List of 2022 past briefings
Kay Swinburne, Vice Chair of Financial Services, KPMG, former MEP and Vice Chair of the Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament:
“The future of global regulatory co-operation for financial services”
Janet Henry, Chief Global Economist HSBC:
“Forward look for the global economy”
Scott McDonald, Chief Executive of the British Council:
“Soft Power’s contribution to the Global Britain agenda”
Minouche Shafik, Director, London School of Economics and Political Science:
“Achieving sustainability between the generations: technology, education and a better social contract”
Ciaran Martin CB, Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at the Blavatnik School of Government:
“Cyber security – establishing a common vocabulary for vendors and customers to assess risks and remedies”
Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt, Minister for Investment jointly at the Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy:
“UK investment strategy and support for green industries, employment and trade”
Dominic Jermey CVO OBE, Director General The Zoological Society of London (ZSL):
“Good COP, Bad COP – arresting the decline in biodiversity”
Bernadette Kelly CB, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport:
“An overview of transport infrastructure priorities”
Professor Ian Chapman, Chief Executive Officer of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and Director of the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy:
“Fusion’s contribution to energy transition”
Professor Pinar Akman, Director, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Digital Governance, School of Law University of Leeds:
“The future landscape of international digital governance: the competition law and policy perspective”
Ambassador Reeker, Charge d’Affaires Embassy of the United States of America:
“USA update”
Agnes Poirier, Political Commentator:
"Review of the French Presidential election"
Will Hayter, Head of the Digital Markets Unit:
"Preparing for a new pro-competition framework for digital markets"
HE Mr Nick Archer MVO, British Ambassador to the Czech Republic:
"Update on the Czech Republic and its Presidency of the Council of the European Union"
Sir Robin Niblett KCMG, Director and Chief Executive of Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs)
"Geopolitics: emergence of a more trilateral world"
Cathryn Ross, Chair, Regulatory Horizons Council and Strategy and Regulatory Affairs Director at Thames Water:
"Closing the gap: why does ‘best regulatory practice’ and actual practice on innovation differ and what can be done about it?"
László Varró, Vice President Global Business Environment, Shell International:
"Global energy markets"
Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO, former British Ambassador to France and National Security Adviser:
"Multinational organisations—how will they address the challenges faced by the international community"
HE Mr Antony Phillipson, British High Commissioner to South Africa:
"South Africa update"
Sir Jan du Plessis, Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council:
"Reforming the Financial Reporting Council"
Dr Carmody Grey, Assistant Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University:
"Economic growth vs Emission cuts—which one will win?"
Miriam González Durántez, Chair and Founder, Inspiring Girls International. Vice chair UBS Europe; and trade and EU regulation practice lead at law firm, Cohen & Gresser:
"Inspiring girls – breaking the stereotypes through role models"
Sir Paul Nurse CH FRS FMedSci, Director of the Francis Crick Institute:
"Science and a Modern Democracy"
Sir James Bevan KCMG, Chief Executive, Environment Agency:
"Adaptation and net zero: how to tackle both sides of the climate coin"
Matthew Rycroft CBE, Permanent Secretary at the Home Office:
"The priorities of the Home Office"
Tom Samson, Chief Executive Officer Rolls-Royce SMR:
"The contribution of SMRs to energy transition and net zero"
Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times 2005 to 2020 and author of The Powerful and The Damned. Writer, broadcaster. Chair of the Wincott Foundation. Investor in The New European:
"UK politics - the powerful and the damned"