Tuesday, 15th September 2026
5.00 – 6.30pm GMT
AEBA Autumn Drinks Reception
Ambassador Warren Stephens
US Ambassador to the UK
Thursday, 17th September 2026
08.00am-09.30am GMT
In Person Breakfast Discussion
WOMEN’S EXECUTIVE FORUM
Her Excellency Dame Melinda Simmons DCMG
British Ambassador to Poland
In Conversation with Ambassador Simmons
Host: JLL
British Ambassador to Poland
In Conversation with Ambassador Simmons
Wednesday, 23rd September 2026
12.15pm-2.00pm GMT
In Person Lunch Discussion
Cindy Rose OBE
CEO, WPP
Title: TBC
Host: WPP / Ogilvy
CEO, WPP
Title: TBC
Thursday, 19th November 2026
12.15pm-2.00pm GMT
In Person Lunch Discussion
Gillian Tett OBE
Columnist & Editorial Board Member, FT
Title: Making Sense of the Mid Term Elections
Host: Freshfields
Columnist & Editorial Board Member, FT
Title: Making Sense of the Mid Term Elections
Wednesday, 25th November 2026
12.15pm-2.00pm GMT
In Person Lunch Discussion
Senior Representative of the NCSC
Title: Cyber Security for the C-Suite
Host: Addleshaw Goddard
Title: Cyber Security for the C-Suite
Jonathan Legh-Smith MBE
Executive Director, UKQuantum
“Quantum Computing – the 2026 Inflection Point“
Milena Mondini de Focatiis
Group CEO, Admiral Group
“The Insurance Industry: Culture, Change and my top Challenges“
Sir Stephen Lovegrove GCMG KCB
Chair, Rolls Royce SMR
“The Future of the Nuclear Industry – SMRs Leading the Way“
Sir John Curtice
Professor of Politics, Strathclyde University
“Can Britain’s Two-Party System Survive?“
Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE DL
Founder, Cobra Beer and Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce UK
“India – the inside track on UK and US relations“
Ambassador Warren Stephens
US Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
“In Conversation with Ambassador Stephens”
Sir Jeremy Hunt MP
Conservative MP and former Chancellor of the Exchequer
“My Thoughts on the Economic Outlook for 2026“
Markus Reinisch
VP Public Policy Europe, Meta
“AI: Navigating the Future“
Women’s Executive Forum
Ambassador Susanne Baumann
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Kingdom
“Germany and Britain – how to jointly tackle security and economic challenges in Europe“
Greg Jackson CBE
Founder & CEO, Octopus Energy
“Octopus and the Octoverse: transforming the global energy landscape“
Teresa Arbuckle
CEO UK & Ireland, Beko
“Multicultural Leadership: Building a No.1 Brand“
Paul Livingston CBE
CEO UK & NATO, Lockheed Martin
“Priorities for the Defence Industry in our uncertain world“
Women’s Executive Forum
Alison Brittain CBE
Chair, The Premier League, former CEO Whitbread
“In Conversation with Alison Brittain“
Sir Robin Niblett KCMG
Former Director and Chief Executive, Chatham House
“The Geopolitical outlook to 2030: new challenges for global business“
Women’s Executive Forum
Zainab Salbi
Co-Founder, Daughters for Earth
“Women, war, climate and reconciliation: how investing in women can rebalance the earth“
Ed Bussey
CEO, Oxford Science Enterprises
“How can the UK turn cutting edge science and technology research into successful companies?“
Julie Holt-Jones
Founder and Executive Director, Space4Sight
“Space: economic opportunity or competitive threat?“
Rising Stars of the Next Gen
Oliver Kent-Braham
Co-founder and Co-CEO Marshmallow
“RISING STARS OF THE NEXT GEN“
Rishi Khosla OBE
Co-founder and CEO OakNorth Bank
“Banking for the Change Makers“
Dame Karen Pierce DCMG
British Ambassador to the United States of Amercia
“The President-elect, Congress and the Senate: what’s next for America and the UK“
Women’s Executive Forum
Ambassador Hélène Duchêne
Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom
“Women in Leadership and French Feminist Diplomacy“
Joe Franses
Vice President Sustainability, Coca Cola Europacific Partners
“Putting Sustainability at the heart of CCEP“
AEBA End of Summer Drinks Reception with Matthew Palmer, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of the United States of America at Winfield House
