The OBREMS Annual Dinner 2019

On the left of the photo: Ramin Keivani (Head of the School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes)
talking to Katherine Grainger (Chancellor of Oxford Brookes)

The 9th OBREMS Dinner was held on 7 November 2019 and Dame Katherine Grainger (Chancellor or Oxford Brookes) was invited to attend as the guest speaker. The Oxford Brookes Real Estate Management Society (OBREMS) is the alumni association of OBU for graduates who work in the real estate industry - more on the OBREMS website.

The evening went something like this...

Location: the Institute of Directors, Pall Mall, London
Guests: more than 200
Drinks: from 6.00 pm
Welcome: from Jason Antill (Chair of OBREMS) and the premiere of the new OBREMS video
Game: Heads or Tails compered by Jason Antill and Harriet Costello (OBREMS Committee)
Dinner: two courses
Guest Speaker: Dame Dr Katherine Grainger - Chancellor of Oxford Brookes
Dessert: STP
Auction and Coffee: with Will Clough from Allsop (Commercial Auction)
Networking: and a few drinks until midnight

The guest speaker, Katherine Grainger, was introduced by Andrew Hynard (President of OBREMS). Katherine Grainger talked about how she was persuaded to try rowing during her first week at university (during the Freshers' Fair) and how she became hooked. She talked about the importance of determination, believing in yourself (and your team) and what it felt like to win. She also answered questions from the audience.

Heads or Tails

Below is a short video from the evening featuring staff and students from the School of the Built Environment. And all the really good photos (taken by freelanceeventsphotographer) are in our album on Facebook.