Conference Dinner
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Speaker: Gyles Brandreth
A former Oxford Scholar, President of the Oxford Union and MP for the City of Chester, Gyles Brandreth's career has ranged from being a Whip and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in John Major's government to starring in his own award-winning musical revue in London's West End. He is a prolific broadcaster (in programmes ranging from Just a Minute to Have I Got News for You), an acclaimed interviewer (principally for the Sunday Telegraph), a novelist, children's author and biographer. He is the author of two acclaimed royal biographies: Philip & Elizabeth: Portrait of a Marriage and Charles & Camilla: Portrait of a Love Affair. His most recently published work is The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries, his series of Victorian murder mysteries featuring Oscar Wilde as the detective.
As a performer, Gyles Brandreth has been seen most recently in Zipp! One Hundred Musicals for less than the Price of One and as Malvolio and the Sea Captain in Twelfth Night The Musical at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
He co-curated the exhibition of twentieth century children's authors at the National Portrait Gallery with his wife and founded the award-winning Teddy Bear Museum, now based at the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon. He is a trustee of the British Forces Foundation, and a former chairman and now vice-president of the National Playing Fields Association.
Location: Château du Lac
The Château du Lac, located on the banks of the beautiful Lake Genval, was built in 1904 as a spa designed by the architect Wendrickx. Before being converted into an elegant, luxury five star hotel in 1981 the property had been rented by Schweppes as a bottling plant for mineral water.
The dinner is one of the most important networking events in the BCO's calendar. The dinner is included in the delegate fee; however individual guest tickets are available