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The night promises to be a wonderful occasion where we will celebrate the cream of the crop of North East businesses.</p><p><br></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Date: </strong>Thursday 1st October 2026</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong> 493Venue:</strong> Grand Marquee, Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield </p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong> 494Times:</strong> 6.30pm through to midnight</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Dress code:</strong> Black Tie<br></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Host: </strong>Kirsten O'Brien</p></div> 495</div> 496 </div> 497 498 <div class="col-md-3"> 499 500 </div> 501 502 </div> 503 504 505 506 <div class="row color-primary-bg" > 507 508 <div class="col-md-12"> 509 <div class="ev-general-content group-wrapper " id="general-c1636dc6-3c7b-4d41-b8c3-d0df9576b464"> 510 511 <div class="content-body ct-desc"><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 36px;"><strong>Order of proceedings</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 14px;">Drinks reception from 6.30pm 512</span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 14px;"> 513Guests to be seated at 7.10pm 514</span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 14px;"> 515Welcome & introductions 516</span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 14px;"> 517Headline partner address 518</span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 14px;">Entertainment</span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 14px;"> 519Main course served 520</span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 14px;"> 521Award Presentations Part 1 522</span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 14px;"> 523Dessert & Tea/Coffee</span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 14px;"> 524</span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(238, 238, 238); font-size: 14px;">Award Presentations Part 2</span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 14px;"> 525Formal proceedings close by 11.00pm 526</span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="gray-lighter" style="font-size: 14px;"> 527Carriages at midnight</span></p></div> 528</div> 529 </div> 530 531 </div> 532 533 534 535 <div class="row " > 536 537 <div class="col-md-3"> 538 539 </div> 540 541 <div class="col-md-6"> 542 <div class="ev-general-content group-wrapper " id="general-cff9b685-f7c9-d06f-f531-4c74c515171d"> 543 <h2 class="content-title ct-title text-center">Guest speaker</h2> 544 <div class="content-body ct-desc"><p style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://evessio.s3.amazonaws.com/customer/542e46ee-1df0-4f78-a710-64a61e810a2e/event/be2bbacc-8c1d-4bc9-a626-b9a2d6b7c11b/media/General_Content/cff9b685-node_John_Lloyd_Pic_Medium.jpeg" style="width: 0px; height: 0px;"><img src="https://evessio.s3.amazonaws.com/customer/542e46ee-1df0-4f78-a710-64a61e810a2e/event/be2bbacc-8c1d-4bc9-a626-b9a2d6b7c11b/media/General_Content/cff9b685-node_John_Lloyd_Pic_Medium.jpeg" style="width: 215.821px; height: 287.761px;"></p><p style="text-align: center; "><br></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span class="color-primary" style="font-size: 18px;"><b>John Lloyd CBE</b></span><strong></strong></p><p style="text-align: center; "><strong></strong></p><p style="text-align: left;">John Lloyd has been behind some of the most successful and well-loved TV and radio (and adverts) of the last three 545decades. Heâs also written or co-authored over 30 books, and is the driving force behind developing a new concept 546of education based on his BBC panel show, QI. 547</p><p style="text-align: left;">Studying law at Cambridge, John joined the famed Footlights society, meeting a number of the writers and 548performers he would later work with. That group included Douglas Adams, whose Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 549John would help bring to radio. 550</p><p style="text-align: left;">After university, John joined BBC radio where he helped create shows that have become national institutions with 551The News Quiz (which John also briefly hosted), Quote...Unquote, The News Huddlines, and the original incarnation 552of To The Manor Born. Switching to TV, Johnâs first major production was the satirical Not the Nine O'Clock News 553with Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones, Rowan Atkinson, and Pamela Stephenson. The show created some of the 554most fondly remembered sketches of the era including Gerald the Gorilla, the darts players, and a classic interview 555with Billy Connelly. The show also provided a platform for writers including Richard Curtis, Clive Anders
555on, David 556Renwick, and Andy Hamilton. 557</p><p style="text-align: left;">John then went on to produce Blackadder, working again with Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, and creating 558arguably one the greatest sit-coms ever. At the same time he worked on Spitting Image alongside a host of comic 559writers and performers from Harry Enfield to Ian Hislop to Jo Brand. Briefly considered for the role as host of Have I 560Got News For You (he hosted the pilot episode) John remained behind the camera and created the panel show QI. 561</p><p style="text-align: left;">QI has gone on to spawn a range of books and other merchandise, but has also evolved into a system of research, 562learning and study. John is at the forefront of looking at what real knowledge is and how it can be imparted. 563Reacting against the idea that Google and Wikipedia offer free access to knowledge, John considers what really is 564interesting, and useful, alongside tales from his varied and often surprising career.<strong></strong></p></div> 565</div> 566 </div> 567 568 <div class="col-md-3"> 569 570 </div> 571 572 </div> 573 574 575 576 <div class="row color-secondary-bg" > 577 578 <div class="col-md-12"> 579 <div class="ev-section-divider-wrapper"> 580 <div id="section-divider-fa3d4105-12bd-4114-b96e-e717090bb83c" class="ev-section-divider type-colour color-none color-none-bg" data-section-height="20px"> 581 582 583 <div class="section-content "> 584 585 586 587 588 </div> 589 </div> 590</div> 591 592 593 594 595 596 597
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