Previous Events
Best of British Launch - April 23, 2012
More than 160 people came along to the glass-covered atrium of the Citigroup Building at One Sansome Street on St George’s Day to celebrate the start of Britweek and the launch of Bojangles, before its epic journey across the Atlantic Ocean in time for the London Olympics.
Parked up outside on the back of a DHL lorry, the 24 ft two person ocean rowing boat certainly attracted a lot of attention from passers-by, especially when our bagpiper, Len Miller, started playing on the steps at the start of the event.
Inside, BABC members and Britweek supporters mingled with representatives from the British Consulate and the San Francisco Mayor’s office, as well as the many OAR volunteers and staff who’d been working hard to get the boat ready for her big day.
Click on the title above to read more about the event and to flick through the fabulous pictures, kindly taken by Wez Ireland.
Emergency Preparedness Planning Seminar - April 17, 2012
The excitement was building ahead of the BABC/Hotel Council Emergency Preparedness Planning Seminar on Tuesday April 17 after BABC President Colin Brown’s interview on KGO Radio, with an insightful live discussion about the need for business preparedness at 6.35 in the morning!
It was the eve of the 106th anniversary of the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the venue for the event, the Hotel Whitcomb on Market Street, was certainly very appropriate - the hotel was used as a temporary city hall for several years after the historic quake destroyed the previous one.
Around 80 guests attended the seminar, which was energetically moderated by Stasha Wyskiel, Chair of the Bay Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, a highly experienced disaster management practitioner. Jack Boatwright from the US Geological Survey gave the panel’s first presentation, outlining the “complex set of faults running through the whole Bay Area”. The USGS estimates there is a 2 in 3 chance of a major quake of 6.7 and above striking between 2007 and 2036.
Spring Mixer - April 12, 2012
The BABC’s first big social networking evening of the year was a fantastic kick-start to our spring, despite the thunderstorms which poured down outside!
The Vin Club did us proud with a wonderful selection of wine and some lovely antipasti. It was great to see so many members there, and we were especially happy to see so many new faces in the crowd – thanks for making the effort to join us all the way up in North Beach! All in all it was a great social event, and hopefully the first of many to come this year.
Annual Economic Luncheon - January 17, 2012
On January 17, 2012, the British American Business Council and Squire Sanders co-hosted the 22nd Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon. This well attended event was held at the historic City Club of San Francisco.
Guest speaker Brian Fabbri, Founder of Fabbri Global Economics (FGE) outlined his global economic predictions for the year of the Dragon. Mr. Fabbri predicted that the US will avoid recession but the EU will not be as lucky. Many EU countries are currently in recession and others will soon follow. Asian economies will continue to grow, albeit at a slower rate than recent years. Mr. Fabbri also drew attention to the increased division between the haves and have-nots which is resulting in elevated social, political and economic tensions throughout the western economies.
2010 Clashes for the Ashes – Trophy has a new home at the British Consulate!
On what turned out to be a glorious summer’s day in Marin County, this years Clashes for the Ashes Tournament turned over the Trophy to the Brits in an outstanding performance by both teams. Perhaps a great omen for the upcoming “real” Clashes Tournament being held in Australia this fall. One can hope!
Forecasting Asia: Strategic Insight for the Year Ahead
BABC and Exclusive Analysis co-hosted an event titled ‘Forecasting Asia: Strategic Insight for the year ahead’. Exclusive Analysis, a specialist intelligence company headquarter in the UK, provided a country risk evaluation to BABC members and guests who are considering expanding or otherwise undertaking business operations in China, Thailand, Philippines and Pakistan.
2009 Events
2009 was an active year for the BABC in Northern California, we hosted over 30 events from wine tasting to our famous Christmas lunch!
2008 Events
2008 was an active year for the BABC in Northern California, we hosted over 30 events from wine tasting to our famous Christmas lunch!
2007 Events
2007 was an active year for the BABC in Northern California, we hosted over 30 events from wine tasting to our famous Christmas lunch!
2006 Events
2006 was an active year for the BABC in Northern California, we hosted over 30 events from wine tasting to our famous Christmas lunch!
2005 Events
2005 was an active year for the BABC in Northern California, we hosted over 30 events from wine tasting to our famous Christmas lunch!
2004 Events
2004 was an active year for the BABC in Northern California, we hosted over 30 events from wine tasting to our famous Christmas lunch!
