On the 18th November 2017, FIBA joined other members of the British community in Lyon (BCC, RBL, RAF, Association France-Grande-Bretagne, to name just a few) to commemorate, along with, it seemed, the entire population of St. Germain au Mont d’Or the Centenary of the establishment of a military hospital in St. Germain. FIBA member Garth Drury can be […]
November Business Lunch – Tuesday 14th Nov 2017
November’s lunch was a return to the more traditional format of a business speaker at the Reine Astrid. We welcomed Aymeric de Mollerat from Aderly Invest in Lyon, the institution set up to encourage international businesses and entrepreneurs to our beautiful city. Aymeric shared a number of examples of international businesses that are choosing Lyon, […]
FIBA GOLF DAY
October 12th was FIBA’s annual golf day and 2017’s event, the 8th edition in all was played again at the Gouverneur, along with our good friends from the Club des Entrepreneurs. The weather was extraordinary, transforming an already beautiful golf course on what turned out to be a gorgeous Indian summer’s day (stunning photos) eating […]
LES VOISINS – river cruise
This year’s Cocktail de la Rentrée, our traditional flagship event, was a little out of the ordinary! 2017’s event was co-organised by DIT (Department of International Trade) in Lyon, the Ambassador’s team in Paris and of course the FIBA committee. Guests from Lyon and the region were invited to the Embarcadère and embarked on the […]
LES ENJEUX DU LUXE – Séverine Maisonneuve (Villa Maïa)
On July 11th, we held our business lunch at one of Lyon’s most elegant spots, the Lyinc. (Lyon International Club) Our guest speaker was Séverine Maisonneuve, whose background in Tourism has led her to be director for the latest edition in luxury Hotels in Lyon, the Villa Maïa. We were delighted to welcome Séverine as Lyon’s […]