{"id":9536,"date":"2016-03-14T13:04:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T13:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spanish.en-desarrollo.net\/2016\/03\/14\/elevator-pitch-xxv-edition\/"},"modified":"2016-03-14T13:04:56","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T13:04:56","slug":"elevator-pitch-xxv-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/es\/2016\/03\/14\/elevator-pitch-xxv-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"ELEVATOR PITCH | XXV EDITION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0March, we held the <strong>XXV edition<\/strong> of our <strong>Elevator Pitch networking event<\/strong>. This edition took place at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spanishchamber.co.uk\/users\/ARBINA-RESTAURANT\"><strong>Arbina Restaurant<\/strong><\/a>, member of the Spanish Chamber. The restaurant is located in the area of Fitzrovia and offers the traditional Mediterranean cuisine in the heart of London.<\/p>\n<p>Everything was ready for the event at the private room downstairs, which fitted perfectly with the characteristics of this event, where Mr. Javier L\u00f3pez de Arbina, welcomed everyone on behalf of Arbina.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3316\" style=\"width: 3274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3316\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3316\" src=\"https:\/\/spanishchamberofcommmerceingreatbritain.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/img_20160308_092128297.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160308_092128297\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delicious breakfast served by Arbina Restaurant, member of the Chamber.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The event was chaired by Mar\u00eda Prieto, our Events &amp; Communication Co-ordinator and Cristina Carmona, Head of Corporate Relations and Communication,\u00a0who explained the dynamics of this activity to the participants, whose main purpose is to provide participants with the possibility to expand their network and to explore further avenues of collaboration with the rest of participants.<\/p>\n<p>After the brief presentation, each attendee had 2 minutes to give a concise and concrete introduction about\u00a0their company\u2019s main line of activity and services they provided. Having done so, there was a second opportunity for each participant to ask questions to the rest of participants.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3311\" style=\"width: 3274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3311\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3311\" src=\"https:\/\/spanishchamberofcommmerceingreatbritain.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/img_20160308_085329026_hdr.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160308_085329026_HDR\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The reduced format allows participants to introduce their line of business.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Should you be interested in participating in the next edition of this networking event, there are just a couple of things you need to know regarding this format: Usually there are up to 16 participant companies, and only one representative per company is allowed. However, it is possible to have up to two companies from the same business sector. Therefore, attendees are able to meet a wide variety of companies from different sectors and exchange their business cards.<\/p>\n<p>On this occasion, there was a wide variety of sectors represented among the 11 companies that took part in this edition: Cooking your Spanish (Cookery and Spanish lessons), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spanishchamber.co.uk\/users\/E-LIXIR-CONSULTING\">E-Lixir Consulting<\/a> (Digital Communication), Harwood Hutton (Accounting and Auditing Services), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spanishchamber.co.uk\/users\/HISPALIS-GROUP-LTD\">Hispalis Group<\/a> (Construction),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/content\/Patrons-List\">Lloyds Bank<\/a> (Banking and Financial Services), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spanishchamber.co.uk\/users\/MELIA-WHITE-HOUSE\">Melia White House<\/a> (Hotel), Sargadelos Porcelain UK (Fine Porcelain), <a href=\"https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/users\/SCORNIK-GERSTEIN-LLP\">Scornik Gerstein<\/a> (Legal Services), <a href=\"https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/users\/BENTLEY-LONDON\">The Bentley London<\/a> (Hotel), and <a href=\"https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/users-65\">The Client Academy<\/a> (Business Consultancy Services).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3317\" style=\"width: 3274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3317\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3317\" src=\"https:\/\/spanishchamberofcommmerceingreatbritain.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/img_20160308_103810639_hdr.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160308_103810639_HDR\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees had the chance to get to know each other after their presentations.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the round of questions, everyone had the opportunity to chat and continue networking over a delicious breakfast with some of the most iconic products of Spanish cuisine that the venue serves.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all the professionals who have been part of the last edition of the Elevator Pitch and our gratitude to Arbina Restaurant for kindly hosting the event and welcoming us.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed this event or simply want to know what we are up to next, have a look at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spanishchamber.co.uk\/Civic-Events\">UPCOMING EVENTS<\/a>\u00a0section on our website or subscribe to our electronic newsletter for weekly updates.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday 8th\u00a0March, we held the XXV edition of our Elevator Pitch networking event. 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