Event Archive

These informal virtual roundtables provide senior business leaders — chairs and CEOs — in membership with the opportunity to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on business, the capital and the economy and to look ahead to what business and the government will need to focus on to support the capital’s recovery. All discussions take place under the Chatham House rule.

Join us for the next event in our exclusive Partner Series, an early morning virtual roundtable and a fascinating discussion with the Rt Hon Philip Hammond, former Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Join us for a briefing and discussion with the GLA on the impact that COVID-19 is having on housing in London.

*We are in the process of trying to reschedule our planned MIPIM lunches to a London venue and will be in touch about our plans in the coming days.*

We are delighted to invite you to the Annual London First — London Lunch at MIPIM 2020, kindly hosted Robert Bosch Ltd (now in London)

Homes England have had a busy two years since they were established, securing £4 billion in government investment, facilitating new partnerships with housing associations and local authorities across the country and supporting new infrastructure to unlock housing delivery and encourage economic growth.

As part of our series of events with the leaders of London’s most vibrant boroughs, please join us for a breakfast briefing with Councillor Richard Watts, Leader of Islington Council.

This event will be an excellent opportunity to meet the Leader and to discuss both his priorities for Islington and the key challenges and opportunities for growth in the borough.

Please join us for our annual AGM, followed by our Manifesto for London Strategy Session with guest speaker Deborah Mattinson of BritainThinks. This will be an opportunity for you to feed into the key asks we will make of the next Mayor and his/​her team, as part of a programme of insight gathering from senior business executives across our Board and membership.

Join us for an overview and discussion about the growth of Build to Rent (BtR) across the country and particularly in the capital.

Now that BtR has firmly established itself in the UK, how can its recent growth be maintained?

To celebrate the start of Apprenticeship Week, we are launching our Apprenticeship Report – Delivering the Workforce of Tomorrow.

Join me for a breakfast briefing with Cllr Diarmaid Ward who leads on housing and development for the London Borough of Islington. 

As part of our series of events with the leaders of London’s most vibrant boroughs, please join us for a breakfast briefing with Councillor Ravi Govindia, Leader of Wandsworth Council.

This event will be an excellent opportunity to meet the Leader and to discuss both his priorities for Wandsworth and the key challenges and opportunities for growth in the borough.

This event will give members the opportunity to discuss the Examination in Public (EiP) process with the Deputy Mayor and Jennifer Peters, the GLA’s Lead Officer on the London Plan, and hear first-hand how the Mayor is responding to the Inspectors’ report and intending to take the Plan forward to adoption.

Join us along with Mark Hoban, former Minister for Work and Pensions, Chairman of Flood Re, and Chair of the Financial Services Skills Taskforce, for the final event in our Skilling London series, with Lloyds Banking Group and Jacobs.

It’s that time of year again! Yes, Christmas is creeping up on us and before you know it, the Christmas lights will be switched on and our to do lists will be filled with Christmas gift ideas. 

Just how many new homes are we building in London? The government’s housebuilding statistics differ from the GLA’s and are different from those provided by independent analysts. 

Rory Sutherland often referred to as the ​‘Advertising Guru’, is a unique thought leader who decodes human behaviour – he looks for ​‘unseen opportunities’ — the very small contextual changes which can have enormous effects on the decisions people make and transform the way that people act and think.  

Brought to you by London First and delivered with Prospects Events, Skills London is the UK’s biggest jobs and careers event for 15 – 24 year olds, taking place on 15 & 16 November 2019 at ExCeL, from 9.30a

Join us on the morning of London First’s Skills London 2019, where we will be bringing together educational experts, business leaders, London Government and young people to debate what are the barriers holding back less advantaged communities in London from accessing skills and work.

Following the discussion, we are delighted to announce that the Mayor of London will be joining us for the Opening Ceremony of Skills London.

