Events - Pre 2021
Events in 2020
January
21/01/2020 - VIP Event One/20
Dinner Discussion with Mr Hubertus von Baumbach MBA, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Boehringer Ingelheim
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
February
24/02/2020 - Special Event One/20
A Roundtable Discussion with Mr Graham Stuart MP
Mr Graham Stuart MP, Minister for Exports (formerly Minister for Investment) at the Department for International Trade to talk about post Brexit transition, productivity and skills - This event is for GIUK Board and Advisory Council Members only
Location - Department for International Trade, King Charles Street, Whitehall, London SW1A 2AH
May
19/05/2020 - POSTPONED - NEW DATE SOON - Special Event Two/20
GIUK 45th Anniversary Celebrations - GIUK, founded in London on 19 May 1975, will this year celebrate 45 years of representing German business in the UK.
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
September
24/09/2020 - POSTPONED - NEW DATE SOON - Working Meeting One/20
Miele GB postponed from 17 March and 24 September due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Location - Miele Company Limited, Fairacres, Marcham Road, Abingdon OX14 1TW
October
22/10/2020 - POSTPONED - NEW DATE SOON - VIP Event Two/20
Postponed from 31 March and 9 July and also now unfortunately 22 October due to Coronavirus and with new Minister - Dinner Discussion with the Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Minister of State at the Department for International Trade to discuss Relations between the UK and Germany after Brexits
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
Events in 2019
January
24/01/2019 - Special Event One/19
German Embassy / GIUK Roundtable Discussion on Productivity
Location - “German House” of the German Embassy, 34 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PZ
March
26/03/2019 - Working Meeting One/19
Kercher UK Ltd
Location - Brook Hill Way, Banbury, Oxon OX16 3ED
April
04/04/2019 - VIP Event One/19
Dinner Discussion with the Rt Hon Sir Graham Brady MP, Chairman of the 1922 Committee to discuss the Conservatives and Brexit
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
June
05/06/2019 - Special Event Two/19
Porsche Driving Experience by kind invitation of our Member Mr Marcus Eckermann, Managing Director, Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd - This event is for GIUK
Board and Advisory Council Members only
Location - Porsche Experience Centre, Hangar Straight, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8GR
October
09/10/2019 - VIP Event Two/19
Dinner Discussion with Mr James Duddridge MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the EU to discuss `Brexit – deal or no-deal on 31 October`
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
November
12/11/2019 - Working Meeting Two/19
VW Group UK Ltd (mo)
Location - Volkswagen Group National Learning Centre, Garamonde Drive, Wymbush, Milton Keynes MK8 8DF
Events in 2018
March
21/03/2018 - VIP Event One/18
Dinner Discussion with The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB QC MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to discuss our Brexit Statement and our new Brexit Survey
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
May
17/05/2018 - VIP Event Two/18
Dinner Discussion with Mr Robert Jenrick MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury to discuss UK Growth, Productivity and Industrial Strategy
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
October
10/10/2018 - VIP Event Three/18
Dinner Discussion with the Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
This is our 3rd VIP Dinner Discussion on Brexit after the Dinner Discussion with the Brexit Minister Mr Robin Walker MP in September last year and Sir Keir Starmer KCB QC MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the EU in March this year, so after the Conservatives and Labour we are now talking to the Liberal Democrats about the way forward.
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
December
05/12/2018 - Special Event Two/18
GIUK Christmas Dinner and Dance at the AMG Performance Area, a festive gala dinner with The London Swing Orchestra.
Location - Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands Drive, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0SL
11/12/2018 - Special Event One/18
Roundtable Discussion with HE Dr Peter Wittig
Our Chairman and Chief Executive, together with other Members of the GIUK Board and Advisory Council, had a Roundtable Discussion with HE Dr Peter Wittig, German Ambassador. They discussed the challenges German business faces in the UK today, mainly Brexit, productivity and skills.
