List of 2020 past briefings
Adam Boulton, Editor-at-large of Sky News:
“Whatever next?”
Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester:
“What devolution requires to achieve success”
Meryl Bushell, Crown Representative, Cabinet Office:
“The Outsourcing Playbook—improving government/industry partnerships to provide better public services”
Sir John Armitt CBE FREng FICE, Chair, National Infrastructure Commission:
“Infrastructure consensus”
Professor Sir Andrew Likierman, Professor of Management Practice, London Business School:
“Good judgement: A users guide for leaders and professionals….and parents”
Antony Phillipson, British Consul General in New York and HM Trade Commissioner for North America:
“North America trade update”
Dame Deirdre Hutton DBE, Chair Civil Aviation Authority:
“The impact of customer expectations and changing market conditions on regulation and regulators”
James Sproule, former Senior Business Adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chief Economist and Director of Policy at the Institute of Directors:
“Review of the UK Budget”
Andrew Mitchell CMG, HM Trade Commissioner for Europe:
“EU/Europe Trade Update”
James Sproule former Senior Business Adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chief Economist and Director of Policy at the Institute of Directors:
“Economic update including review of measures addressing the impact of the covid-19 virus”
James Sproule, Chief Economist Handelsbanken UK, former Senior Business Adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chief Economist and Director of Policy at the Institute of Directors:
“Economic update including review of measures addressing the impact of the covid-19 virus”
James Sproule, Chief Economist Handelsbanken UK, former Senior Business Adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chief Economist and Director of Policy at the Institute of Directors:
“Economic update including review of measures addressing the impact of the covid-19 virus”
James Sproule, Chief Economist Handelsbanken UK, former Senior Business Adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chief Economist and Director of Policy at the Institute of Directors:
“Economic update including review of measures addressing the impact of the covid-19 virus”
Alex Chisholm, Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office:
“Government modernisation and reform”
Sir Simon McDonald KCMG KCVO, Permanent Under-Secretary Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service:
“Diplomacy’s role in a challenging, dynamic and unpredictable world”
HE Mr Paul Madden CMG FRGS, British Ambassador to Japan:
“Japan update”
John Alty CB, Director General Trade Policy, Department for International Trade:
“Update on the UK’s independent Trade Policy”
Mike McTighe, Chairman, Openreach:
"How to create a framework to avoid a town and country digital divide"
Jonathan Slater, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education:
“How can the public and private sectors collaborate to address the skills requirements of UK businesses?”
Catherine Howarth, CEO of ShareAction:
“What opportunities does the current economic and social disruption provide for a review of stakeholder and shareholder priorities?”
Dr Dame Sue Ion, Chair of the Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board:
“The role of SMRs in the generation mix”
Jonathan Black, G7 and G20 Sherpa:
“Look ahead to the UK’s Presidency of the G7 in 2021”
Mark Britnell, Global Head of Healthcare, Government and Infrastructure KPMG International:
"Health is wealth - innovation in the health sector driving NHS productivity, new skills and creating national wealth"
Anthony L Gardner, United States Ambassador to the European Union 2014 to 2017:
“Update on US Presidential Election”
Toby Peyton Jones, Non Executive Director, Department for Education and Board Member, Institute for Apprenticeships:
“Skills reform—how do we capitalise on success and respond to the challenges of Brexit and covid-19?”
Philip Marsden, Professor, College of Europe and Deputy Chair, Bank of England, Enforcement Decision Making Committee:
“Unlocking Digital Competition”
Jonathan Brearley, Chief Executive Officer of Ofgem:
“Market regulation –supporting energy market reform and infrastructure transition”
Charles Grant CMG, Director and Founder, Centre for European Reform:
“The impact of covid-19 on the EU, its institutions and policies”
Sir Peter Westmacott KCMG LVO:
“Review of the US Presidential Election”
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Environmental Agency:
“How to hit net zero and grow the business”
The Rt Hon. The Baroness D’Souza, Former Lord Speaker, the House of Lords:
“How to be a good politician”
Joakim Reiter, Group External Affairs Director and Executive Committee member, Vodafone:
“How the UK accelerates out of the crisis with strong connectivity”
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, FRS, FMedSci, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Manchester:
“The role of civic universities”
Sir Jonathan Faull, Chair, European Public Affairs, Brunswick Group, formerly Director General, European Commission:
“What will the UK’s future relationship with the EU look like?”