Capacity crowd gears up for NI Chamber President’s Banquet

 Over 825 guests set to hear from ex Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond

Over 825 members of the local business community will attend one of the largest business galas ever to be held in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s annual President’s Banquet takes place at Belfast Waterfront on 16 November 2017, with guest speaker Richard Hammond, best known for co-hosting the BBC2 car programme Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and James May and also Amazon’s The Grand Tour.

The dinner is billed as a celebration of “engineering in motion” and will celebrate Northern Ireland’s engineering prowess throughout the evening. Amongst the local engineering wonders to be showcased is a 1980’s DeLorean which has been restored and electrified by students at the Queen’s University School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Amongst the local engineering wonders to be showcased at the NI Chamber President’s Banquet is a 1980’s DeLorean which has been restored and electrified by students at the Queen’s University School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Pictured with the car are: Patrick Brown (Tughans); Claire Reid (4c Executive); Paul Murnaghan (BT); Ellvena Graham (NI Chamber); Philip McBride (Thales) and Alderman Allan Ewart (Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council).

This year’s President’s Banquet is supported by NI Chamber’s Communications Partner BT and supporting sponsors 4c Executive; Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council; Thales and Tughans.

There are a limited amount of tables for the dinner still available. For more information and to book visit northernirelandchamber.com