Thorold Barker and Gerard Baker
Former Editor, EMEA and Editor at Large, The Wall Street Journal
“Everything you need to know pre-US Elections“
Sir John Scarlett KCMG OBE
Co-Founder and Chairman, SC Strategy
“How Best to Respond to Current Instability“
Women’s Executive Forum
Dame Cressida Dick DBE QPM
Former Commissioner of the
Metropolitan Police
“Leadership Under Scrutiny”
Lila Ibrahim
Chief Operating Officer, Google DeepMind
“Taking DeepMind to the next level“
Bill Browder
Founder and CEO Hermitage Capital Management and Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign
“Why our relationship with Russia will only get worse from here“
Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE CStJ FRSA FBCS
Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London to King Charles III
“London’s Future Competitiveness“
Sir Paul Tucker
Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England
“Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World Order“
Women’s Executive Forum
Hanneke Smits
Global Head of Investment Management, BNY Mellon & Global Chair 30% Club
“Leadership: The challenges, benefits and the importance of developing and cultivating female leaders in the workplace“
Euan Blair MBE
Founder & CEO, Multiverse
“Resourcing our workplaces with the skills of the future“
Sir Ian Cheshire
Chair, Thriving At Work Leadership Council
“Mental Health in the Workplace?“
AEBA Autumn Drinks Reception with US Ambassador, Jane Hartley,
at Winfield House
Michael Wooldridge
Professor of Computer Science, University of Oxford
“What’s next for AI and how do we keep abreast of developments?“
Women’s Executive Forum
The Rt Hon Baroness Catherine Ashton LG GCMG PC
Former High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the EU
“And Then What? Inside Stories of 21st-Century Diplomacy“
Thierry Garnier
CEO, Kingfisher
“Digital and Retail Trends“
Emma Cherniavsky and Charlotte Boyle
CEO and Chair, UK for the UNHCR
“The Global Displacement Crisis: Building Long-Term Solutions with the Private Sector“
Women’s Executive Forum
Ambassador Caroline Wilson DCMG
British Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China
“From College in Cambridge to Collaborating with China“
Ambassador Miguel Berger
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UK
“European And Transatlantic Relations – Reshaping the new Global Order“
Holly Boyd-Boland
VP Corporate Development and Sustainability, Virgin Atlantic
“Sustainability in the Aviation Industry“
Lord Stephen Carter CBE
CEO, Informa
“Navigating through COVID : A view from a “then” burning, and “now” re-built Business Bridge“
Tina Fordham
Founder and Geopolitical Strategist, Fordham Global Foresight
“Navigating the New Geopolitical Volatility”
Women’s Executive Forum
Dame Carolyn Fairbairn DBE
Former Director General, CBI
Stephen Kelly
Chair, Tech Nation
“Global Corporate Digital Responsibility“
Autumn Drinks Reception with Deputy Chief of Mission, Matthew Palmer
at Winfield House
Jenn Lim
Co-Founder, CEO and Chief Happiness Officer, Delivering Happiness
“What’s Beyond Happiness”
Thorold Barker
Editor, EMEA, The Wall Street Journal
“Post Davos Wrap Up: Working Together, Restoring Trust”
Charlotte Valeur
Founder, ION Institute of Neurodiversity
“Boardroom 2030”
Lord Adair Turner
Chair, Energy Transitions Commission
“The Net-Zero Transition”
Women’s Executive Forum
Ann Mukherjee
CEO & Chairman, Pernod Ricard, North America
“Using Adversity as Your Advantage”
David Schwimmer
CEO, LSEG
“The Mega-Trends Reshaping Finance”
George Osborne
Partner, Robey Warshaw &
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer
“In conversation with George Osborne”
Richard Gillingwater
Chairman, Janus Henderson Investors
“SSE’s Road to Net Zero and Reflections on Cop26”
Lord Stuart Rose
Chairman, Zenith Automotive, EG Group, and MAF Retail in Dubai.
