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Patrick Mercer has a reputation as a lively and uncompromising British conservative politician, whose fascinating career experiences and robust political engagement on security and anti-terrorist issues make him a formidable, direct ‘no-nonsense’ speaker.View Full Profile for
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Exclusive speaker, The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP is Member of Parliament for Blackburn, having previously served in successive senior Cabinet positions in Labour governments from 1997 through to 2010.
Jack Straw is one of the most experienced British and European politicians. During his long career including continuous Cabinet-level roles, he has taken a leading part in many momentous political decisions in both national and international politics.View Full Profile for
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Christine Ockrent is an internationally respected and award winning journalist, broadcaster, businesswoman and author. She is producer and anchor of the weekly current affairs program France Europe Express.View Full Profile for
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Exclusive Speaker Rt Hon Denis MacShane specialises in penetrating political and economic analysis laced with stories about senior British politicians he was worked intimately with. He offers a full and frank insight into how ministers and politicians arrive at their decisions, particularly relating to European affairs.View Full Profile for
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Ian MacFadyen is a respected consultant, coach and commentator. He has advised governments in the UK and overseas, coached senior public officials, and commented in print and television on public services, reform and the Budget. His public service career finished in Namibia, advising the government, and South Africa, helping design a poverty relief programme. He [...]Specialist Areas: Author, Coalition government, Consultant, current affairs, Education, Election 2010, Employment, Ethics, Government, Government policy, Health, Health policy, Law, Politics, Public sector, Reform
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Exclusive speaker Mark Oaten – former Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester, is a leading expert on coalition government. His book Coalitions is the priciple work on this subject. He speaks and consults widely to public affairs, public sector and corporate clients.View Full Profile for
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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.View Full Profile for
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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 percieved as left field by the mainstream industry, his success cannot be denied. Like many innovators Borkowski is fuelled by the belief that the failure of a project is the laboratory of tomorrows success. Borkowski is globally recognised as one of the greatest speakers on the topic of innovation.Specialist Areas: Blogging, Branding, Celebrity, Coaches, Communication, Conference Chair/Facilitator, Consultant, Creativity, Culture, current affairs, Design, Entrepreneurship, Future, Innovation, innovation strategy, Public Relations
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Exclusive speaker Gaby Hinsliff is a writer, blogger and former political editor of The Observer. Over 12 years of covering politics, first for the Daily Mail and then for the Observer, she has developed an inside track on the exercise of power and the development of policySpecialist Areas: Blogging, Conference Chair/Facilitator, current affairs, Election 2010, Employment, Equality, Health policy, Journalist, New media, Social affairs, Social Justice
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Irishman William Crawley is a BBC broadcaster, journalist and blogger. His many programmes broadcast across the UK and investigate contemporary moral debates and Irish culture and society.Specialist Areas: After Dinner, Blogging, Broadcasters, Communication, Conference Chair/Facilitator, Cultural Issues, current affairs, Ethics, Inspiration, Ireland, Journalist, Media, Presenters, Religion
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Charles Crawford is a former British Ambassador whose unconventional honesty “has no place in modern government”. Charles draws on vivid episodes from successive diplomatic hot-spots to illustrate the folly of much of today’s official policy process, opening up the murky world of high level international diplomacySpecialist Areas: Achievement, After Dinner, Arms Trade, Blogging, Change, China, Communication, Communism, Conference Chair/Facilitator, Creativity, Cultural Issues, current affairs, Defence, Demographic change, Diversity, Eastern Europe, Education, Emerging Markets, Ethics, Europe, Freedom, Future, Globalisation, Government policy, Human Resources, Human Rights, Innovation, Inspiration, Intelligence, International Affairs, Internet, Law, Leadership, Libertarianism, Marketing, Middle East, Negotiation, Organisational Change, Organisational Culture, Politics, Public sector, Quintessentially English, Reform, Russia, The Balkans, War Crimes
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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.View Full Profile for
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Shane Greer is a political writer, commentator, the editor of the political magazine Total Politics and an advocate of small state and low tax.Specialist Areas: Blogging, Coaches, current affairs, Election 2010, Government policy, Ireland, Journalist, Politics, Reform
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Steve Richards is a leading Political commentator, columnist and broadcaster. His ability to convey the complex political issues of the day humorously and with simplicity combined with his easygoing charm have made him a popular choice for both after dinner and conference speaking.Specialist Areas: Authors, Broadcasters, Columnists, Conference Chair/Facilitator, current affairs, Election 2010, Government policy, Journalist, Media, Politics, Presenters, Raconteurs
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Professor Roger Steare is a leading practitioner in the development and delivery of Leadership, Culture and Ethics programs globally. He helps people develop good thinking, positive dialogue and ethical behaviour and to do the right thing. His book ethicability®: How to decide what’s right and find the courage to do it has been endorsed by President Jimmy Carter and David Cameron MP.
Roger is Professor of Organizational Ethics and Corporate Philosopher in Residence at the Cass Business School in London and is a Fellow of the influential centre-right policy think tank, Respublica. He was a member of the Expert Drafting Committee for Rights and Humanity and invited by the British Government to prepare recommendations for the G20 London Summit in April 2009.
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Stephan Shakespeare is the charismatic founder of YouGov, PoliticsHome and the world’s first political internet TV station and an inspiring innovator and businessman. One of the most influencial personalities in modern political media and communication.Specialist Areas: Blogging, Business, Change, Columnists, Communication, current affairs, Demographic change, Diversity, Education, Election 2010, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Future, Government, Government policy, Innovation, International Affairs, Internet, Journalist, Media, Parliamentary affairs, Politics, Public Relations, Reform, Social Entrepreneurship
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Julia Hartley-Brewer is Assistant Editor and political columnist on The Sunday Express, a regular guest on programmes such as Have I Got News For You and Question Time and an entertaining and witty after dinner speaker and conference panellist.Specialist Areas: After Dinner, Broadcasters, Columnists, current affairs, Election 2010, Government policy, Humourists, Journalist, Media, Parliamentary affairs, Politics
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Quentin Letts is The Daily Mail’s star Parliamentary sketch writer, a prolific writer for the daily press and regular guest on progammes such as This Week, Newsnight, Have I Got News For You and Question Time. His bestselling book 50 People Who Buggered Up Britain is a must for middle class Britons.Specialist Areas: After Dinner, Authors, Columnists, current affairs, Election 2010, Government policy, Humourists, Journalist, Media, Parliamentary affairs, Politics, Quintessentially English, Raconteurs
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Will Self is novellist, cartoonist regular columnist for the Evening Standard. He is a frequent broadcaster on television and radio and his acerbic wit as both a speaker and broadcaster is appreciated by broad minded audiences.Specialist Areas: After Dinner, Authors, Blogging, Broadcasters, Columnists, current affairs, Election 2010, Humourists, Journalist, Media, Quintessentially English, Raconteurs
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Donal MacIntyre is a Journalist, adventurer and Europe’s best known investigative reporter. He has won awards for his outstanding and often dangerous work for both BBC and ITV. Donal is an accomplished after dinner and conference speaker.Specialist Areas: After Dinner, Arms Trade, Broadcasters, Conference Chair/Facilitator, current affairs, Ethics, Human Rights, Inspiration, Ireland, Journalist, Raconteurs, Terrorism
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