BPF Annual Dinner 2025
Venue:
Guildhall
City of London Corporation Guildhall London EC2V 7HH
Date & Time:
12 Nov 2025
18:00 - 23:00
Event Type:
BPF
Category:
Flagship Event
Prices start from:
| BPF Members | £3,100.00 |
| BPF Futures Members | £3,100.00 |
| Non-Member | £3,600.00 |
* Prices exclude VAT
VAT will be added before payment
This event is open to Members and Non-Members.
Event Details
Early Bird Discount Ends in September
Tickets on sale now!
We're excited to announce that the BPF Annual Dinner will be returning to iconic backdrop of London's Guildhall, London on 12 November 2025!
This year’s guest speaker is Ed Balls!
Following a distinguished career in frontline politics, including time in Gordon Brown’s Cabinet and as Shadow Chancellor, Ed is now one of the UK’s most recognisable broadcasters. A regular presenter on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, co-host of the Political Currency podcast with George Osborne, and the face of BBC documentaries such as 'Travels in Trumpland', Ed brings a unique blend of insight, experience and humour.
With the world changing rapidly, there’s no one better to help us navigate today’s dynamic landscape.
Book Soon
Our Annual Dinner has sold out for the past two years, so we encourage you to book early to take advantage of our early bird rate and secure your place. We can't wait to see you there!
Ticket options
- Tables of 10
- BPF Futures individual ticket at £160 + VAT
- UKPA Individual ticket at £160 + VAT
If you're a Futures or UKPA member and you would like to attend the dinner, please email our events team for more information.
Dress code: Black tie / National dress.
Schedule
6pm - Reception
7pm - Call to dinner
7.25pm - Welcome and Presidential Address
7.40pm - Presentation of BPF Honorary Life Membership
7.45pm - Starters served
8.05pm - Keynote speech by Ed Balls
8.30pm - Dinner service
11pm - Carriages
Sponsorship Opportunities
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Ed Balls
Former Labour MP, Ed Balls is now a regular presenter on ITV’s flagship breakfast show,Good Morning Britain and co-host of the podcast Political Currency alongside George Osborne.
Ed’s has fronted numerous documentaries for the BBC including the critically acclaimed Inside the Care Crisis with Ed Balls, Travels in Trumpland: with Ed Balls and Travels in Euroland with Ed Balls.
In 2021 Ed was the inaugural winner of Celebrity Best Home Cook (BBC One), which inspired his book, ‘Appetite: a Memoir in Recipes of Family and Food’, published by Simon & Schuster in August 2021. Like his previous book ‘Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics’, this went on to be a Sunday Times bestseller.
Ed is a Patron of the British Stammering Association and a member of the Holocaust Memorial Foundation Board.
Simon Carter
BPF PresidentSimon was appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer in May 2018 and as Chief Executive in November 2020.
Simon has extensive experience of finance and the real estate sector. He joined British Land from Logicor, the owner and operator of European logistics real estate, where he had served as Chief Financial Officer since January 2017. Prior to joining Logicor, from 2015 to 2017 Simon was Finance Director at Quintain Estates & Development Plc. Simon previously spent over 10 years with British Land, working in a variety of financial and strategic roles and was a member of our Executive Committee from 2012 until his departure in January 2015. Simon also previously worked for UBS in fixed income and qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen. In May 2022, Simon was appointed to the Board of Real Estate Balance, a campaigning organisation working to improve
diversity and inclusion in the real estate industry. In July 2025, Simon was appointed President of the BPF.
