Claire Fox, CEO of The Institute of Ideas presents and leads a discussion/ debate at Devonshire House on 28.3.17, based on her splendid and insightful book, “I find that Offensive”. Date: 28th March 2017 Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm Location: 28 Portland Place, London, W1B
‘Is a major world economic recession on the horizon?’ Date: 21st February 2017 Time: 6.00pm - 9.00pm Location: Smith & Williamson, 25 Moorgate, EC2R 6AY We are delighted that our Speaker will be Professor Douglas McWilliams, President of the Centre for Economic and
Event Location: 28 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LY Stefan Stern is a business, management and politics writer. Since 2015, he has been Director of the High Pay Centre, an independent non-party think tank established to monitor pay at the top of the income
Paul was Chief Executive of Diageo plc from September 2000 to June 2013 and was an adviser to the Chairman and the new Chief Executive until September 2014. Prior to this, he was CEO of the Pillsbury Company, Chairman of
Event Location: 28 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LY 29th November 2016 – The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin – When accepting our invitation to speak. Patrick McLoughlin was a Cabinet Minister and Secretary of State for Transport. However, on 14 July 2016, he
Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe was formerly Group Director of Corporate Affairs at Tesco and Company Secretary from 2004-2006 and was Executive Director (Corporate and Legal Affairs) until she retired in January 2013. She became a Life Peer in the House of
We were delighted to welcome Mark Prisk MP as our Speaker on 26.4.16 at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, 60 Knightsbridge, London SW1X7LF. Mark spoke about Smart Cities – which is about technology, town planning, social change and the environment –
David Campbell Bannerman – “How leaving the EU would benefit the UK” We were delighted to welcome David Campbell Bannerman. Conservative MEP for the Eastern Counties to Devonshire House on 15.3.16. David was formerly a leading member of UKIP and is
“Britain’s trade challenges in a global world” We readily agreed with Lord Stephen Green that we would not talk about banking or the EU Referendum. Accordingly, we chose the topic:- “Britain’s trade challenges in a global world.”. Ironically, we thought, this topic very probably