BCCD Breakfast Networking 2026

BCCD Breakfast Networking 2026 is an early-morning mixer from the British Chamber of Commerce Dubai, held on Tuesday 17 November from 8am to 10am on the Open Sesame Terrace at Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown in Business Bay. This edition is sponsored by StashAway, and it follows the chamber’s familiar breakfast formula: a light breakfast, no speeches to sit through, and two hours set aside purely for meeting people.

A terrace breakfast on Marasi Drive

The Open Sesame Terrace is the setting for this month’s session. Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown sits on Marasi Drive in Business Bay, a short hop from Downtown Dubai, which makes the 8am start manageable for anyone working in Business Bay, DIFC or Sheikh Zayed Road. Valet and self-parking are both available at the hotel, and the event is wrapped up by 10am, so most guests head straight on to the office.

The dress code is business casual, which fits the morning’s tone. This is not a black-tie chamber dinner or a policy briefing; it is the kind of relaxed coffee-and-conversation format that BCCD uses to keep its community connected between bigger events.

Sponsored by StashAway

StashAway, the digital wealth management platform, is the sponsor for this breakfast. With no formal programme on the agenda, any conversation with the sponsor happens informally over breakfast, which suits guests who simply want to put a face to the name.

Who comes to BCCD breakfasts

BCCD pitches the morning at professionals from any industry, and at both established members and people who are new to the chamber’s community. In practice that tends to mean a mix of:

• founders and directors of small and medium-sized businesses
• professionals recently relocated to Dubai who are building a network from scratch
• consultants, advisers and service providers who work with British and international firms
• business development and partnerships teams looking for introductions

Membership is not required to attend. Non-members can book at the pre-member rate, which makes a breakfast like this an easy way to see how the chamber works before deciding whether to join. Despite the name, the British Chamber’s community is international, and you do not need to be British to take part.

Booking, payment and cancellations

Places are confirmed only once payment is received, so registration and prepayment go together on the BCCD event page. A few chamber-specific details are worth knowing before you book:

• Named members register through the Register Now link and need to be logged in to see the member rate.
• Staff of member companies who are not named members should email the chamber to be booked at the member rate rather than registering as pre-members.
• Cancellations are accepted until 11:59am on Friday 13 November 2026. After that, no-show fees apply.
• Photography: BCCD photographs and films its events and may share the content on social media, and attendance implies consent to that use.

A light breakfast is included in the fee. For questions, the chamber’s office is at The David May Building in the British Embassy compound on Al Seef Road, Bur Dubai, and can be reached by phone on the number listed on the event page.

Making a morning of it

Business Bay is busy with professional events on 17 November. Down the road on Marasi Drive, AHK UAE’s Symposium on Port Logistics and Infrastructure begins at 9:30am at Pullman Dubai Downtown, so anyone in shipping, trade or infrastructure may want to weigh up which session suits them, as the timings overlap.

See more business networking events in the UAE, read about the organiser on our British Chamber of Commerce Dubai page, or explore things to do in Dubai and the full list of things to do in November.