“A view from the coalface”
Stephen Kelly
Chair, Tech Nation
“Building Bridges: The US/UK joint venture to build businesses in Europe”
Autumn Drinks Reception with Ambassador Philip T Reeker at Winfield House
Lord David Puttnam
Chair, Atticus Education
“Digital Technology and the Resurrection of Trust”
Allyson Stewart-Allen & Lanie Denslow
Co-Authors Working with Americans
“America’s Leadership Evolution – Biden and Business”
Women’s Executive Forum
Cindy Hoots
Chief Digital Officer & CIO, AstraZeneca
“Jump, and Trust that The Safety Net Will Appear”
John Mills
Chairman, JML Group
“Economic Growth Post Brexit”
Fred Kempe
President and CEO, Atlantic Council
“America’s Role in the World: Post Presidential Election”
Sir Geoff Mulgan CBE
Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation, UCL
“How Covid-19 Has Changed Public Policy”
Sir Roger Carr
Chairman, BAE Systems
“Challenges and Opportunities in the Boardroom Today”
Gavin Lewis
Diversity Project, Steering Committee Member
“Can We Talk About Black?”
Lord Mervyn King
former Governor of the Bank of England
Professor John Kay
St John’s College, Oxford
“Radical Uncertainty: Decision Making for an Unknowable Future”
Women’s Executive Forum (WEF)
Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe
DBE CMG
“Female Advancement; a Case Study in Business and Politics”
Mary Jo Jacobi
Former Assistant US Commerce Secretary
“Shifting Paradigms: Disruption is the New Normal”
Professor Myles Allen
Geosystem Science, University of Oxford
“Achieving Net Zero – Challenges for Business and Investors”
Catherine Mann
Global Chief Economist, Citi
“Global Prospects: Challenges to Growth, to Catalysing the Private Sector and to Social Equity”
Steve Sedgwick
Anchor, CNBC
“Davos Wrap Up”
Chris Adelsbach
Venture Partner, Techstars
“From Founder to FinTech Investor in Four (Short) Stories”
Bruce Daisley
Vice President, EMEA, Twitter
“Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat”
Dr Ian Robertson
Former Board Member, BMW
“A Decade to Change a Century”
Autumn Drinks Reception
with Robert Wood Johnson at Winfield House
US Ambassador to the UK & Northern Ireland
Women Executive Forum (WEF)
Kathryn Jacob OBE
CEO Pearl & Dean
Sue Unerman
Chief Transformation Officer, Mediacom
“The Glass Wall: Success Strategies for Women at Work”
Max Foster
Anchor and Correspondent, CNN
“It’s All About Clout”
Dr Johannes Beermann
Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank
“A Deutsche Bundesbank Perspective on Current Developments in the Economic and Monetary Union”
Rory Sutherland
Vice-Chairman O&M Group
“The Next Revolution Will Be Psychological Not Technological”
Autumn Drinks Reception
with Robert Wood Johnson at the US Embassy
US Ambassador to the UK & Northern Ireland
Previous Speakers
Farah Pandith
Author and Senior Fellow, Harvard University
“How We Beat the Extremist Threat”
Women Executive Forum (WEF)
Liv Garfield
CEO, Severn Trent
“From Harrogate to Heading up a FTSE 100 Company”
Baroness Dido Harding
former Chief Executive of TalkTalk Group
“The Opportunities and Challenges of the Digital Revolution”
Andy Haldane
Chief Economist and the Executive Director of Monetary Analysis and Statistics at the Bank of England
“The Role of Fiscal Policy and the Private Sector in Fostering Economic Expansion”
Women Executive Forum (WEF)
Anna Jones
former Chief Executive of Hearst Magazines UK & Co-Founder of AllBright
“From Corner Office to Co-Founder”
John Allan CBE
Chairman of Tesco
“Retail: The Next Decade”
Ambassador Anthony Gardner
Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union
“The Trump Administration & European Relations”
Andrew Hawkins
Chairman and Founder of ComRes
“Trusting the Polls: Why We Should and Why it Matters”
Christopher Woolard
Executive FCA Board member and Director of Strategy and Competition, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
“Technology, Innovation and the Regulatory Environment”
Anne Richards
Chief Executive, M&G Investments & Executive Director, Prudential
“A Long-Term Approach to Corporate Governance in a World of Short-Term Pressures”
Women Executive Forum (WEF)
