Livery Dinner
Report on Court, Admissions and Livery Dinner on 12 February
Prior to the dinner two Apprentices were bound at the Guidhall and at the Court meeting we admitted new Liverymen Steven Smith and Gary Mutch, Freeman Jame Brandreth and Apprentice Ted Mellow. An excellent dinner was enjoyed by 80 Liverymen, Freemen, Apprentices and guests.
The guest speaker was Antony Walker, deputy CEO of tech(UK), the UK's leading digital technology Trade Association, comprising some 900 members covering over 700,000 employees.
Antony gave a wide ranging talk, on the role of technology in a time of change, the extreme challenges we face and reasons to be optimistic. Covering a range of issues from the impact of social media on the younger generation, digital surveillance concerns and climate change, at times quite controversially, Antony certainly sparked some discussion amongst our members, that continued on after the Dinner!
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"Being a member of a City Livery Company makes you a part of a long tradition of philanthropy, charity and pageantry. While part of this is the enjoyment of formal dining in our own hall or in the fantastic and historic Livery Halls of other Liveries in the City of London, our Livery has a unique involvement in the promotion of science and engineering in the City and with Government. As a professional engineer, being a member of the Livery is an important part of my responsibility to my profession and the wellbeing of the country."
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