City Dinner – Open Regulation

[Sam Woods, CEO, Prudential Regulation Authority (remarks); Lord Mayor (remarks below); Nikhil Rathi, CEO, Financial Conduct Authority (remarks)]

City Dinner, Egyptian Hall, Mansion House, Thursday, 17 October 2024
The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli

Your Excellencies, My Lords, Fellow Aldermen, Mr Recorder, Sheriffs, Chief Commoner, Ladies and Gentlemen,

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Coffee Colloquy: SDG 17 – Partnerships For The Goals – Global Faiths Perspectives On “Disagreeing Agreeably”

Egyptian Hall, Mansion House, 15.00 to 18:00, Wednesday, 16 October 2024, The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli  

Remarks to: 

Good afternoon everyone, and a very warm welcome to Mansion House.

For those who don’t know me, I’m Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli, the 695th Lord Mayor of London…a place I like to refer to as the world’s oldest democratic workers’ and residents’ cooperative.

Our topic today is “disagreeing agreeably”.

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Paganini Fit For A King

What a fantastic evening at the Guildhall! Tonight, in our special gala for LSO Discovery, the legendary Il Cannone – Niccolò Paganini’s 18th-century Guarneri del Gesù violin – was brought to life by violinist Simon Zhu, with Sir Antonio Pappano conducting. 🎻✨

We were also honoured to welcome His Majesty The King, Patron of the LSO, to share in this extraordinary moment. My opening remarks:

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