Thursday 26 November 2026, De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms. An afternoon, not another awards night: a gala lunch and ceremony running from midday to early evening, smart dress, built so senior people can actually attend and still see their families. 

PROGRAMME

• 12:00  Welcome Drinks. The afternoon opens with a drinks reception bringing together the shortlisted asset owners, their managers and advisers, and the judging panel in one room. Forty five minutes to find familiar faces and meet a few new ones before the tables are called. 

• 12:45  Awards Lunch. A three course lunch served across curated tables, with allocators and the firms that serve them seated side by side. The conversation is the point; the awards can wait until coffee. 

• 14:00  Awards Ceremony. Twenty two awards across asset owners, managers and advisers, decided by an independent judging panel, presented at pace and without a sales pitch in sight.

• 15:00  Celebration Drinks. The trophies are handed out; the afternoon is not over. Two hours of drinks to toast the winners, console the shortlisted and carry on the conversations the lunch started, before the room spills out into the London evening. 

PRACTICAL DETAILS

Dress is smart; no black tie required.