At the Christmas lunch this year we wanted to pay tribute to Nigel Gore, one of FIBA’s founding fathers, who passed away in July. We invited Gillian, Nigel’s wife as our special guest and Peter Watson, FIBA’s first president spoke, as did his successor, Tim Hughes. James, one of Nigel’s...
October 12th was FIBA’s annual golf day and 2017’s event, the 8th edition in all was played again at the Gouverneur, along with our good friends from the Club des Entrepreneurs. The weather was extraordinary, transforming an already beautiful golf course on what turned out to be a gorgeous Indian...
This year’s Cocktail de la Rentrée, our traditional flagship event, was a little out of the ordinary! 2017’s event was co-organised by DIT (Department of International Trade) in Lyon, the Ambassador’s team in Paris and of course the FIBA committee. Guests from Lyon and the region were invited to the...
On July 11th, we held our business lunch at one of Lyon’s most elegant spots, the Lyinc. (Lyon International Club) Our guest speaker was Séverine Maisonneuve, whose background in Tourism has led her to be director for the latest edition in luxury Hotels in Lyon, the Villa Maïa. We were...
Our headline event for 2017 was held on June 16th at the CCIR in Lyon, in partnership with the EACC (European American Chamber of Commerce). Brexit Chief Negotiator Our guest speaker was Michel Barnier, the European Union’s Chief Negotiator for Brexit. Attracting such a prestigious speaker is a real coup,...
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