David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of FortisCL, was very pleased to attend this event, within his capacity as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, London Region. The evening looked at the fall in trust in business by society & what measures could be undertaken to address this.

The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Charles Bowman delivered the opening address. The Lord Mayor emphasised the importance of CIVIC:

• Competence & skills
• Integrity
• Value to society
• Interests of others
• Clear Communication

This was followed by speeches by:

• Nash Matinyarare, Grant Thornton
• Antonia Stirling, Standard Life Aberdeen
• Paul Dreshler, CBI, London First

The closing remarks were provided by Catherine McGuinness, Chair,Policy & Resources, City of London Corporation.

Image, left to right, Marianna Cherry, Paul Dreshler and David Stringer-Lamarre