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Southern Section: AGM and Brewery Tour

By the Southern Section

Thursday, 5 February 2026

5 PM - 10 PM

AGM (in-person): Diageo 1 HQ 16 Gt Marlborough st London W1F 7HS

AGM (online): link TBC

Brewery tour: Guinness Opengate Brewery 1 Mercer Walk London WC2H 9FA

Mat Henney, Chairman of the CIBD Southern Section, invites you to attend the Southern Section AGM, where the positions of Officers and Committee members for 2026 will be formally confirmed.

Attendees will have the opportunity to network and take part in informal discussions before transferring to the Guinness Open Gate Brewery, where food will be available. Technical brewery tours will be led by Hollie Stephenson and her team.

Schedule:

  • 5PM - Arrival
  • 5:30PM - AGM start
  • 6PM-6:30PM - AGM end and Q&A
  • 7PM - Arrival at Opengate Brewery
  • 8PM - Tours
  • 9PM - Socialising
  • 10PM - End

Why you should attend:

  • Have your voice heard - help formalise the Southern section members and committee structure
  • Share best practice design of sustainable small scale brewing
  • Network and socialise with industry peers

Tickets (includes food): £10 per person.

Booking deadline: 4 February