Location - The Ambassador`s Residence, 23 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PZ
Events in 2017
March
14/03/2017 - Working Meeting One/17
Siemens plc (mo)
Location - Sir William Siemens Square, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey GU16 8QD
September
21/09/2017 - VIP Event One/17
Dinner Discussion with Mr Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
October
26/10/2017 - VIP Event Two/17
Dinner Discussion with Mr Wolfgang Dürheimer, Chairman and Chief Executive, Bentley Motors Limited and Bugatti Automobiles SAS
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
Events in 2016
March
15/03/2016 - Working Meeting One/16
Balluff Limited (mo)
Location - 20 Cheshire Business Park, Cheshire Avenue, Lostock Gralam, Northwich CW9 7UA
April
14/04/2016 - VIP Event One/16
Dinner Discussion with Lord Price CVO, Baron of Sturminster Newton, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills -
Earlier this year we invited Lord Maude, at the time Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Department of Business, Innovation & Skills, to be our Guest of Honour and Speaker and he accepted. Unfortunately he resigned from the Government in March and his successor was Lord Price CVO, who kindly took over our Dinner Discussion as our Guest of Honour and Speaker. However, he has since become Minister of State for Trade Policy in the new Department for International Trade and following this we invited the Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, the new Minister of State for Trade and Investment to be our Guest of Honour and Speaker and he accepted our invitation and the Dinner will take place on 25 October.
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
July
05/07/2016 - POSTPONED - now 14 March 2017 - Working Meeting Two/16
Siemens plc (mo)
Location - Sir William Siemens Square, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey GU16 8QD
12/07/2016 - VIP Event Two/16
Dinner Discussion with Dr Thomas Enders, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Group SE
Photographs of VIP Event Two/16
Location - The Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EW
September
27/09/2016 - Special Event One/16
Meeting to Discuss the Challenges Facing the German Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Sector in the UK, chaired by Mr Jesse Norman MP, Minister for Industry and Energy
Location - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET
October
25/10/2016 - VIP Event Three/16
Dinner Discussion with The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Minister of State, Department for International Trade
Photographs of VIP Event Three/16
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
November
09/11/2016 - Working Meeting Three/16
Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd (mo)
Photographs of Working Meeting Three/16
Location - Ellesfield Avenue, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8YS
Events in 2015
January
27/01/2015 - Special Event One/15
Panel Discussion on Skills Training in conjunction with the German Embassy
Location - German House, 34 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QB
March
13/03/2015 - Working Meeting One/15
BSH Home Appliances Ltd
(mo)
Location - Grand Union House, Old Wolverton Road, Milton Keynes MK12 5PT
April
15/04/2015 - Special Event Two/15
Meeting with the Automotive Investment Organisation
Location - Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET
June
30/06/2015 - Working Meeting Two/15
Bentley Motors Ltd (mo)
Location - Pyms Lane, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 3PL
September
23/09/2015 - Working Meeting Three/15
DB Schenker Ltd (mo)
Location - Schenker House, Scylla Road, LHR Portal Heathrow Airport, Hounslow TW6 3FE
October
15/10/2015 - Visit to a Major British Company One/15
Diageo plc (mo)
Location - Diageo Europe, Customer Collaboration Centre, Unit 16 Kendal Avenue, Park Royal, London W3 0AF
29/10/2015 - GIUK`s 40th Anniversary Celebration Dinner
GIUK`s 40th Anniversary Celebration Dinner with Guest of Honour and Speaker Federal Minister Peter Altmaier MdB, Chief of the German Federal Chancellery (Chef des Bundeskanzleramtes, Bundesminister f?r besondere Aufgaben)who will speak on `Germany and the UK: Common Interests and Joint Challenges`
Photographs of GIUK`s 40th Anniversary Celebration Dinner
Location - The Royal Over-Seas Club, Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR
November
26/11/2015 - Working Meeting Four/15
Jungheinrich UK Ltd (mo)
Photographs of Working Meeting at Jungheinrich UK Ltd
Location - 620 Europa Boulevard, Warrington WA5 7TX
Events in 2014
January
16/01/2014 - Visit to a Major British Company One/14
Babcock International Group plc, London
co-hosted by Brunel University London
(mo)
Location - Brunel University, Darwin Room, Hamilton Centre, Kingston Ln, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH
30/01/2014 - Special Event One/14
Luncheon Discussion: Joint British-German Approaches to Boost EU Growth and Competitiveness in conjunction with the German Embassy
Location - The Halkin Hotel, 5 Halkin Street, London SW1X 7DJ
March
04/03/2014 - VIP Event One/14
Dinner Discussion with Rt. Hon Michael Fallon MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise and Minister of State for Energy.
