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- David Allan and Andrew Sheldon, Cyber Security Roundtable
- Anita Nadkarni, Technology Strategist at PwC Roundtable
- Panel with Jon Manning
- Bev Hindle, the Executive Director of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc Leadership Group Roundtable
- Liam Ronan-Chlond, First Base online roundtable
- Paul Tomlinson Roundtable
- Hélène Stanway – Global Head of Technology Innovation, AXA XL Roundtable
- Geoff Snelson, Director of Strategy & Futures, MK Council Roundtable
- Anthony Willoughby from The Nomadic School of Business Roundtable
- Online Roundtable with Nick Orrin, Operations Director Global for Costa Express
- Luke Freeman Roundtable Event
- Rachel Dempers - Roundtable Session
- Roundtable discussion with Jon Manning, CEO of Arthur Ellis: Mental Health Support
- MKBLP Members Online Event
- MKBLP Online Roundtable Discussion
- April 2020 Online Event
- February 2020 Member's Breakfast
- February 2020 Members' Dinner
- January 2020 Member's Breakfast
- December 2019 Dinner Briefing
- November Breakfast Briefing 2019
- October 2019 Dinner Briefing
- September 2019 Breakfast Briefing
- September 2019 Dinner Briefing
- July 2019 Breakfast Briefing
- July 2019 Members Drinks Reception
- April 2019 Breakfast Briefing
- March 2019 Dinner Briefing
- February 2019 Breakfast Briefing
- January 2019 Breakfast Briefing
- December 2018 Breakfast
- November 2018 - Quarterly Dinner
- September 2018 Breakfast Briefing
- September 2018 Quarterly Dinner
- July 2018 Breakfast Briefing
- June 2018 Dinner
- May 2018 Breakfast Briefing
- April 2018 Breakfast Briefing
- September 2017 Breakfast Briefing
- April 2018 Dinner
- March 2018 Breakfast Briefing
- July 2017 Breakfast Briefing
- June 2017 Dinner
- June 2017 Breakfast briefing
- May 2017 Quarterly Dinner
- March 2017 Breakfast Briefing
- March 2017 Quarterly Dinner
- December 2016 Breakfast Briefing
- October 2016 Breakfast Briefing
- September 2016 Quarterly Dinner
- July 2016 Breakfast Briefing
- December 2015 Breakfast Briefing
- November 2015 Breakfast Briefing
- October 2015 Quarterly Dinner
- September 2015 Breakfast Briefing
- August 2015 Quarterly Dinner
- July 2015 Breakfast Briefing
- March 2015 Quarterly Dinner
- MKBAA 2015
- January 2015 Breakfast Briefing
- Event with Joe Garwood at Gazeley
- Panel with Bryan Wright and Jerry Taylor
- Panel with David Harkin from 8billionideas
- Panel with Lal Tawney & Professor Cliff Bowman
- Bev Hindle and Hilary Chipping on the Spatial Framework for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc
- Panel with Yvette Lamidey
- Queen's Awards for Enterprise
- Panel Event with Ruby Parmar & Gamiel Yafai, on behalf of Women Leaders
- Event with Lal Tawney, Whitecap and Oliver Waters, Protospace
- Summer Drinks Reception
- Members Breakfast Briefing with David Foster, The Parks Trust
- Members Breakfast Briefing with Alex Warner
- Members' Formal Dinner with Dermot Turing
- Members' Christmas Lunch
- Members' Formal Dinner with Lord Kim Darroch
- Online Speaker Event with Sebastian Burnside from Natwest
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Anouar Kassim MBE, Bletchley Park
- Milton Keynes Sporting Lunch, with Simon Shaw MBE, on behalf of Sports Aid (Eastern Region)
- Members' Formal Dinner with Angela Essel
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Milly Soames, Action4Youth
- Milton Keynes Sporting Lunch, with Eddie The Eagle, on behalf of SportsAid (Eastern Region)
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Chris Hogan, The Open University
- Members' Formal Dinner with Robert McCorquodale
- Milton Keynes Business Achievement Awards 2022
- Milton Keynes Sporting Lunch, with Paul Merson, on behalf of SportsAid (Eastern Region)
- Bucks Business First and MKBLP Joint Reception
- Summer Drinks Reception
- Milton Keynes Business Achievement Awards 2023
- Sporting Lunch with Neil Back MBE
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Louisa Hobbs
- Sporting lunch - with Ben Woods
December 2015 Breakfast Briefing
Date: 01 Dec 2015
MK Business Leaders have been sworn to secrecy after getting an exclusive preview of some of the planned highlights for next year’s IF: Milton Keynes International Festival.