Hosted by the High Commissioner of Canada, HE Mrs. Janice Charette at the High Commission of Canada
Moya Greene
Chief Executive, Royal Mail
“The Highs, Lows, and Lessons Learned in Privatization”
Lord John Browne
Executive Chairman, L1 Energy; and former Chief Executive, BP
“The Future of Energy and Renewable Resources”
Tim Montgomerie
Columnist, The Times
“The New U.S. Presidential Administration: Three Days Until the Trump Era Unfolds”
Gavin Patterson
Chief Executive of British Telecom Group
“Designing for Cyber-Resilience”
Women Executive Forum (WEF)
Baroness Susan Greenfield
Neuroscientist, Writer and Broadcaster
“With Sex in Mind: Insights from the Neuroscience of Gender Differences“
Autumn Drinks Reception
The German Ambassador’s Residence
German Embassy London
Matt Brittin
President of EMEA Business & Operations, Google
“Innovation, for Everyone”
Counsellor G. Cem Işık
Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey
“Turkish Foreign Policy and Economy in Challenging Times”
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
MP Chingford and Woodford Green
“Chairing TIGRR (Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform)”
Bruce Carnegie-Brown
Chairman, Lloyd’s of London
“How to Succeed in Uncertain Times – A Focus on the Insurance Industry”
H.E. Ambassador Wittig
German Ambassador to the UK and NI
“Britain, Europe and Transatlantic Relations – the Liberal Western Order in Crisis”
Jo Bertram
Regional General Manager for UK, Ireland and the Nordics, Uber
“Uber’s Evolution: From San Francisco Luxury to Everywhere for Everyone”
Tim Skeet
Spokesman, Business for New Europe
“Why the UK Should Vote for Remain (A Europhile’s Perspective on the EU Referendum)”
Jon Moynihan OBE
Chairman, Ipex
“Why the UK Should Vote Leave (A Eurosceptic’s Perspective on the EU Referendum)”
Matthew Elliott
Chief Executive of VoteLeave & Roland Rudd, Chairman of Business for New Europe
“The Brexit Debate: Inside the Campaigns”
Sir Paul Collier CBE
Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University
“How Migration Is Changing Our World”
Dr David Landsman OBE
Executive Director, TATA Limited & former UK Ambassador to Greece & Albania
“From Tea to IT in a Jaguar: Tata’s Story in the UK”
Women Executive Forum (WEF)
Dame Helen Alexander
Chairman of UBM
“Dame Helen’s Career in Business – the Highs, Lows, and Lessons Learned”
Sir Martin Sorrell
CEO of WPP
“Britain and the World: Where Do We Belong?”
Autumn Drinks Reception
with the Canadian High Commissioner
Gordon Campbell
Canada House
Sir Roger Carr
Chairman of BAE Systems
“New Challenges Facing International Boards and Practical Solutions”
Xavier Rolet
CEO of London Stock Exchange Group
“Making the UK an International Hub for High-Growth Companies”
Helena Morrissey CBE
CEO of Newton Investment Management & Founder of the 30% Club
“How close is the 30% Club to reaching its 2015 goal of 30% women on FTSE-100 boards?”
Stuart Levey
Chief Legal Officer of HSBC & First Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence in the US Department of the Treasury under Presidents Bush and Obama
“Economic Sanctions at Controlling Rogue Regimes?”
Dominic Jermey OBE
CVO, Chief Executive, UK Trade & Investment and former UK Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
“Doing Business: Global Partnerships”
Baroness Susan Greenfield
Neuroscientist, Writer and Broadcaster
“The Impact of Digital Technology on the Brain: How to Optimize Business in the 21st Century”
George Osborne
Partner, Robey Warshaw and Former Chancellor of the Exchequer
“In Conversation with George Osborne”, an interview by Luisa Baldini
Andrew Maag
CEO, Alfred Dunhill Ltd
“The Implications of the Globalisation of Luxury”
Thorold Barker
Editor, EMEA, The Wall Street Journal
“Davos Wrap Up”
H.E. Ambassador Ammon
German Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s & Northern Ireland
“Transatlantic Relations and Global Challenges for Europe and the UK – a German Perspective”
Professor Juergen Maier
Chief Executive, Siemens Plc UK
“The Dual Education System of Germany: Is There Something We Need to Learn?”
