Welcoming and Introducing Participants
Please join me in welcoming (name)
We're pleased to welcome (name)
It's a pleasure to welcome (name)
I'd like to introduce (name)
I don't think you've met (name)
Giving Apologies for Someone who is Absent
I'm afraid.., (name) can't be with us today. She is in...
I have received apologies for the absence of (name), who is in (place)
Dealing with Recent Developments
Jack, can you tell us how the XYZ project is progressing?
Jack, how is the XYZ project coming along?
John, have you completed the report on the new accounting package?
Has everyone received a copy of the Tate Foundation report on current marketing trends?