They were told by festival director Monica Ferguson, speaking at an MK Business Leaders Partnership breakfast briefing that the unconfirmed line-up is under a strict embargo. What can be revealed, said MK BLP chairman Dr Philip Smith afterwards, is that IF in 2016 will be spectacular, exciting and present very attractive opportunities for businesses in the city.
Monica, who is also chief executive and artistic director of The Stables, said the biennial multi-arts event in July would build on the success of the three previous festivals held since 2010. Business Leaders and their guests were told the proposed programme will include elements that have proved popular in the past and they were shown a host of new acts, artworks and events, some of them on a truly epic scale.
Monica said IF continues to raise the bar for arts and culture in Milton Keynes and she admitted that It gets harder every time. But she said the mammoth task of delivering IF is eased by having partners in Milton Keynes who have bought into the original vision along with a skilled production team, hundreds of volunteers and a can do philosophy that combines inspiration, communication and dedication.
Monica told Business Leaders: “Talk to us if you wish to take a role in the festival and about some of the business opportunities at IF. If we can continue to count on the support of the business community, it’s going to be a hell of a ride in 2016.”
Dr Smith thanked Monica, and her team for presenting a fascinating insight into what was planned. “We are privileged to have had a preview. Clearly there are opportunities for business to get involved and I am sure we will want to hear more about them. I am certainly looking forward to IF in 2016.”
Events
Upcoming Events
- MKBLP Members' only festive Lunch 2024
- January 2025 Members' Breakfast
- March 2025 Members' Breakfast - TBC
- MKBAA 2025
- April 2025 Sporting Lunch
- July 2025 Sporting Lunch
- November 2025 Sporting Lunch
Past Events
- SOLD OUT: Sporting Lunch with Mark Blundell
- November 2024 Members' Breakfast
- November 2024 Members' Dinner
- October 2024 Members' Breakfast
- September 2024 Members' Dinner with Women Leaders
- MKBAA 2025 Launch
- September 2024 Members' Breakfast - Kieran Dent, Bank of England
- July 2024 Members' Summer Drinks
- Sporting lunch - with Louis Smith MBE
- June 2024 MKBLP Business Hustings
- June 2024 Members' Breakfast with Jack Lawton, Aiimi
- Sporting lunch - with Ben Woods
- Milton Keynes Business Achievement Awards 2024
- MKBLP Members' Only Dinner with Louise Harrison
- MKBAA 2024 Finalists' Party
2023
- SOLD OUT: Sporting Lunch with Tony Cottee
- MKBLP Members' Only Festive Lunch
- MKBAA 2024 Launch
- Member's Breakfast briefing with Matthew John
- Summer Drinks Reception
- Members' formal dinner with Nilesh 'Neil' Sachdev
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Monica Ferguson
- Sporting Lunch with Graham Gooch OBE DL
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Louisa Hobbs
- Members' Formal Dinner with Deputy Chief Constable Jason Hogg
- Milton Keynes Business Achievement Awards 2023
- Sporting Lunch with Neil Back MBE
- Members' Formal Dinner with Andrew M Smith OBE DL
2022
- Sporting Lunch, with Mark 'Lawro' Lawrenson, in support of SportsAid (Eastern Region)
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Phil Eckersley
- MKBLP Members' Only Festive Lunch
- MKBLP Members' Only Dinner with Dr Anna Willetts
- MKBLP Members' Only Dinner with Yasir Mirza
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Gamiel Yafai
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Louisa Hobbs
- Summer Drinks Reception
- Milton Keynes Sporting Lunch, with Paul Merson, on behalf of SportsAid (Eastern Region)
