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Exclusive speaker, The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP has served in senior Cabinet positions in Labour governments from 1997 through to 2010. As one of the most experienced British and European politicians, he has taken a leading part in many momentous political decisions in both national and international politics. He has attracted controversy for his frank policy positions on the future of the Eurozone and has been outspoken in his criticism of the insurance industry.

Rt. Hon Jack Straw MP Profile

Exclusive speaker Stephen Murphy succeeded Founder Sir Richard Branson as Group Chief Executive of Virgin; he re-shaped the group and increased its diversification and reach before stepping down at the end of 2011. A speaker with a unique perspective on the key management issues of today.

Stephen Murphy Profile

Steve Richards is a leading Political commentator, columnist and broadcaster. He is Chief Political Columnist for the Independent, Contributing Editor of the New Statesman and presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Week in Westminster. For several years he presented BBC2’s Despatch Box and was a BBC Political Correspondent

Steve Richards Profile

As Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Partnerships, Amir Dossal has blazed a trail for new investments in hundreds of programmes for children’s health, women’s issues, climate change and biodiversity. . He has also spearheaded the UN’s engagement in the technology sector, working with Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Microsoft, Google and Vodafone. He is Founder and Chair of the Global Partnerships Forum and co-Initiator of the Pearl Initiative.

Amir Dossal Profile

Exclusive speaker Phillip Blond leads the award winning think tank ResPublica as a nationally and internationally recognised thinker whose work is having considerable policy and practical impact across the UK political spectrum and beyond.

Phillip Blond Profile

One of the most globally respected commentators and consultants in the field of geopolitical risk. He is head of business research at Oxford Economics and former Director of Research at Oxford Analytica, and Director of Marvin Zonis & Associates. Topics include: Political risk, global political outlook, global economic outlook, geopolitics and international security, impact of politics on business and markets, emerging markets, frontier markets.

Sam Wilkin Profile

Tim Montgomerie edits ConservativeHome, writes for The Spectator and regularly contributes to The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent and Financial Times. Formerly chief of staff to Iain Duncan Smith and speechwriter to William Hague, he studied Economics before joining the Bank of England where his responsibilities included the Russian economy and the study of systemic risk in financial systems.

Tim Montgomerie Profile

John Willman is a former Editor of the Financial Times. In an 18-year career with the FT, he held a series of senior roles, including Chief Leader-Writer, Banking Editor, Consumer Industries Editor and latterly UK Business Editor. Currently Specialist adviser at the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, and to the House of Commons Treasury Committee.

John Willman Profile

Mark Borkowski is a renowned PR guru, master media manipulator and publicist. An authority on the future shape of PR and the art of product and event promotion. His clients include major Hollywood movie studios and global corporate brands. Often perceived as left-field by the mainstream industry, his success cannot be denied. Borkowski is globally recognised as one of the greatest speakers on the topic of innovation.

Mark Borkowski Profile

Maria Kempinska foresaw the future of comedy back in 1993 and founded the UK’s best known comedy calling card, Jongleurs. A renowned entrepreneur and businesswoman, she speaks on issues including branding, business leadership and what they don’t teach you at business school. Her ability to combine hard bitten business truths and experiences with riotous humour make her a popular speaking choice.

Maria Kempinska Profile

Patrick Poivre d’Arvor is one of the longest serving and most respected broadcasters in the world. A household name throughout France and Europe. “PPDA”, writes daily commentary for France Soir newspaper and comments on European, world, and French politics on radio and TV networks, including France’s top news station RTL’s weekly analysis of political and business events. He hosts a weekly in-depth interview program on France 5 television.

Patrick Poivre d’Arvor Profile

Iain Dale one of Britain’s leading political and current affairs commentators, on Radio, online and through his regular columns in the Daily Telegraph, GQ Magazine, New Statesman, Eastern Daily Press and many other renowned publications.. He is the founder of Biteback Media, publishing Total Politics magazine and many book titles. An outstanding speaker, he is often referred to as a ‘taller Ian Hislop’.

Iain Dale Profile

Paris based Rachel Marsden is a political and international affairs commentator, analyst, journalist and broadcaster. She has presented for Fox News and as a weekly columnist with Sun Media, and the Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Washington Times. Proving that beauty and brains can coexist, Marsden worked as a catwalk model before entering journalism.