Drinks Reception, Winfield House,
US Ambassador’s London Residence
Sir Mark Walport,
FRS Kt FRCP FRCPath FMedSci, Chief Government Scientific Adviser and co-Chair, Prime Minister’s Council for Science & Technology
“What The Chief Government Scientist Does – Emphasis On Energy”
Sir Iain Lobban
KCMG CB, The Director, GCHQ
“Cyber Security: The Story So Far – The Story To Come”
Ian Davis
Chairman, Rolls-Royce
“Perspective On The Busines Environment”
John Cridland, CBE
Director General, Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
“Business And The UK’s Recovery”
Antony Jenkins
Chief Executive, Barclays Group
“Repairing And Rebuilding: Banking For The Future”
Professor Michael Kelly
Prince Philip Professor of Technology, Department of Engineering and Professorial Fellow at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge
“The Wise Response To The Changing Climate”
Christof Ruehl
Chief Economist & Vice President, BPplc
“The Global Implications Of Shale Gas And Tight Oil”
Sir Howard Davies
Chairman, Heathrow Ezpansion Committee, Professor of Practice at the Paris School of International Affairs, former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, former Chairman of the FSA
“The Eurosone – Problem Solved Or Problem Deferred”
Keith Williams
Chief Executive, British Airways
“Flying Into The Future”
John Griffith-Jones
Chairman, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Non-Executive Director and Deputy Chairman, FSA
“Conduct – A New Regulatory Approach”
Paul Tucker
Deputy Governor Financial Stability, The Bank of England
“Remarks Related To Current Macroeconomic And Financial Conjuncture”
Professor Roger Cashmore
Chairman, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authrity (Previously, Principal Brasenose College Oxford and Professor of Experimental Physics, University of Oxford)
“Current And Future Energy Policies”
Gordon Campbell
Canadian High Commissioner
“Canada and Europe: The New Ways Forward”
David Schwimmer
CEO, London Stock Exchange Group
“The Mega-Trends Reshaping Finance”
Alex Beard CBE
CEO, The Royal Opera House
“Steering a Course Through the Pandemic”
Richard Gillingwater CBE
Chairman, Janus Henderson Investors
“Forging a Transatlantic Merger”
Gillian Tett
US Managing Editor and Assistant Editor of the Financial Times
“The US Presidential Election”
Field Marshal The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank
Colonel of the Life Guards, former Chief of the Defence Staff and the SAS
“Is Britain Still A Military Power”
Sir Peter Gershon
Chairman of the National Grid and Tate & Lyle
“Challenges And Opportunities For Quoted UK & US Companies In This Decade”
Ambassador Boomgaarden
German Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s and Northern Ireland
“Germany, The Eurozone And The Global Economy”
Sir Martin Sorrell
Chief Executive, WPP Group Plc
“2012 So Far (……. And Now What?)
Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint
Minister of State for Trade & Investment (past Chairman HSBC)
“It’s Not All About The BRICS”
The Rt. Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, KT, GCMG, Hon. FRSE, PC
Chairman, The Ditchley Foundation; Vice Chairman TNK-BP; former Director General, NATO
“Are We Prepared For The Next Geopolitical Surprise?”
Frank Gardner
BBC Security Correspondence
“The Arab Spring”
Samir Brikho
Chief Executive, AMEC and UK Business Ambassador
“Lessons Learned In Building Sustainable Operations Worldwide”
H.E. Liu Xiaoming
Ambassador the Court of St. James’s for The Peoples’ Republic of China
“China’s Development”
H.E. Roberto Jaguaribe
Brazilian Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s and Northern Ireland
“The Opportunities Of European Business In Brazil”
John Buchanan
Chairman, Smith & Nephew; Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce UK; Deputy Chairman, Vodafone Group; former CFO, BP
“Effective Boards: Lessons From The Past Five Years”
Dr. Chris Gibson-Smith
Chairman of the London Stock Exchange and British Land Company
“Europe As A Competitive Force In The Global Economy: Responding To The Challenges Of The New Economies”
Sir Brian Fall, GCVO, KCMG
Chairman Anti-Corruption Committee of ICC (UK): the UK Chapter of the International Chambers of Commerce and Special Representative to the South Caucuses
“Anti-Bribery: Where Do We Stand”
Sir William Castell
Chairman, Wellcome Trust, Board Member of BP and GE
“Is Capitalism A Good Partner For Sustainability”
Sir Mervyn King
Governor of The Bank of England
“Reflections On The Crisis”
Next Event
AEBA Autumn Drinks Reception
Ambassador Warren Stephens
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Host: The US Embassy
Tuesday 15th September, 2026
5.00 – 6.30 pm
Contact
Suzanne Gordon-Brown
CEO
E-mail: sgb@aeba.org.uk
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