Wales & Southwest Dinner Bristol

Location

Marriott City Centre Hotel

Speaker

Tim Smit

Tim Smit is a Netherlands-born British businessman, famous for the Eden Project in Cornwall.  He worked as an archaeologist before taking an unexpected leap into the music business, working as both a song-writer and producer receiving seven platinum and gold discs. Contrary to many reports he was not a 'millionaire record producer'. He had modest success in Europe with an album called 'Midnight Blue - a Project with Louise Tucker'.   After successfully restoring the 'Lost Gardens of Heligan' he started the Eden Project, near St Austell, an £80 million initiative to build two transparent biomes in an old china clay pit near the village of Bodelva. The biomes contain different eco-climates; rainforest and Mediterranean.   He was awarded the CBE in the 2002 New Years Honours List, and in 2006 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Design degree by the University of the West of England.

Non-Member Price

This event is now open to non-members:
Cost per place: £191.40 + VAT
Cost per table: £1914.00 + VAT
Please contact events@bvca.co.uk for more information about booking.

Earlybird Booking Offer

Book a table at each regional dinner (Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Edinburgh and Manchester) and receive one table free! Please contact tnguyen@bvca.co.uk if you would like to take up this offer.

Chairman's Charities

A percentage of the event profit goes towards support the Chairman's chosen charities, namely Impetus Trust, PEF Foundation and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.  For more information about these charities click here

Accomodation

For special rates from £100 per room per night contact the Marriott City Centre Hotel at 0117 929 4281 and quote W15.  Rates are valid until 7 March 2011 and are subject to availability.