2009: Event Information.
Please note the late change of venue!
The 2009 National Prayer Breakfast will be held at the MACDONALD HOUSTOUN HOUSE. Uphall, Livingston,
West Lothian, EH52 6JS
Tel: 01506 853831
on Wednesday 27th May 2009 at 7am.
Theme: Faith & Finance
Main Speaker: Andy Brookes
For five years until the end of December 2008 Andy on behalf of Lloyds of London led the change programme to improve business practice in the London Insurance Market which was much less boring than it might sound.
From first January 2009 Andy, on behalf of AON International Insurance Brokers continues work on the Reform and Processing of the London Insurance Market.
Having graduated (and post-graduated) in economics, Andy spent the first decade of his career as an economist with the CBI, Bank of England and in consultancy. He then opted to do something a little more tangible, working on the development and implementation of CREST, the settlement system for equities and government debt; running IT and then UK wholesale payment systems – the means by which banks pay each other - at the Bank of England. In between he was responsible for monetary policy implementation at the Bank of England and at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
But on an average day he would rather be drinking tea and eating cake with his family.
Away from the working life, Andy lives in north London and has been married to Caroline for 22 years – still thankfully enjoying it – with four teenage children.
Andy has recently returned to playing (veterans) hockey in response to a mild mid-life crisis; he coaches youth hockey and cricket. He is nearly an ex-golfer, having fallen out with the game recently; and is the survivor of a number of closely fought golf battles between the Banks of England and Scotland (OK, you usually won).
Andy was brought up in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, where he came to faith as a young teenager. He is currently an active member of an Anglican church in Muswell Hill (but don’t hold that against me); and is involved in a variety of workbased ministries, particularly the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity.
Particular likes: big parties which permit my unorthodox style of dancing; lie-ins; sport in most forms; and, above all, faith that seeks to integrate the whole joyous, tearful, mysterious richness of God given life, obediently before Him.
VENUE AND FURTHER EVENT DETAILS
Built in the 1600s and host to Mary Queen of Scots, Macdonald Houstoun House is steeped in Scottish history and nestled in private grounds. Surrounded by 20 acres of mature woodlands, the Hotel offers quiet accommodation. Set within a listed 16th Century tower house, the rooms each boast their own unique character and features. Every room has its own spacious en-suite bathroom and all enjoy a generously proportioned bed. This year breakfast guests are offered a choice of either full Scottish Breakfast, or Continental Breakfast at £22 per head (£15 for concessions).
The costs include attendance at the seminar immediately following the Breakfast when our guest speaker Andy Brookes will be joined by Mr Dennis Overton of Aquascot, Alness.
The Breakfast starts at 7.00 and ends at 9.00 prompt. This is followed by the Seminar starting at 9.30 and ending at 11.00. Please book early.
If you plan to stay overnight at the hotel before the breakfast, Macdonald Houstoun House are offering a £65 room rate for Tuesday night 26th May (subject to availability).
Further information and directions, PDF file, 66KB.