Location - Mountbatten Room, Royal Over-Seas League, Park Place, St James's Street, London SW1A 1LR
21/03/2014 - Working Meeting One/14
DHL International (UK) Ltd
(mo)
Location - DHL Park Royal, Uni C Premier Park, Premier Park Road, London NW10 7NZ
May
16/05/2014 - Working Meeting Two/14
Brose Ltd
Brose Ltd
Location - Colliery Lane, Exhall, Coventry CV7 9NW
July
01/07/2014 - VIP Event Two/14
Dinner Discussion with HE Dr Peter Ammon, German Ambassador
(Members of the Board and Advisory Council only)
Location - The Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EW
03/07/2014 - VIP Event Three/14
Dinner Discussion with the Rt Hon David Jones PC MP, Secretary of State for Wales and Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Location - St George's Hotel, The Promenade, Llandudno, North Wales LL30 2LG
October
23/10/2014 - Working Meeting Three/14
BOC Ltd
(mo)
Location - Brinsworth Site, Bawtry Road, Brinsworth Road, Rotherham, S Yorks S60 5NY
November
04/11/2014 - VIP Event Four/14
Dinner Discussion with the Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State for Transport and Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Location - The RAC Club 89 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HS
Events in 2013
March
04/03/2013 - VIP Event One/13
Dinner Discussion with HE Georg Boomgaarden, German Ambassador (Members of the Board and Advisory Council only)
Location - Royal Over-Seas League Club, Park Place, St James`s Street, London SW1A 1LR
14/03/2013 - Working Meeting One/13
EE Ltd
Location - The Point, 37 North Wharf Road, Paddington, London W2 1AG
April
23/04/2013 - VIP Event Two/13
German Ambassador`s visit to Gwynedd
Location - Gwynedd, North Wales
May
16/05/2013 - VIP Event Three/13
Dinner Discussion with Ms Edwina Hart MBE OStJ AM, Minister for Economy,Science & Transport of the Welsh Government
Location - St George`s Hotel, The Promenade, Llandudno, Conwy LL30 2LG
31/05/2013 - Working Meeting Two/13
Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd (mo)
Location - Delaware Drive, Tongwell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK15 8BA
September
20/09/2013 - Working Meeting Three/13
ThyssenKrupp Aerospace UK Ltd (mo)
Location - Redfern Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, West Midlands B11 2BH
30/09/2013 - VIP Event Four/13
Dr Rudolf Georg Adam`s visit to Gwynedd
Location - Gwynedd, North Wales
November
05/11/2013 - Working Meeting Four/13
E.ON UK (mo)
Location - Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Coventry CV4 8LG
06/11/2013 - Special Event One/13
Porsche Driving Experience Day
Location - Porsche Driving Experience Centre, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
15/11/2013 - Visit to a Major British Company One/13
Unipart Group
Location - Unipart House, Garsington Road, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2PG
Events in 2012
March
21/03/2012 - Working Meeting One/12
Fuchs Lubricants UK plc (mo)
Location - Hanley Plant, New Century Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 5RR
May
16/05/2012 - Working Meeting Two/12
Software AG (UK) Ltd (mo)
Location - London House, London Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 2UT
July
05/07/2012 - Visit to a Major British Company One/12
Arriva plc and London Overground Rail Operations Ltd (mo)
Location - Overground House, 125 Finchley Road, London NW3 6HY
September
13/09/2012 - Working Meeting Three/12
BMW Hams Hall Motoren GmbH (mo)
Location - Canton Lane, Hams Hall, Coleshill, North Warwickshire B46 1GB
November
02/11/2012 - Special Event One/12
Panel Discussion on Business Locations UK and Germany in conjunction with the German Embassy
Location - German House, 34 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QB
21/11/2012 - Working Meeting Four/12
