BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.4//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28@cardiffbusinessclub.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261022T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261022T210000 DTSTAMP:20261009T154927Z URL:https://cardiffbusinessclub.org/event/martin-roberts/ SUMMARY:Martin Roberts\, Property Expert and BBC Presenter of Homes Under t he Hammer DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\nCardiff Business Club presents dinner and a ta lk by Martin Roberts\, Property Expert and BBC Presenter of Homes Under th e Hammer at 6pm on Thursday 22nd October at Sophia Gardens.\n\nThe event w ill commence at 18:00  with a networking drinks reception\, offering the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow professionals. Martin will then deliver an insightful keynote speech\, followed by an engaging Q&\;A s ession. Guests will enjoy a delicious 2-course lunch.\n\nPlease note\, thi s is a ticket-only event. Cardiff Business Club members will receive an ex clusive discounted rate. To join\, please visit our memberships page.\n\n Members tickets – £49.00 + VAT\n Non-Members tickets – £65.00 + VA T\n\nEvent Sponsor:\n\n\nMeet the Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMartin Roberts is o ne of the UK’s most respected Property\, Travel and Lifestyle TV present ers and journalists. Over the past 40 years he has appeared on BBC TV and Radio\, ITV\, CNN and Satellite TV Worldwide. He was a regular presenter o n ITV’s top rated travel show ‘Wish You Were Here..?’ for 8 years an d the travel editor of ‘Woman’ magazine for 15 years.\nFor the past 23 years he has written and presented the hit BBC property auction show ‘H omes under the Hammer’\, which is shown on BBC1\, Satellite and internet Channels Worldwide and is now in its 36th series\, with over 2000 program mes produced.\nHe is a respected UK and Overseas Property expert\, appeari ng as expert guest on programmes such as ‘BBC Breakfast’ \, ‘BBC New s 24’\, ‘Sky News’\, the Jeremy Vine Show and BBC Radios 2\, 4 &\ ; 5 Live. He has been a celebrity guest on Eggheads\, Celebrity Mastermind (which he won!)\, Pointless\, Ready Steady Cook\, Masterchef\, Through th e Keyhole\, The Chase\, Impossible\, Antiques Road Trip\, Money for Nothin g\, Kirsty’s Craft Challenge and Hole in the Wall. In November 2016 Mart in entered the Australian Jungle to take part in ITV’s flagship family e ntertainment show “I’m a Celebrity…Get me out of here!”. Watched n ightly by over 12 million viewers\, his hatred of beans and rice\, love of trees and talcum powder\, and fun\, engaging and spirited character made him hugely popular with the viewing public. He ended in fourth place\, sur viving all but two days in camp. In 2021 Martin stripped off for cancer aw areness on The Real Full Monty\, and experienced Celebrity Detox in 2023.\ nMartin also runs his own property training courses and is Author of the b est-selling books Making Money from Property\, his most recent title The P roperty Auction Guide and the children’s book series The Villes – incl uding a dedicated version - Sadsville – in support of the NSPCC and Chil dline.\nHe is currently renovating a pub &\; hotel in the Rhondda valle y\, the challenges and adventures of which will be seen on an upcoming doc umentary ‘Ooops! I bought a pub’.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cardiffbusinessclub.org/wp-content/uploa ds/p0dlchfp-e1783942627407.jpg CATEGORIES:2026/27 Season LOCATION:Sophia Gardens\, Cardiff\, Glamorgan County Cricket Club\, Glamorg an County Cricket Club\, Stadium Close\, Pontcanna Cardiff\, CF11 9XR\, W ales\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Glamorgan County Cricket Cl ub\, Glamorgan County Cricket Club\, Stadium Close\, Pontcanna Cardiff\, CF11 9XR\, Wales\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Sophia Garden s\, Cardiff:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32@cardiffbusinessclub.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261126T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261127T010000 DTSTAMP:20261012T102110Z URL:https://cardiffbusinessclub.org/event/the-winter-ball/ SUMMARY:Winter Ball in aid of the Sir Gareth Edwards Cancer Charity DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special evening at De Courceys Manor as we bring together the Cardiff business community for a festive evening of celebrati on in aid of the Sir Gareth Edwards Cancer Charity.\nBringing together bus inesses and professionals from across our community\, the Winter Ball prom ises a fantastic evening of great food\, entertainment\, and good company\ , and the perfect opportunity to celebrate another successful year togethe r.\n\nYou will be welcomed with drinks and canapés before sitting down to enjoy a three-course dinner\, followed by an evening of entertainment\, l ive music and dancing until late.\nEvent Sponsor:\n\nAn Evening of Enterta inment\nWe’re delighted to welcome Ignacio Lopez as our headline enterta inment for the evening. The Welsh-Spanish comedian has performed across th e UK and internationally\, and will bring his sharp observations and quick wit to the Winter Ball for a special stand-up performance.\n\nFollowing d inner\, there’ll be live music and dancing until 1am\, giving you plenty of opportunity to relax\, celebrate and enjoy the evening with colleagues \, clients and friends.\nDrinks Reception Sponsor: \n\nSupporting the Sir Gareth Edwards Cancer Charity\nThe evening will also help raise vital fun ds for the Sir Gareth Edwards Cancer Charity\, with a charity auction and raffle taking place during the event.\n\nWe hope our guests will get behin d this important cause and help us make the evening a memorable one for al l the right reasons.