- Members' Formal Dinner with Robert McCorquodale
- Bucks Business First and MKBLP Joint Reception
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Chris Hogan, The Open University
- Milton Keynes Sporting Lunch, with Eddie The Eagle, on behalf of SportsAid (Eastern Region)
- Milton Keynes Business Achievement Awards 2022
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Joe Harrison, Milton Keynes University Hospital
- Members' Formal Dinner with Lord Kim Darroch
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Milly Soames, Action4Youth
2021
- Milton Keynes Sporting Lunch, with Luther Blissett, on behalf of Sports Aid (Eastern Region)
- Members' Christmas Lunch
- Members' Formal Dinner with Dermot Turing
- Members' Formal Dinner with Angela Essel
- Members Breakfast Briefing with Alex Warner
- Milton Keynes Sporting Lunch, with Simon Shaw MBE, on behalf of Sports Aid (Eastern Region)
- Members' Breakfast Briefing with Anouar Kassim MBE, Bletchley Park
- MKBAA 2022 Launch
- Members Breakfast Briefing with David Foster, The Parks Trust
- Summer Drinks Reception
- Online Speaker Event with Sebastian Burnside from Natwest
- Event with Lal Tawney, Whitecap and Oliver Waters, Protospace
- Panel Event with Ruby Parmar & Gamiel Yafai, on behalf of Women Leaders
- Queen's Awards for Enterprise
- Panel with Yvette Lamidey
- Bev Hindle and Hilary Chipping on the Spatial Framework for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc
- Panel with Lal Tawney & Professor Cliff Bowman
- Panel with David Harkin from 8billionideas
- Panel with Bryan Wright and Jerry Taylor
- Event with Joe Garwood at Gazeley
- Panel with Jon Manning
- Anita Nadkarni, Technology Strategist at PwC Roundtable
- David Allan and Andrew Sheldon, Cyber Security Roundtable
2020
- Bev Hindle, the Executive Director of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc Leadership Group Roundtable
- Liam Ronan-Chlond, First Base online roundtable
- Paul Tomlinson Roundtable
- Hélène Stanway – Global Head of Technology Innovation, AXA XL Roundtable
- Geoff Snelson, Director of Strategy & Futures, MK Council Roundtable
- Anthony Willoughby from The Nomadic School of Business Roundtable
- Online Roundtable with Nick Orrin, Operations Director Global for Costa Express
- August 2020 Breakfast
- Roundtable with Anita Nadkarni from PwC
- Luke Freeman Roundtable Event
- Rachel Dempers - Roundtable Session
- Roundtable discussion with Jon Manning, CEO of Arthur Ellis: Mental Health Support
- MKBLP Members Online Event
- MKBLP Online Roundtable Discussion
- April 2020 Online Event
- February 2020 Member's Breakfast
- February 2020 Members' Dinner
- January 2020 Member's Breakfast
2019
- December 2019 Dinner Briefing
- November Breakfast Briefing 2019
- October 2019 Dinner Briefing
- September 2019 Breakfast Briefing
- September 2019 Dinner Briefing
- July 2019 Members Drinks Reception
- July 2019 Breakfast Briefing
- April 2019 Breakfast Briefing
- March 2019 Dinner Briefing
- February 2019 Breakfast Briefing
- January 2019 Breakfast Briefing
2018
- December 2018 Breakfast
- November 2018 - Quarterly Dinner
- September 2018 Breakfast Briefing
- September 2018 Quarterly Dinner
- July 2018 Breakfast Briefing
- June 2018 Dinner
- May 2018 Breakfast Briefing
- April 2018 Breakfast Briefing
- April 2018 Dinner
- March 2018 Breakfast Briefing
2017
- September 2017 Breakfast Briefing
- July 2017 Breakfast Briefing
- June 2017 Dinner
- June 2017 Breakfast briefing
- May 2017 Quarterly Dinner
- March 2017 Breakfast Briefing
- March 2017 Quarterly Dinner
2016
- December 2016 Breakfast Briefing
- October 2016 Breakfast Briefing
- September 2016 Quarterly Dinner
- July 2016 Breakfast Briefing