2025 Joint ASEAN Societies Reception

8th Joint ASEAN Societies Reception 2025

Wednesday 10th December, 2025    6:00pm to 9:00pm

Once again, BMS will be combining with the other ASEAN societies to arrange the annual Reception. This year's event is jointly organised by BMS and the LSESU Malaysia Club and will be hosted at the Sheikh Zayed Theatre at the LSE.

In celebration of UK ASEAN links, the reception will welcome distinguished guests, including Ambassadors and senior representatives from the ASEAN Embassies and High Commissions.

We are delighted that His Excellency the Ambassador of the Philippines, Mr Teodoro Locsin Jr., His Excellency the High Commissioner of Malaysia Dato' Zakri Jaafar, and the Rt Hon The Lord Vaizey of Didcot, Chair of UK ASEAN Business Council, will deliver keynote speeches.

Date: Wednesday 10 december 2025

Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre at the London School of Economics (LSE). The Sheikh Zayed Theatre is located on the lower ground floor of the Cheng Kin Ku Building at 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ (marked CKK on the LSE campus map).

Nearest tube stations: Holborn, Covent Garden, Temple.

Dress code: National dress or business attire.

See below for link to download the LSE Campus map.

The participating Societies and guest groups include:

LSESU Malaysian Club
IoD ASEAN Group
The Anglo-Thai Society
The Anglo-Indonesian Society
Lao Association in the UK (LAUK)
The British Malaysian Society
Singapore Business Group
Singapore UK Association
Cambodia Society in the UK
The Britain-Burma Society
Vietnam UK Network
Philippine British Business Council
AUBF (ASEAN UK Business Forum)
UK-ASEAN Business Council
RISE UK

2025 Joint ASEAN Societies Reception

This year's Joint ASEAN Reception event is kindly sponsored by Hawksford and Irwin Mitchell.

Please view the Event Flyer to find out more about the Sponsors by clicking on the Event Flyer Dowload button below.

COST

Standard Ticket - £40pp.
Full-time Students -  £20pp

BOOKING AND PAYMENT

Please reserve your place(s) as soon as possible, preferably before Friday 5 December 2025, either online (preferred) or using the Booking Form.

Note: You do not need to be a member of an ASEAN society to book a place at this event. The booking process does ask whether you are a member of an ASEAN society, but this is only used for statistical purposes.

Booking Online 
Please reserve your place(s) using the online booking system. Please select the number and type of tickets required, then click on the "Book Now" button below.

BMS has had to disable the intended online booking system as we are informed that the online bookings must be made via the LSE system and we do not yet have a link to do this. We will add the booking link as soon as it is available. In the meantime, we suggest that you wait for this link or use the Booking Form.

Using the Booking Form
Alternatively, if you are unable to book online, you may use the Booking Form by sending it ASAP to Mei Sim Lai OBE DL at [email protected]

The Booking Form may be downloaded using the button below.

Special Dietary requirements - Please advise if you have any dietary requirements - this can be done when booking online or when using the booking form.

If you have any queries, please contact Mei Sim Lai OBE DL as soon as possible by email at:

[email protected]   or  Mobile/WhatsApp 07903 153 793.