The British Chamber of Commerce Guyana (BritCham Guyana) will host its flagship annual Gala Dinner in Guyana for the first time on Wednesday, November 25, 2026. The event is part of a week of activities aimed at strengthening commercial ties between Guyana and the United Kingdom.
This is according to a press statement issued by the Chamber on Tuesday, September 22.
The Chamber held its last two main events in London, at Lord’s Cricket Ground in 2024 and Chelsea Football Club in 2025. This year, BritCham said, it is bringing the gathering to Guyana as the country celebrates its 60th Anniversary of Independence.
The Gala Dinner will be held at the new Four Points by Sheraton in Georgetown. It is expected to bring together BritCham members, business leaders, investors, suppliers, government and diplomatic officials, and members of the Guyanese diaspora from Guyana, the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
According to the statement, the dinner will be the centrepiece of a wider BritCham Guyana Week. The week will include business, networking and engagement activities designed to strengthen UK-Guyana relations and showcase opportunities in Guyana’s fast-growing economy.
The Caribbean Council, a BritCham partner, is also organising a UK trade delegation to Guyana during the week. The Chamber said the delegation will give a large group of British businesses the opportunity to visit the market, build new relationships and explore commercial opportunities firsthand. BritCham said a limited number of places remain open to UK companies interested in joining.
BritCham Guyana Chairman Faizal Khan said it was fitting that the Chamber is bringing its main annual event home to Guyana in the country’s 60th anniversary year.
“This will be much more than one evening,” Khan said. He added that the week will also welcome “a new group of British companies to Guyana to see the opportunities here for themselves.”
Khan said BritCham’s purpose has always been about “building practical bridges between Guyana and the United Kingdom.” He said November will be an opportunity to celebrate how far that relationship has come, while focusing on what can be built next.
The visit comes as Guyana continues to attract growing interest from foreign investors, business chambers and trade missions since commercial oil production began in 2019. Companies from several countries are competing for opportunities in the energy, infrastructure, construction and services sectors.
British firms entering the market will also have to operate under Guyana’s Local Content Act of 2021. The law requires companies in the petroleum sector to give preference to Guyanese workers, goods and services in a number of reserved categories.
Local business owners are expected to watch the week closely to see which sectors the visiting British companies represent. They will also want to know whether small and medium-sized Guyanese businesses will have opportunities to form partnerships with the delegation.
BritCham said details of the full BritCham Guyana Week programme, sponsorship opportunities and the visiting UK trade delegation will be announced shortly.
BritCham Guyana describes itself as an independent, non-profit business chamber committed to driving UK business growth in Guyana. Its members include companies and individuals from the UK, Guyana and around the world.