List of 2024 past briefings

January 31, 2024

HE Mr Pedro Serrano, European Union Ambassador to the United Kingdom:

“EU-UK relations”

February 14, 2024

John Springford, Associate Fellow and former Deputy Director of the Centre for European Reform:

“Does the UK need a new economic model after Brexit?”

February 28, 2024

Sarah Healey CB CVO, Permanent Secretary, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities:

“Formulating and implementing policies to deliver positive change for UK communities”

March 6, 2024

Julia Pyke, Joint Managing Director, Sizewell C:

“Delivering large infrastructure projects: confidence, collaboration and innovation”

March 13, 2024

Sharon Todd, Chief Executive Officer, SCI:

“A new Industrial Revolution: ensuring the UK is in the driving seat”

March 20, 2024

Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham, Chair of the Independent Review of Governance and Accountability in the Civil Service:

“Review of governance and accountability in the Civil Service”

March 27, 2024

Joakim Reiter, Group External Affairs Director, Vodafone Group:

“Managing emerging technologies and securing economic resilience”

April 10, 2024

Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS, Chief Executive Officer, UKRI:

“Creating the virtuous cycle: productivity, prosperity and research and innovation in the UK"

April 17, 2024

Susannah Storey, Permanent Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport:

“Update on the UK’s leading-edge arts and creative industries and forward leaning policy frameworks for media”

April 24, 2024

Toby Butler, Managing Director, ubitricity:

“Are we on track to hit the Government target of 300k public EV chargers by 2030?”

May 1, 2024

Rt Hon Dominic Grieve KC PC, former Chairman Intelligence and Security Committee:

“Who watches the guardians—is the ISC fit for purpose?”

May 8, 2024

Sir Robin Niblett, Distinguished Fellow and former Director Chatham House and at the Asia Society Policy Institute:

“The new Cold War: the US-China contest defining this century and the implications for Europe and the UK”

May 29, 2024

Alex Ellis, former British High Commissioner to India:

“Update on the Indian Elections and bilateral UK/India relations"

June 5, 2024

Steve Rigby, Co-Chief Executive of Rigby Group:

“Addressing the challenges of supporting, scaling and growing private companies”

June 26, 2024

Charles Grant CMG, Director of the Centre for European Reform:

“The European elections and the strategic challenges facing the EU”

July 2, 2024

HE Mr Antony Phillipson, British High Commissioner to South Africa:

“Update on South Africa after the General Election”

July 3, 2024

Janet Henry, Global Chief Economist, HSBC:

“Prospects for the global economy in 2025”

July 17, 2024

Alan Lovell, Chair, the Environment Agency

“Water Quality and Resources”

September 4, 2024

Huw Pill, Chief Economist and Executive Director, Monetary Analysis, Bank of England:

“Key findings of the Bernanke Report and its broader relevance for forecasting and Monetary Policy design”

September 12, 2024

Kelly Beaver MBE, Chief Executive of Ipsos in the UK and Ireland:

“The restless decade - the post-election UK in a turbulent world”

September 24, 2024

Mike McTighe, Chairman, Openreach:

“Digital fibre infrastructure and rollout—frameworks to support investment and help drive growth”

October 2, 2024

Sarah Munby, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology:

“The UK’s Science and Technology Agenda”

October 8, 2024

Andrew Staines, Assistant Director General, WIPO, former UK Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN and WTO in Geneva:

“Technology, innovation and multilateralism”

October 9, 2024

Warren East CBE FRS, Director, Tokamak Energy and Chair, C-Capture, Chair, NATS:

“Key drivers for energy transition”

October 23, 2024

Kate Bell, Assistant General Secretary, TUC:

“Artificial intelligence—employment and regulation”

October 29, 2024

James Sproule, Chief Economist, Handelsbanken UK:

“The UK Budget”