Bermudian students in the UK were lauded at the House of Lords by the Bermuda Society, which offered 20 of them exclusive dining alongside leading business personalities.

There was no better location than the seat of the UK’s upper house of Parliament. The 104 guests at the 27th annual dinner met in the historic Cholmondeley Room, where a terrace overlooks the Thames.

Lord Waddington, familiar as a former Governor of Bermuda, hosted the event, at which Butterfield Bank’s chairman and CEO Brendan McDonagh was guest speaker.

The welcome speech was delivered by Robert Childs, chairman of the Bermuda-headquartered insurer Hiscox.

Another former Governor, Sir Richard Gozney, delivered the vote of thanks with a toast to Bermuda.

The members and guests included key figures and policymakers from the international business sector, banking and financial services, insurance, reinsurance, management consulting, public relations, and the law and accounting professions — together with students hailing from various universities in London, Bristol, Durham, Guildford, Oxford and Warwick.

The Bermuda Society is dedicated to forging ties between Bermuda, the UK and Europe — especially in the business arena — as well as exposing local students abroad to the fullest possible range of business heads.

The event was sponsored by Aon, Benfield, Butterfield Private Bank in London, Butterfield Bank, Conyers Dill and Pearman in London, the Bermuda Government’s London office, Hiscox, Matheson and Co Ltd and SwissEdge.

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