Speakers
Confirmed speakers to date include:
(Listed in alphabetical order)
SPEAKERS
The Honorable Louis B. Susman
United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James's
Louis B. Susman was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s on July 29, 2009 by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
John Ainley / Aviva
Group HR & CR Director
John Ainley was appointed Group HR & CR director for Aviva in April 2006 and is a member of the Group executive committee led by Andrew Moss, CEO.
Sir Roger Bone / Boeing UK, Ltd
President
Sir Roger has been President of Boeing UK Ltd since September 2005, and in that capacity is responsible for coordinating all Boeing’s business interests in UK.
David Brennan / AstraZeneca
Chief Executive Officer
David Brennan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of AstraZeneca effective 1 January 2006 and is now based at the global headquarters in London.
John F. Burns / The New York Times
London Bureau Chief
John F. Burns is London bureau chief for The New York Times since 2007.
Sir Andrew Cahn KCMG / UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)
Chief Executive
Sir Andrew Cahn KCMG has been Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) since March 2006. He has worked on economic and commercial issues for most of his career.
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David Campbell / AEG Europe
President and CEO
David Campbell is President and CEO of AEG Europe, a role he undertook in March 2005. David has overseen the transformation of The O2, Europe’s state-of-the-art entertainment destination.
Shahriar Coupal / Advertising Standards Authority
Director of Advertising Policy and Practice and CAP Secretary
Shahriar is a Director of the Advertising Standards Authority.
David Cruickshank / Deloitte
Chairman
David is the Chairman of Deloitte in the UK and has been a partner for twenty years.
Lord Davies of Abersoch / BIS/Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Minister for Trade, Investment and Small Business
Lord Davies of Abersoch became Minister for Trade, Investment and Small Business on 28 September 2009, a role he holds jointly between BIS and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Ian Davis / McKinsey & Company
Senior Partner
Ian Davis is Senior Partner of McKinsey & Company. In his 30 years with the firm, Ian has advised multinational organisations on a range of strategic, marketing and organisational issues.
George Freeman / The New York Times Company
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
George Freeman is Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of The New York Times Company and the William J. Brennan Visiting Professor at the Columbia Journalism School.
Niel Golightly / Royal Dutch Shell
Vice President, Downstream Communications
Niel Golightly is Vice President, Downstream Communications for Royal Dutch Shell.
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Mark Jones / Chevron
General Counsel, Chevron Europe, Europe, Eurasia and Middle East
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University (1980); Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma College of Law (1983)
Ian King / BAE Systems
Chief Executive
Ian was appointed Chief Executive of BAE Systems with effect from 1 September 2008 having originally been appointed to the Board of Directors as Chief Operating Officer, UK and Rest of the World at the beginning of 2007.
Shelly Lazarus / Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
Chairman
Shelly has been working, as she would say it, “In the business I love,” for more than three decades, almost all of that time at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide.
John Micklethwait / The Economist
Editor-in-Chief
John Micklethwait is the Editor-in-Chief of The Economist. After studying history at Magdalen College, Oxford, he worked as a banker at Chase Manhattan between 1985 and 1987 before joining The Economist as a finance correspondent in 1987.
William Morris / General Electric (GE)
Senior International Tax Counsel and Director, European Tax Policy
William Morris is Senior International Tax Counsel and Director, European Tax Policy at General Electric (GE).
Joseph Plumeri / Willis Group Holdings plc
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Joe Plumeri is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Willis Group Holdings plc. Under his leadership, Willis has strengthened its position as one of the world’s leading insurance brokers through sector-leading organic growth and operating margins, strategic expansion, and a dedication to transparency and passionate client service.
Stuart Popham / Clifford Chance LLP
Senior Partner
Stuart Popham has, since 2003, been the Senior Partner, worldwide, of Clifford Chance LLP one of the world's leading law firms.
Sir Michael Rawlins / National Institute of Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Chairman
Sir Michael Rawlins has been chairman of the National Institute of Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE) since its formation in 1999.
Michael Skapinker / Financial Times
Assistant Editor
Michael Skapinker is an assistant editor of the Financial Times, a columnist and the editor of the FT's special reports. He was born in South Africa in 1955 and was educated at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and Cambridge University.
Professor Paul Stevens / Chatham House
Senior Research Fellow
Professor Paul Stevens: Senior Research Fellow (Energy) at Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) in London.
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Simon Stevens / UnitedHealth Group
President
Simon Stevens is President of Global Health at UnitedHealth Group, a diversified health and wellbeing company serving 70 million people, operating in 50 countries, and with 2009 revenues of $87 billion.
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Tim Tookey / Lloyds Banking Group
Group Finance Director
Tim was appointed Group Finance Director for Lloyds TSB Group and then Lloyds Banking Group in 2008 having held the role of Deputy Group Finance Director since he joined the bank in April 2006.
Rear Admiral Rees Ward / ADS Group
Chief Executive Officer
On 1 October 2009, Rees Ward took up the post of Chief Executive Officer of Aerospace, Defence and Security (A|D|S), a new trade association formed from the merger of the Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers, the Defence Manufacturers Association and the Society of British Aerospace Companies.
Patience Wheatcroft / The Wall Street Journal
Editor-in-Chief, Europe
Patience Wheatcroft is the editor in chief, Europe, of The Wall Street Journal.
Sandy Young / Allied Healthcare
CEO
Sandy joined Allied Healthcare in January 2008 from Chubb Electronic Security, a division of United Technologies Corporation where he was Managing Director.