Clooney returns to Scotland for more bite nights – Daily Business

Hollywood star George Clooney is returning to Scotland on a humanitarian mission and as a guest at the annual British Business Awards.

Following last year’s awards event, which featured a stripped back performance from Sting and keynote from Sir Bob Geldof, next year’s event will once again aim to raise a minimum of £1 million for homelessness charity, Social Bite. 

NatWest Group is supporting the event at the EICC on 30 April with up to 2,000 guests expected to attend.

Alongside a conversation with actor, the 2026 event will be introduced with remarks from awards patron Sir Bob Geldof and co-hosted by comedians Rob Brydon and Elaine C Smith.

Clooney will also attend a special fundraising dinner the previous evening at Gleneagles Hotel being organised by Social Bite and will discuss his career in Hollywood and humanitarian work as the co-founder of the Clooney Foundation for Justice.

The actor visited Edinburgh and the Social Bite café in November 2015, helping raise awareness for the charity’s mission to end homelessness.

Last year’s British Business Awards’ finalists included blue-chip companies such as Dell Computing, HP, The PureGym Group, Scottish Power and Miller Homes alongside entrepreneurs and leaders from across the UK.

For next year’s awards, an independent judging panel is made up of 18 key figures from British industry chaired by the former CEO of Unilever Alan Jope, alongside Emma Crystal, CEO of Coutts Bank. and Phil Urban, CEO of Mitchells & Butlers.

Josh Littlejohn, who is the event director of the British Business Awards and is the founder of Social Bite said: “George made such an incredible impact to Social Bite when he visited our café 10 years ago and we’re honoured to have him join us again at these events which help us raise much-needed funds to help end homelessness in the UK.”

Paul Thwaite, CEO of NatWest Group, said: “We are proud to sponsor the British Business Awards, and to continue our support for the life-changing work undertaken by Social Bite. These awards recognise the determination, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit that sit at the heart of businesses right across Great Britain.

“By helping them to achieve their ambitions, we can drive innovation and growth throughout the economy and build a more prosperous, sustainable future for all.”