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Annual Dinner

Wednesday 1st of May 2024 19:00

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Location

Middle Temple Hall

Timings

19:00 - Doors Open
19:00 - Reception
19:35 - Doors Close for Dinner
19:45 - Dinner
Dinner will be followed by our guest speaker, Master Sandie Okoro, in conversation with the Chair of the Hall Committee Chris Bates.

This event is expected to end at approximately 22:30

Event Details

This annual event, which is attended by Benchers, barristers and students, is organised by the Hall Committee who arrange for a distinguished person to speak after dinner.

We are delighted to announce that our 2024 speaker will be Middle Temple Bencher Master Sandie Okoro. A barrister, solicitor, and Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple, Sandie joined Standard Chartered Bank as Group General Counsel in April 2022. In the role, she leads the Bank’s Legal, Group Corporate Secretariat and Shared Investigative Services functions. Sandie previously served as General Counsel and Senior Vice President, and Vice President for Compliance, at the World Bank Group (having joined in 2017). Prior to joining the World Bank, Sandie was General Counsel for HSBC Global Asset Management and Global General Counsel at Barings.

Sandie has received numerous accolades and lifetime achievement awards for her career and volunteer efforts on diversity, women’s empowerment and leadership. She was named one of the Upstanding 100 Leading Ethnic Minority Executives (2016), Top 20 Global General Counsel (2019) by the Financial Times, and was recognised as Britain’s 10th most influential person of African and African Caribbean heritage by Powerlist (2023). Sandie received a lifetime achievement award from the UK Black Solicitors Network (2016), was named one of the Power 100 Women by City A.M., 100 Women to Watch by Female FTSE Board and received an OBE for services to Diversity in International Finance in 2024.

At Annual Dinner, the usual hierarchy in Hall is replaced with a seating plan which ensures that Benchers sit amongst students and barristers.

After dinner, we will see Master Okoro in conversation with the Chair of Hall Committee Chris Bates.

Who can Attend

Student/Hall Members: Guests welcome

Benchers: Guests welcome

Dietary Requirements

If you (or your guests) have any dietary requirements please ensure that you provide this information when you book tickets.  If you did not do so, please inform the Inn no later than 12:00 two working days before the event. 

If you (or your guests) are unsure about anything on the evening please speak to the events staff on duty.

Non-alcoholic alternatives will be provided on request.

Further details on dietary requirements

Qualifying Session Details

Please note this event is NOT a Qualifying Session 

Bookings and Cancellations

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Unless the event sells out earlier, bookings will close at 09:00 two working days before the event.

Cancellations:

Where we have a waiting list we will offer your ticket to someone else, so please do cancel your ticket if you are no longer able to attend.

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Disabled Access and Support

If you have questions about accessibility at the Inn or if you would like to request support, please email Laura Hacon.

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Data Protection & Photography

Please be aware that photography, audio and video recording may take place at our events. These may be used for promotional purposes by the Inn, including in printed publications, on our website, and on our social media accounts. If you do not wish to have your photograph taken or to have images of you used, please alert the Membership Team at the start of the event. We are unable to guarantee that you will not be included in the background of photographs that are being taken. Contact: 020 7427 6385, members@middletemple.org.uk

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Times and details for this event are subject to change. Please check this webpage for the most up to date information.