Alumni were cordially invited to the EBRD's 25th Annual Meeting & Business Forum and to a special Alumni reception, timed to coincide with this important anniversary of the Bank.

The Board of Governors Meeting and Business Forum was held on 11-12 May at the EBRD Headquarters with some associated events scheduled for 10 May. The Alumni Reception was held at 17:30 on Thursday 12 May.

Following successful Alumni receptions held during the EBRD Annual Meetings in Warsaw (2014) and Tbilisi (2015), the EBRD Alumni Association was pleased to hold its third such event in London this year. The event provided an opportunity to network, re-connect with former colleagues and friends, and meet some prominent fellow alumni, as well as members of the Bank’s management and senior staff.

The official part of the Alumni reception started with opening remarks by the EBRD Managing Director of Communications Jonathan Charles and continued with an address by the EBRD’s President, Suma Chakrabarti, followed by Ron Freeman, former first Vice President of the EBRD, and George Krivicky, Chair of the EBRD Alumni Association.