\nBenefitting Charity: \n\n\nTables and Tickets\n\nTh is event has sold out. If you would like to be placed on a reserve list fo r tickets\, please contact office@cardiffbusinessclub.org \n\n Individua l tickets: £100+VAT (minumum 2 tickets per booking)\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cardiffbusinessclub.org/wp-content/uploa ds/social-post-hero-e1791464504453.png CATEGORIES:2026/27 Season LOCATION:De Courceys Manor\, Tyla Morris House\, Pentyrch\, CF15 9QN\, Card iff\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tyla Morris House\, Pentyrc h\, CF15 9QN\, Cardiff\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=De Cour ceys Manor:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31@cardiffbusinessclub.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T150000 DTSTAMP:20261008T130943Z URL:https://cardiffbusinessclub.org/event/professor-emyr-lewis/ SUMMARY:Professor Emyr Lewis\, Welsh Poet and Academic DESCRIPTION:Cardiff Business Club's annual Christmas lunch with a talk by P rofessor Emyr Lewis\, Welsh poet and academic.\n\nThe event will commence at 12:00 with a networking drinks reception\, offering the perfect opportu nity to connect with fellow professionals. Emyr will then deliver an insig htful keynote speech\, followed by a Q&\;A session.\n\nGuests will also enjoy a delicious 2-course Christmas lunch followed by tea/coffee and pet it fours.\n\nTickets\n\nPlease note\, this is a ticket-only event. Cardiff Business Club members will receive an exclusive discounted rate. To join\ , please visit our memberships page.\n\n Members tickets – £49.00 + VA T\n Non-Members tickets – £65.00 + VAT\n\nMeet the Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n \nTomos Emyr Lewis is a Welsh poet and academic. He has won the Crown at the National Eisteddfod of Wales and has won the Chair on two separate occasions. A lawyer by profession\, Lewis was appointed Head of the Depa rtment of Law &\; Criminology at Aberystwyth University in 2019.\nLewi s was born in London but brought up in Cardiff\, a Welsh speaker and later a prominent campaigner for the strengthening of the position of the Welsh language in legislation. He began his career as a lawyer with Cardiff so licitors Morgan Bruce and Nicholas\, and remained with the same firm until his retirement\, becoming a partner and later a consultant. He won the C hair at the National Eisteddfod at Neath in 1994. Thirty-two years passed before he won the Chair for a second time\, in 2026\, when he received th e prize for an 'awdl' on the theme "Llinell | Llinellau". Between his two wins\, in 1998\, he won the Crown for the first and only time.\nFrom 2001 to 2013\, he was the UK Representative on COMEX\, the Council of Europe ’s Committee of Experts under the European Charter for Regional and Mino rity Languages (2001-2013). He became Senior Fellow in Welsh Law at the W ales Governance Centre at Cardiff University on a part-time basis\, holdin g the position from 2011 to 2014. He has been called "one of the doyens of public and administrative law in Wales".\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cardiffbusinessclub.org/wp-content/uploa ds/Unknown.png CATEGORIES:2026/27 Season LOCATION:Sophia Gardens\, Cardiff\, Glamorgan County Cricket Club\, Glamorg an County Cricket Club\, Stadium Close\, Pontcanna Cardiff\, CF11 9XR\, W ales\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Glamorgan County Cricket Cl ub\, Glamorgan County Cricket Club\, Stadium Close\, Pontcanna Cardiff\, CF11 9XR\, Wales\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Sophia Garden s\, Cardiff:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30@cardiffbusinessclub.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270203T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270203T150000 DTSTAMP:20261016T101318Z URL:https://cardiffbusinessclub.org/event/professor-dame-heather-stevens/ SUMMARY:Professor Dame Heather Stevens\, Co-Founder and Chair of The Waterl oo Foundation DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\nCardiff Business Club presents dinner and a ta lk by Professor Dame Heather Stevens\, philanthropist and Co-Founder &\ ; Chair of The Waterloo Foundation.\n\nThe event will commence at 12:00 wi th a networking drinks reception\, offering the perfect opportunity to con nect with fellow professionals. Heather will then deliver an insightful ke ynote speech\, followed by an engaging Q&\;A session.\n\nGuests will al so enjoy a delicious 2-course lunch.\n\nTickets\n\nPlease note\, this is a ticket-only event. Cardiff Business Club members will receive an exclusiv e discounted rate. To join\, please visit our memberships page.\n\n Membe rs tickets – £49.00 + VAT\n Non-Members tickets – £65.00 + VAT\n\nM eet the Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Dame Heather Stevens is co-founde r and chair of The Waterloo Foundation\, which she founded with her husban d David\; both are founders of Admiral Insurance. The Foundation focuses o n reducing the disparity of global opportunities and wealth\, and the unsu stainable use of the world’s natural resources\, and is one of the bigge st environmental funders in the UK. In 2027\, the Foundation will celebrat e its 20th year\, and during this time\, is on target to have granted over 4500 discrete grants and awarded over £200million. Dame Heather is Secre tary of Global Fishing Watch\, Co-Chair of the Greenpeace UK Oceans Board and was on the Oceana Board for 10 years.\n\nAt home in Wales\, she is bot h Pro-Chancellor of Cardiff University and also an Honorary Visiting Profe ssor in the School of Psychology. In 2025\, she was appointed Honorary Con sul in Wales for Timor Leste.\n\nShe is an Honorary Fellow of King’s Col lege London\, an Honorary Doctor of Laws at Exeter University and was awar ded a Damehood in the King’s Birthday Honours 2026.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cardiffbusinessclub.org/wp-content/uploa ds/Heather-Stevens-e1789398986722.jpg CATEGORIES:2026/27 Season LOCATION:Sophia Gardens\, Cardiff\, Glamorgan County Cricket Club\, Glamorg an County Cricket Club\, Stadium Close\, Pontcanna Cardiff\, CF11 9XR\, W ales\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Glamorgan County Cricket Cl ub\, Glamorgan County Cricket Club\, Stadium Close\, Pontcanna Cardiff\, CF11 9XR\, Wales\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Sophia Garden s\, Cardiff:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR