Installation Dinner at Merchant Taylors' Hall

The WCIB’s annual Installation Court Dinner will be held on Monday 14 October to celebrate the installation of our Master Elect, Nick Garnish, and of our three Wardens Elect, Tim Skeet, Ali Miraj and Jordan Buck. This year the event will be held at Merchant Taylors' Hall on Threadneedle Street.

We are delighted to welcome the Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange, Dame Julia Hoggett DBE, as our guest speaker. We are also grateful to CIBC for their sponsorship of this event.

Dress is black tie for men and either long or short evening dresses or evening trousers for ladies. Orders and decorations are not worn on this occasion. Tickets cost £150 incl VAT.

Bookings close on 22 September.

The evening will start with a reception at 6:30pm before we are called to dinner at 7:15pm. After dinner, a Stirrup Cup (a final drink) will be offered and the evening will end at 10:30pm.

You are welcome to bring up to three guests – friends, family or work colleagues. Don’t forget to add their name(s) and email address to your booking so they can be sent a ‘pour memoire’ and can be added to the seating plan. Please also fill in the relevant boxes if you have any dietary requirements or seating requests.

• An electronic 'pour memoire' will be sent for this event to the e-mail address(es) you used to book your ticket(s).

Dame Julia Hoggett DBE

CEO of London Stock Exchange plc and Head of Digital and Securities Markets, LSEG

Dame Julia Hoggett joined the London Stock Exchange Group in April 2021 and is CEO of the London Stock Exchange plc and the Head of Digital and Securities Markets for LSEG. Previously, Julia was at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as Director of Market Oversight, overseeing the conduct of market participants. She joined the FCA in 2014 to run the Wholesale Banking Supervision Department. Prior to this, she was a Managing Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, running various fixed income origination businesses in EMEA. Julia was previously a Board Member and CEO of DEPFA ACS BANK in Ireland. She began her career at JPMorgan.

Julia holds a degree in Social and Political Sciences from Cambridge University and undertook a research scholarship at Kings College, Cambridge University on public policy in East Africa.

Julia was honoured as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the King's Birthday Honours List 2024 for services to business and finance. Julia was included in Financial News’ 100 Most Influential Women in Europe’s Financial Markets (2010-2012, 2021-2023), and awarded Industry Leader of the year 2023 by City AM.

Julia has been an active speaker on Diversity and Inclusion in the City for two decades.

CIBC

CIBC (CM: NYSE, TSX) is a leading North American-based global financial institution with a market capitalization of $61 billion and a Basel III Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 13.1%. Across Personal and Business Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets businesses, its 48,000 employees serve 14 million clients globally.

CIBC Capital Markets provides best-in-class insight, advice, and execution across corporate banking, global markets, investment banking, and research to institutional, corporate and public sector clients.

Its trusted expertise and capabilities across asset classes, regions, and products provide tailored solutions to its clients, built upon focused ESG principles, and a foundation of innovative thinking and leading technology.

www.cibccm.com