BPF Annual Dinner 2024
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Venue:
Guildhall
City of London Corporation
Guildhall
London
EC2V 7HH
Date & Time:
13 Nov 2024
18:00 - 23:00
Event Type:
BPF
Category:
Flagship Event
This event is open to Members only.
Event Details
We're thrilled to unveil the return of the popular BPF Annual Dinner for 2024. Set against the iconic backdrop of London's Guildhall, our annual dinner promises to be a social highlight for BPF members and their guests. Prepare for an evening of quality and elegance, as we come together to celebrate in style.
We're especially delighted to announce that this year’s after dinner speaker is The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt. One of the UK's most recognisable politicians, Penny was an MP for 14 years, during which time she held nine ministerial roles and was the first woman to hold the role of Secretary of State for Defence. She gained international recognition for presiding over the Accession Council following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and at the coronation of King Charles III – including for her impressive sword-carrying skills! Join us to hear Penny’s reflections on life at the top of government, the current state of politics both at home and abroad, and what the future holds.
Ticket options:
This year, we are also offering a special individual rate for BPF Futures. The ticket cost is £150 + VAT, please contact us at events@bpf.org.uk to book onto the Futures table. For non-members rate please contact events@bpf.org.uk
The Schedule for the night is as follows:
6 pm - Reception
7.15 pm – Call to dinner
7.40 pm - Welcome and Presidential Address: Jessica Hardman, BPF President and Founder, Aboria Capital
7.55 pm- Presentation of BPF Honorary Life Membership: Melanie Leech, CEO, British Property Federation and Jessica Hardman
8 pm - 10 pm - Dinner service
10pm - After-dinner speaker: The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt, former Leader of the Commons and Lord President of the Council followed by Q&A
10:30 pm – Close of formal proceedings
11:00 pm- Carriages
Dress Code: The BPF Annual Dinner is a formal black-tie event.
We look forward to seeing you there!
For further information or details on sponsorship opportunities please contact events@bpf.org.uk
Companies Attending:
Keynote Speaker
Jessica HardmanBPF President
CEO & Co-Founder of Aboria Capital
Aboria Capital CEO and Co-Founder Jessica Hardman has over 20 years of experience in real estate investment. Jessica recently co-founded Aboria Capital with Downing Students, with the ambition to become a leading investment manager in the European Living sector market.
She started out her investment career at BNP Paribas and then joining Deutsche Bank’s real estate funds business in 2004. Jessica has enjoyed a successful, varied career with Deutsche Bank and DWS; first leading transaction teams culminating in €12bn of transactions, and subsequently running European fund management for international investors. Jessica was a pioneer and trusted portfolio manager for the wave of inward capital flows from Asian institutional clients from 2011. She built a multi-billion assets under management (AuM) business for Deutsche Bank, utilising her skills in business building, leadership and investment solutions. In 2023 Jessica became the CEO of DWS UK, overseeing 500 staff and over €200bn AuM across Global Alternatives and Passive public market strategies.
In 2024, Jessica was appointed President of the British Property Federation and joined the board of INREV, the European non-listed real estate association.
After Dinner Speaker
The Rt Hon Penny MordauntPenny Mordaunt was a Parliamentarian for 14 years, holding nine ministerial roles, four in Cabinet, including Secretary of State for Defence- the first women to have done that job.
She came to the public’s attention in the role of Leader of the Commons and Lord President of the Council, presiding over the Accession Council following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and at the coronation of King Charles III. In that role she oversaw the whole legislative process and chaired the Parliamentary Business and Legislation committee – the gateway cabinet committee for all legislation. She used this position to get changes to the Valuation Office during the passage of the Levelling up Bill.
Her first role was as a Minister in Local Government and she has personally campaigned to improve planning and planning capacity in councils. She called the lack of such capacity ‘the biggest block on growth’. As Minister for disabled people she championed the global disability innovation hub and its work on the built environment and was the Minister for the Health and safety executive.
As Paymaster General she was became the UK government’s first cross-government defensive cyber lead and led the rebuild of the UK’s civil contingencies and resilience strategy. She been Secretary of State for International Development, working with UN agencies, international organisations and she was the UK’s representative at the World Bank. She argued that the aid budget rules should be modified to enable nations to fund capital costs to provide housing for refugees and co-fund community infrastructure.
As Trade Minister she brokered new trade deals, oversaw the UK’s accession to CPTPP and established economic agreements with US states, in lieu of a federal deal. In doing so she undertook the longest tour of the US of any Minister since Churchill during WWII. She was also on the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee overseeing the UK’s exit from the EU.
She has held other roles in work, health, equalities and pensions.
Prior to Parliament she worked in local government, trade organisations, charities, healthcare, the national lottery and was an aid worker. She founded her own media business in 2006 and was Head of Foreign Press for the RNC during the Bush 2000 campaign in the US
She was a Royal Navy Reservist for 10 years and is now an Honorary Captain affiliated to MCM2 Squadron, the UK’s mine hunters and bomb disposal divers. She is co-author of Greater: Britain after the storm, which made bestseller lists in the UK and the US.
She has won Parliamentary Wit of the Year, Spectator speech of the year, was among Gracia and Vogue’s most influential women of the year.
She is one of only four women to have been asked to address the Saints and Sinners club, the others being Princess Anne, Margaret Thatcher and Dame Vera Lynn.