Rachel Marsden Profile

Hailed as the ‘new rival to Robert Peston’, Louise Cooper is highly regarded for her well informed, lively and often brilliant analysis of economics and financial markets in a way which is insightful and easy to understand. A former stockbroker for Goldman Sachs and Senior Financial Analyst at BGC Partners, she made her name as a broadcaster at The Money Channel and the BBC presenting programmes such as Newshour and Europe Today

Louise Cooper Profile

Liz Mackean was best known on Newsnight for her coverage of Northern Ireland issues. She also won the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding International Investigation for a series of exclusive reports on toxic dumping in Ivory Coast. Then the BBC decided not to run her story about Jimmy Savile which included the first on camera interview with one of his victims. The rest is still making history.

Liz Mackean Profile

Respected BBC documentary maker Michael Cockerell has interviewed 8 Prime Ministers, including Tony Blair just prior to the invasion of Iraq. Michael has won numerous broadcasting awards and written two books about British political leaders and their image-makers. Michael has one of the best voices on television and is a popular choice for chairing political panel debates. His humorous after dinner talks reveal the human faces of our political leaders.

Michael Cockerell Profile

Professor Peter Sommer is a globally recognised expert in the field of cybersecurity, cyberwar, cybercrime, hacking, Internet futures, risk analysis and computer forensics. He is a well-established expert on computer security advising stock exchanges, large companies and insurance companies on systems risk. Audiences are often interested in the details of the high profile criminal cases in which he has acted as expert witness.

Professor Peter Sommer Profile

Michael has served the British Government overseas in Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Poland and Pakistan and has worked on global issues, the Middle East, proliferation, terrorism and security in London in the course of his 30 year career.

Michael Crawford CMG Profile

Jane Cordell lost her hearing as a young adult but rose to a senior position in the Foreign Office. She is on the Board of Disability Rights UK and a Trustee of Manchester Deaf Centre. Described as ‘gloriously inspirational’ and ‘particularly gifted at inspiring others’ with ‘infectious optimism’.

Jane Cordell Profile

Eamonn Butler – Director and founder of think tank, the Adam Smith Institute. Eamonn is a broadcaster and writer on issues of economy and social policy. He was major force behind privatisation policy during the Thatcher era, is a respected author and online commentator.

Eamonn Butler Profile

Sir Ivor Roberts is one of the most experienced and highly respected British diplomats alive today. He first entered Her Majesty’s diplomatic service in the West African Department in 1968. Since then he has traversed the globe through postings in Middle East, the Balkans, Western Europe, even the Pacific State of Vanuatu at the time of the rebellion.

Sir Ivor Roberts KCMG Profile

David Pritchard is known to many as the creator of TV chefs Keith Floyd and Rick Stein. An excellent speaker and raconteur, his book, ‘Shooting the Cook’ describes his often hilarious experiences in the starter, main and desert courses of his life in filming the delicate ego’s of gastronomy.

David Pritchard Profile

Gary Duncan is the former Times Economics Editor and one of the UK’s leading financial commentators. During his career he has been Economics Editor for The Scotsman, covering UK and Scottish economic affairs and spent five years as a Westminster lobby correspondant. Gary is a witty, erudite and much admired political sketch-writer. Currently much in demand for his extensive expertise in European, US and Asian economic affairs and his commentary regarding the future prospects of British business in these markets.

Gary Duncan Profile

Sir William is one of the world’s leading experts on the Middle East after frontline diplomatic postings in Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and finally Afghanistan. He advises businesses working in the Middle East, in particular the oil and gas sector, financial services and defence and is a top commentator on international affairs and risk management.

Sir William Patey KCMG Profile

Nigel Waterson is a former lawyer, Member for Parliament and Shadow Pensions Minister. He is a recognised expert on pensions and issues relating to ageing; as well as financial services more generally.

Nigel Waterson Profile

Atul Pathak is one of the UK’s most successful franchise entrepreneurs. His success is founded on sound business sense, managed risk and a very steep learning curve. The advice he imparts through speaking has proven vital to many to many businesses now benefiting from his experience. The style of his ‘What they don’t teach you at business school’ presentations, is interactive, essential and highly tuned to the modern business environment of today.

Atul Pathak Profile

Sir David Madden’s career has included leading negotiations on a Cyprus settlement and EU accession. As British Ambassador to Greece 1999-2004, he helped the Greek government achieve a break-through against the 17 November terrorist movement after the murder of his Defence Attache, assisted them with planning the security of the 2004 Olympics.

Sir David Madden KCMG Profile