ICC Director James Parsons founded the English Business Club Leipzig in March 1999. His aim was to offer his language students an additional, much more intensive language training was possible in class. He wanted to establish a platform where you could converse in English about busi-
ness topics in a relaxed atmosphere. 40 guests took part in the first EBC event (March 1999), which was about “Economic development in Leipzig”. That’s how it all started…

A lot of work and effort then went into organising one EBC meeting every two months, and more and more people joined these events. 2001 saw around 80 participants regularly at each EBC!

An increasing number of people also attend the annual Elevator Pitch Night. In 2004 we welcomed a then record-breaking 130 guests at our competetion night.
Two years later we celebrated the sixth Elevator Pitch Night in the DaCapo together with over 170 guests.