique features which might help to identify the nationality or background of the speaker. However, when it comes to actually putting it into words it can turn out to be a very tricky issue for non-native speakers to deal with. Catching the accent of a language is not easy even when you have been learning the language for a long time. The challenge is not only about sounds, but also stress and intonation. This master class gave attendees the opportunity to learn how to improve their accent with a practical lesson supported with expert advice.
Participants had the chance to work on key aspects that helped them enhance their English speech, such us rhythm and melody. They learnt how to dominate these features by using voice and language, which are basic elements to boost communication skills at all levels.
Attendees had the chance to sharpen their English in a relaxed atmosphere.
Further to this, they also gained valuable tips to improve their overall speaking skills. As in every language, it boils down to highlighting the significant part of speech, namely, the words that hold the essential meaning. You can trap your audience by combining pitch, volume or length to spotlight the key words in your talk. Particularly, when it comes to polishing your discourse, pauses are significantly important. It is always useful putting in halts and stops around ideas, usually after a key word, as a way to emphasize the most important thoughts.
Attendees were really proactive and shared their own experiences about learning how to shape their tone. As Ms. May said to conclude the session, the secret is to keep up the practising. Once the knowledge is gained, results can be noticed rapidly with a bit of training.
We would like to thank The London School of English, Ms. May and of course all attendees. We hope you have made the most of this Voice Training session.
If you missed it but would like to take part in the next one, keep an eye at our UPCOMING EVENTS SECTION. We are planning more exciting activities, which will include additional voice training workshops. Do not miss this opportunity to sharpen your English!
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