Mann + Hummel (UK) Ltd (mo)
Location - Hilton Cross Business Park, Cannock Road, Featherstone, Wolverhampton WV10 7QZ
December
04/12/2012 - Working Meeting Five/12
Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd (mo)
Location - Bath Road, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire RG31 7SE
Events in 2011
March
03/03/2011 - Working Meeting One/11
MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd (mo)
Location - Frankland Road, Blagrove, Swindon, Wiltshire SN5 8YU
21/03/2011 - VIP Event One/11
Luncheon and Discussion with Mr David McAllister MdL, Prime Minister of the State of Lower Saxony
Location - Royal Over-Seas League Club, Park Place, St James`s Street, London SW1A 1LR
24/03/2011 - VIP Event Two/11
35th Anniversary Dinner with Mr David Lidington MP, Minister for Europe, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Location - The Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EW
May
18/05/2011 - Working Meeting Two/11
MAHLE Powertrain Ltd (mo)
Location - Costin House, Northampton NN5 5TZ
June
23/06/2011 - Working Meeting Three/11
BOSCH Thermotechnology Ltd (mo)
Location - Cotswold Way, Warndon, Worcester WR4 9SW
July
07/07/2011 - Visit to a Major British Company One/11
Rolls-Royce (mo)
Location - Moor Lane, Derby DE24 8BJ
September
22/09/2011 - Working Meeting Four/11
Voith Turbo Ltd (mo)
Location - 6 Beddington Farm Road, Croydon CR0 4XB
October
28/10/2011 - Special Event One/11
Renewable Energy in the UK and Germany in conjunction with the German Embassy
Location - German House, 34 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QB
November
04/11/2011 - Visit to a Major British Company Two/11
Carillion plc (mo)
Location - A1Dishforth to Leeming Site, Leases Farm Quarry, Leeming Bar, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL8 1DU
24/11/2011 - Working Meeting Five/11
Carl Zeiss NTS Ltd (mo)
Location - 511 Coldhams Lane, Cambridge CB1 3JS
Events in 2010
February
15/02/2010 - Visit to a Major British Company One/10
Vodafone Global Enterprise (mo)
Location - Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN
March
22/03/2010 - VIP Event One/10
Dinner Discussion with The Rt Hon The Lord Hunt of Wirral PC MBE, Shadow Minister for Business, Enterprise and Regulation
Location - Brooks?s, 60 St James?s Street, London SW1A 1LE
April
08/04/2010 - Working Meeting One/10
Audi UK (mo)
Location - Audi Quattro Rooms, West London Audi, 958 Great West Road, Brentford, London TW8 9BQ
May
21/05/2010 - Working Meeting Two/10
RWE npower plc (mo)
Location - Didcot Power Station, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7HA
September
15/09/2010 - Working Meeting Three/10
Siemens plc (mo)
Location - Faraday House, Sir William Siemens Square, Frimley, Surrey GU16 8QD
November
17/11/2010 - Working Meeting Four/10
DHL Express (mo)
Location - East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2TR
Events in 2009
March
26/03/2009 - Working Meeting One/09
Tchibo Coffee International Ltd (mo)
Location - Tchibo House, Blenheim Road, Epsom, Surrey KT19 9AP
31/03/2009 - Special Event One/09
Panel Discussion on Wales as a location for German companies in conjunction with the German Embassy
Location - National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff
May
08/05/2009 - Special Event Two/09
Panel Discussion on Vocational Training in Germany and Britain in conjunction with the Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Location - The Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EW
20/05/2009 - Working Meeting Two/09
Miele Company Limited (mo)
Location - Fairacres, Marcham Road, Abingdon OX14 1TW
August
04/08/2009 - VIP Event One/09
Dinner Discussion with the First Minister for Wales, The Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan AM
