LCCI's Annual Summer Party 2025
Our Annual Summer Party took place on Thursday, 17 July 2025, and this year it was bigger than ever!
We were delighted to welcome over 300 guests from London’s dynamic business community to the stunning College Gardens at Westminster Abbey.
Connections
Facilitating connections and opening the doors to new business opportunities is at the heart of what we do. LCCI’s Annual Summer Party continues to be a stand-out highlight of our busy events programme and provides members the opportunity to network with some of the country’s leading decision makers.
Guestlist
Guests included LCCI Members and Board Members, LCCI Committee Chairs and Ambassadors, community participants, Aldermen, MPs, international embassies, the Department for Business and Trade, and local Chambers.
Speeches
We heard from our CEO, Chair and President, each providing valuable insight into LCCI's current status, our future plans, and our proud past.
Our CEO, Karim Fatehi OBE, welcomed our attendees, celebrating the collective strength, unwavering collaboration and shared ambition of our Chamber's membership base.
Julia Onslow-Cole, Chair of LCCI, then discussed the international partnerships and global growth that LCCI helps facilitate.
Finally, LCCI President, Michael Mainelli, finished off the speeches by expressing thepower and uniqueness of London, not just as the capital of the UK, but as theworld's Capital. He ended his speech by quoting Vivienne Westwood:
"There is nowhere else like London. Nothing at all. Anywhere."
SME London Business Awards
During the event, we launched the LCCI SME London Business Awards for 2026 alongside our fantastic award sponsors! The awards celebrate the industrious, hardworking and enterprising SME’s in the capital. Entries are open now for the SME London Business Awards.
Sponsored by BMW Group Park Lane
Thank you to our Summer Party sponsor, BMW Group Park Lane.
“What a great way to begin our relationship with the LCCI! Wonderful to meet the team and members of the Chamber at LCCI's summer party. We’re looking forward to meeting with other members over the coming weeks and months”.