BritishAmerican Business

Joaquin Almunia / European Commission

Vice President
Joaquin Almunia is Vice President of the European Commission.

Ambassador William E. Kennard

United States Ambassador to the European Union
William E. Kennard is the United States’ Ambassador to the European Union.

Alexander Baugh / Chartis Europe

Chief Executive Officer
Lex was named Chief Executive Officer of Chartis Europe in March 2010, having previously been Chief Executive Officer of Chartis UK from 1 December 2008 and prior to this, Managing Director, from December 2007.

Dr James Bellini

Moderator
James Bellini has a distinguished track record as an analyst, writer and presenter.

Alistair Buchanan CBE / Ofgem

Chief Executive
Alistair Buchanan has been Chief Executive of Ofgem since 2003.

Henning Christophersen / Kreab Gavin Anderson

Former Vice President, European Commission and Senior Partner, Kreab Gavin Anderson
Henning has been a senior strategic counsellor with Kreab Gavin Anderson since 1995.

Stuart Fraser / City of London

Policy Chairman
As Policy Chairman, Stuart Fraser is at the heart of strategy and decision making for the City.

Stuart Gulliver / HSBC Holdings plc

Group Chief Executive
Stuart Gulliver is Group Chief Executive of HSBC Holdings plc. He is also Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.

Susan Haird / UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)

Acting Chief Executive
Susan has been Deputy Chief Executive of UKTI since April 2004. She took over as Acting Chief Executive in January 2011.

John Hitchens / PwC

Partner
John Hitchens joined PwC in 1976 after studying history at Oxford University.

Alison Hook / Global Legal Market Consulting

Managing Director
Alison Hook is a consultant and commentator on the globalisation of the legal market.

Scott McGregor / Camco

CEO
Scott, is CEO of Camco and has been a member of the Camco Board of Directors since March 2006, previously serving as CFO before being appointed to his current position in 2009.

CV Ramachandran / AlixPartners

Managing Director and Head of Operations, Europe & Eastern Africa
CV is a senior member of AlixPartners’ European and Middle East teams and has been with AlixPartners for seven years.

Keith Redfearn / GE Energy Services

Regional General Manager
Keith Redfearn is a Regional General Manager for Digital Energy, a division of GE Energy that provides solutions to modernise and optimise how we generate, move and consume energy.