Referendum Speakers Breakfast

Sir Trevor Phillips

In a varied career Trevor has led the council that oversees the John Lewis Partnership, served as Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and now leads a data analytics company. He is also an acclaimed writer, documentary-maker and broadcaster. He covers the intersection of business and society by way of diversity and inclusion, corporate social responsibility, and what data reveals about attitudes, behaviours, and how to address some of the biggest questions of the day.

Lord (Digby) Jones

After heading the CBI, Digby entered government and circled the globe, lobbying on behalf of British business. He remains both an ardent supporter and insightful critic of business and business leaders, challenging them to better embrace change and innovation, to empower their people to take risks and explore new ideas, and to look globally for inspiration, competition and opportunities.

Lord (Daniel) Finkelstein

After chairing the Young Social Democrats, Daniel became an advisor to Hague and Major. He aligned himself with Cameron, Osborne and Gove in attempts to modernise the Conservative Party, and now sits as a working Peer with a particular emphasis on urban regeneration and infrastructure. Still writing on politics and society (and football) for The Times, Daniel takes an honest look at the current Government and the wider political scene.

Clive Myrie

Before he took on the weekend news and BBC quiz, Clive reported from eighty countries. He has also presented Panorama’s The Virus vs the Vaccine, been a panellist on Have I Got News For You, and made a brief appearance in the Alan Partridge film Alpha Papa.

Vicky Pryce

The former Joint Head of the Government Economic Service, Vicky has also held senior positions in the banking and oil sectors, and published Economics For Voters. She now advises a leading independent consultancy. In presentations she weighs up the risks; as well as China’s slowdown and uncertainties following the Brexit vote, she points to uncoordinated monetary policy and high non-performing loans continuing to put pressure on the world’s banking systems.