Matthew Taylor, author of the Taylor Review into Good Work, will be speaking on how London can establish good work practices that support employees to undertake training and learning throughout their lives, crucial given the changing nature of work. A workshop will follow to identify the tangible actions needed for London to undergo a reskilling revolution.

To register your interest in attending this event, please email lfevents@​londonfirst.​co.​uk

Please join us and Dr Zachary Walker, UCL Academic and International Speaker, for our next event in our new skills series, with Lloyds Banking Group. 

Join us as we discuss how modern methods of construction can become the mainstream to deliver the homes the country needs, at scale and pace. Over dinner, we will explore what we mean by modern methods of construction, along with the opportunities, challenges and barriers to using these.  

As the UK edges closer to its 31^st October deadline, Brexit negotiations continue to dominate the headlines, posing fundamental questions about the future of UK-EU relations and the impact of Brexit at home and abroad. 

Join us at our annual London reception, hosted by Peabody, to kick off the Conservative Party conference.

Amongst our guests, we look forward to welcoming the Mayoral candidate, Shaun Bailey, politicians and opinion formers from across the capital.

The reception will present an excellent opportunity to discuss the priorities for London business, whilst strengthening relationships. 

In his new role as Editorial Director Kamal is responsible for shaping the BBC’s future editorial strategy, focusing on storytelling and explanatory journalism, and providing the link between audience research and BBC output.

Join us and Jules Pipe, the Deputy Mayor for Skills, for the formal launch of our new skills series, kindly sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group. This marks one year on from London First’s Employment and Skills Action Plan.

The series looks at London’s future workforce challenges, as we navigate our way through Brexit and beyond, bringing together those leading the charge on skills in the capital around a mission to grow London’s talent and skills.

Stay on from London Infrastructure Summit at Tottenham Hotspur stadium to join us for networking and fine dining with guest speaker Mark Wild, Crossrail CEO, to hear his priorities for Crossrail.

Join us for the next event in our exclusive Partner Dinner Series, and take part in a fascinating discussion with Gavin Barwell, former Chief of Staff at No. 10 Downing Street. 

It is vital to the success of our city that London remains a leader in the electric vehicle revolution. As demand for electric vehicles on London’s roads increases, so does the need for the necessary supporting infrastructure. 

Following on from the launch of the Mayor’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Taskforce report on Monday, join us for a breakfast discussion with the Deputy Mayor for Energy & Environment, Shirley Rodrigues.

Michelle Cuomo-Boorer, who leads the skills agenda at the GLA, will be speaking at the first of six sessions in our new skills series, one year on from London First’s Employment and Skills Action Plan.

The series will look at London’s future workforce challenges up to and beyond Brexit, and aims to highlight the necessary action to maintain London’s talent and skills.

This event will be an excellent opportunity to meet the Leader and to discuss both her priorities for Enfield and the key challenges and opportunities for growth in the borough.

Join us for a member roundtable with one of London’s leading thinkers and practitioners on transport and technology: TfL’s Shashi Verma, who has played a critical role in transport innovations in London such as Oyster and contactless payments.

After hearing from Shashi, we will discuss London’s transport innovation needs; what TfL’s remit should be in a future where different models of transport provision will grow; and how business can put its shoulder to the wheel to keep the prospects for London bright. 

This event will bring together a panel of experts who are involved in bringing forward the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area to discuss progress and lessons learnt to date. The panel includes both the public and private sector perspective including those involved in developing the political and policy vision and those delivering schemes on the ground.

Join us and Jesse Norman MP, Minister of state for Transport for a discussion on the importance of transport investment across England’s major cities, ahead of the autumn Spending Review.

This event will bring together a panel of experts who are involved in bringing forward the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area to discuss progress and lessons learnt to date. The panel includes both the public and private sector perspective including those involved in developing the political and policy vision and those delivering schemes on the ground.

This event will be an excellent opportunity to hear the Leader’s priorities for jobs and growth in the borough, and to discuss how business can work with Kingston to address key challenges and opportunities, including delivering key infrastructure.