List of 2015 past briefings
Ed Balls MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer:
"Achieving long-term sustainable economic growth"
The Hon Bernard Jenkin MP, Member of Parliament for Harwich and North Essex and Chairman of The Public Administration Select Committee:
What would constitute a new relationship with our EU Partners?
Corinne Le Quéré Professor of Climate Change Science and Policy University of East Anglia and Director Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research:
“Decarbonising our economy”
Baroness Wheatcroft of Blackheath:
“Do we need an industrial strategy?”
David Yelland, Partner Brunswick Group and former Editor The Sun:
“Redefining the power of the press”
Leigh Turner, British Consul-General to Turkey and former British Ambassador to the Ukraine:
“Ukraine and Turkey: parallels, challenges, opportunities”
Sir Simon McDonald KCMG, UK Ambassador to Germany:
“Germany update”
Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive WPP:
“Immigration – the life blood of the UK economy”
Rt Hon David Davis MP, Member of Parliament for Haltemprice and Howden:
“Closing the gap between political leaders and the people they serve”
Chuka Umunna MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
“How a Labour government would work with business”
Dr George Buckley, Chief UK Economist Deutsche Bank:
“Budget Update”
Syed Kamall, MEP for London:
“Brexit or Fixit?-a European parliamentary perspective on the issues of substance”
Rt Hon David Willetts, former Minister of State for Universities and Science:
“Rebalancing the UK economy – the role of science, research and innovation”
Professor Dame Wendy Hall, Director, Web Science Institute, University of Southampton:
“Privacy versus security—the revolution in technology and its commercial and social consequences”
Peter Kellner, President You Gov:
“Election Update”
Peter Madden, Chief Executive Future Cities Catapult:
“The future for cities”
Jeremy Warner, Assistant Editor Daily Telegraph:
“Productivity, Britain’s forgotten economic challenge”
Terry Morgan CBE, Chairman Crossrail & Manufacturing Technology Centre:
“UK infrastructure investment—how do we secure the skills to match the opportunity?”
Ivan Rogers, UK Permanent Representative to the EU:
“Europe Update”
Martin Donnelly, Permanent Secretary Department of Business Innovation and Skills:
“Partnerships with business – innovation, emerging technologies and exports”
Alex Chisholm, Chief Executive Competition and Markets Authority:
“Digital Markets—the challenges and opportunities for regulation”
Spencer Dale, Group Chief Economist BP:
“Where next for global energy?”
Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive, Universities UK:
“How can universities and industry deliver more effective pathways to higher level skills?”
Professor Juergen Maier, Chief Executive Siemens
“Rediscovering engineering and manufacturing—coordinating education and training in the critical skills”
Sir Peter Westmacott KCMG LVO, UK Ambassador to the United States of America:
“USA Update”
Dr Hermann Hauser CBE KBE, Co-founder Amadeus Capital Partners:
“Commercialising knowledge to help UK industry gain competitive advantage”
Rona Fairhead CBE, Chair BBC Trust:
“The future of the BBC”