The Old Campbellian Society will hold the 2026 Business Lunch on Friday 13th of November in The Ulster Reform Club, Belfast.

The event is open to OC’s, Parents and Guests, meeting in The Antrim Room from 12:00, with a glass of wine/beer/soft drink upon arrival.

Seated for lunch by 12:55 in the Old Billiard Room, Old Campbellian President, Michael Cooper (7520) will welcome those in attendance and introduce guest speaker Mukesh Sharma OBE DL.

Mukesh was born in England and raised in Northern Ireland within the Indian community. He has a breadth of experience in business growth and acquisition, organisational change, partnership working and advocacy in developing international partnerships. Most of his business life has been in the travel, tourism and airline industry and he has worked in the UK and abroad, heading up a number of major companies during this time. In 2016, Mukesh was commissioned as Deputy Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast and was awarded an MBE in 2016 for Services to the travel industry in Northern Ireland. He was awarded an OBE in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours for services to Heritage.

A two-course lunch with tea/coffee will commence at 13:30 and should be finished by 14:30 with attendee’s welcome to network in the Club afterwards with tea/coffee or with drinks from the bar.

Previous Business Lunches have been extremely popular and the event will offer OC’s a chance to meet up in a relaxed setting.  Numbers are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.  Tickets are £45 and if you wish to book/sponsor a table, please contact ocs.manager@oldcampbellians.co.uk

Thanks to Arthur J Gallagher for the sponsoring the event.

Tables will be up to a maximum of 14, but the majority are 8/10

Dress: Suit or Jacket & Tie.