Upcoming Events
We run a programme of exciting and diverse events where our members can meet policy makers, discuss policy and network with other business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Our events are hosted exclusively for LDBEN members. If you haven't yet joined, we'd be delighted to welcome you as a guest at one in-person event, giving you a chance to experience the network before becoming a member.
“The Business Network offers a great opportunity to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs, executives and professionals from a wide range of industries and professions. We regularly gather to explore key business challenges and policy ideas with Lib Dem MPs, Peers, and influential speakers. With the changing landscape, the Liberal Democrats are increasingly positioned as the natural party for business.”
📅 Tuesday 17th November - Backing British High Streets
Central London or Online via Zoom. 6:30pm arrival for 7pm start.
Business rates, National Insurance rises, and revolutionary changes in consumer behaviour have altered British high streets. Small and large businesses are struggling, shops remain empty or temporarily filled with illegal vape and American candy shops - so how do we change this?
Join Millie Kendall OBE, founder of the Beauty Council, Vikki Slade MP, who sits on the High Streets & Towns Regeneration Working Group, Mark Robinson, former chair of the High Street Task Force and our LDBEN Chair, Mihir Magudia, for a focused discussion on how we can regenerate our high streets.
Drinks and light refreshments will be served.
Please note this event is for network members. If you are not yet a member and are interested in becoming one, please contact corporate@libdems.org.uk.
📅 Tuesday 24th November - R&D Tax Policy Roundtable
LDHQ, 6pm arrival for a 6:30pm start.
Join us for an exclusive policy discussion on how R&D tax relief schemes can drive growth across the UK economy.
We'll be joined by Sarah Olney MP, Iain Butler (R&D Director, Buzzacott), and Dave Raval (CEO of LoftZone) for insights into the current R&D tax landscape, upcoming reforms, and what businesses need to know to make the most of available relief.
Drinks and light refreshments will be served.
📅 Wednesday 2nd December - Liberal Democrat Christmas Party
Join Ed Davey & Parliamentarians for a festive celebration to end the year with drinks and canapés.
Please note this event is for network members. If you are not yet a member and are interested in becoming one, please contact corporate@libdems.org.uk.
📅 Tuesday 26th January - Not Charity: Why Global Health Is National Security
Central London or Online via Zoom. 6:30pm arrival for 7pm start.
Pandemics, antimicrobial resistance and food insecurity do not respect borders, and neither do the systems that drive them. Yet governments still tackle human health, animal health and the environment in separate silos.
Join Danny Chambers, vet and MP for Winchester, along with Professor Marisa Miraldo (Imperial College London) and other industry experts for a discussion on the threats that will shape the next 20 years. Drawing on his veterinary work, from rabies elimination to the rise of drug-resistant "superbugs", Danny will make the case for a joined-up "One Health" approach and explain why investing in prevention abroad protects the NHS, our economy and our security at home.
The panel will explore how conflict accelerates disease and antibiotic resistance, the consequences of cutting international health funding, and why evidence-led politics matters more than ever.
Drinks and light refreshments will be served.
Please note this event is for network members. If you are not yet a member and are interested in becoming one, please contact corporate@libdems.org.uk.