Location - The Quay Hotel & Spa, Deganwy KK31 9DJ
September
16/09/2009 - Working Meeting Three/09
BMW Group Academy UK (mo)
Location - Wokefield Park, Mortimer, Reading, Berks RG7 3AH
October
22/10/2009 - VIP Event Two/09
Visit of Prof Dr Hans-Peter Keitel, President of the Federation of German Industry (BDI)to London and Business Dinner hosted by our Patron, the German Ambassador
Location - Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, 23 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PZ
November
05/11/2009 - Working Meeting Four/09
Lufthansa German Airlines (mo)
Location - Department LONGP, Heathrow Boulevard 2, 284 Bath Road, Sipson, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 0DQ
17/11/2009 - Visit to a Major British Company One/09
Shell UK Ltd (mo)
Location - Shell Centre, London SE1 7NA
Events in 2008
February
26/02/2008 - VIP Event One/08
Dinner Discussion with Mr Reinhard Gorenflos Partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. (KKR)
Location - The Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EW
April
01/04/2008 - Visit to a Major British Company One/08
Rolls-Royce plc (mo)
Location - Learning & Career Development Centre Gate 5A, Wilmore Road, Derby DE24 9HY
July
29/07/2008 - Special Event One/08
Welcome Dinner for the new German Ambassador to the UK
Location - The Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EW
September
01/09/2008 - Visit to a Major British Company Two/08
John Lewis Partnership (mo)
Location - Peter Jones London Branch, Sloane Square, London SW1W 8EL
16/09/2008 - VIP Event Two/08
Dinner Discussion on German investment in the UK with Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham, KT, Minister of State for Trade and Investment
Location - The Royal Automobile Club, 89 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HS
24/09/2008 - Working Meeting Three/08
Henkel UK Ltd (mo)
Location - Hatfield Business Park, 2 Bishop Square, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9EY
November
20/11/2008 - Working Meeting Four/08
Bentley Motors Ltd (mo)
Location - Pyms Lane, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 3PL
Events in 2007
March
21/03/2007 - Working Meeting One/07
Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd (mo)
Location - Ellesfield Avenue, Bracknell, Berks RG12 8YS
April
23/04/2007 - Visit to a Major British Company One/07
Unilever UK Foods (mo)
Location - London Road, Purfleet, Essex RM19 1SD
May
08/05/2007 - VIP Event One/07
Dinner Discussion with the Minister of State for Transport Dr Stephen Ladyman MP
Location - The Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EW
16/05/2007 - Working Meeting Two/07
T-Mobile(UK)Ltd (mo)
Location - Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9BW
October
16/10/2007 - VIP Event Two/07
Dinner Discussion with Mr David Lammy MP,Minister for Skills
Location - The Royal Automobile Club, 89 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HS
November
21/11/2007 - Working Meeting Three/07
Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Ltd (mo)
Location - National Learning Centre of Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Ltd, Garamonde Drive, Wymbush, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK8 8N7
December
13/12/2007 - Working Meeting Four/07
Mercedes?Benz World at Brooklands (mo)
Location - Brooklands Drive, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QN
Events in 2006
March
29/03/2006 - Working Meeting One/06
Hako Machines Ltd (mo)
Location - Eldon Close, Crick, Northants NN6 7SL
May
17/05/2006 - Working Meeting Two/06
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd (mo)
Location - The Drive, Chichester, Westhampnett Business Park PO18 0SA
September
20/09/2006 - Working Meeting Three/06
Durr Ltd (mo)
Location - Broxell Close, Warwick CV34 5QF