London Business Matters Magazine

Taking the fourth

There is a new addition to Trafalgar Square. The fourth plinth is now graced by Lady in
Blue, a sculpture in bronze by New York-based artist Tschabalala Self.

Celebrating Business Community

Timing is everything! The guest speaker at the LCCI annual summer garden party was the capital’s mayor Sir Sadiq Khan on the day it was announced that he was to be appointed a Labour life peer in the House of Lords.

World's leading city

London is the world’s smartest city according to a major research project by Spain’s IESE Business School which tracks metrics including sustainability and quality of life in the world’s great urban centres.

The value of theatre

Soho Theatre – local company with a global brand.  The arts play a vital role in  the UK economy, generating over £10  billion per year in gross value added  (GVA) in museums, galleries and libraries alone. 

Bringing the capital’s voices together

Trying to sum up London in a single phrase or even sentence is harder than you might think. It never quite works. Frankly, London is too interesting.

At last – the Lady Mayor’s Show!

On the first Saturday of last November, Susan Langley DBE made the traditional, historic journey around the City of London in a procession which featured seven thousand participants, 250 horses, over 100 floats or marching groups, and tens of thousands of spectators. For the first time ever, this was officially billed as The Lady  Mayor’s Show.

Partners in Prosperity

LCCI Chief Executive Karim Fatehi OBE was a speaker at the World Chambers Congress which took place in September in Melbourne, Australia. The event united more than 1,000 business, chamber and government leaders from 100 countries and was the fourteenth congress in the series which began in Marseilles in 1999.

College Garden Party 

Westminster Abbey’s College Garden was again the venue for LCCI’s annual summer party as key figures from across the capital’s business community came together to network and celebrate another year of success for London’s most vibrant business organisation.

City of Sport

The London Sports Festival was launched in May in Guildhall Yard with a sample of a diverse range of activities including archery to pickleball, bucket ball, table tennis, and dance and fitness classes.