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Lord Richard Layard is a labour economist, currently working as programme director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. Previously, he was the Senior Research Officer for the Robbins Committee on Higher Education. His work
Marc Belben is a former employee of the London Tourist Board and a Blue Badge Tourist Guide in London. He has also been a freelance broadcaster for a variety of radio stations.
Sir Mark Boleat is the leader of the Jersey Alliance political party and deputy chairman of the City of London Corporation's Policy and Resources Committee. He has previously been director general of the Building Societies Association, the Council of Mortgage
Maureen Waller is a historian and author who has worked as an editor at several leading London publishing houses. She has written several non-fiction works on British history, including Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown and
Dr Shabnam Holliday is Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of Plymouth. In 2023, she was appointed Chair of Research Committee at the British Institute of Persian Studies. She is the creator of the ‘Iran and Sovereignty’ project
Lord Michael Heseltine is a politician and life peer, as well as one of the founders of the publishing house Haymarket. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001, being a prominent figure in the governments
Neil Eckert is the Chairman of IncubEx, as well as the Chairman of Conduit Reinsurance Limited, a reinsurance company listed on the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of $1.2bn. Additionally, he serves on the Board of six private
Neil Hannah is a former physicist and managing director with over 30 years’ experience in the management of public, private and foundation businesses, in both the manufacturing and service sectors. He has particular expertise in financial and systems analysis.
Professor Norton York is the founder and chairman of RSL Awards, an international awarding body for the creative arts. He has worked considerably over decades in universities, schools and colleges offering education in popular music.
Patrick L Young is a former stock exchange CEO and expert in financial market structure. He is a leading figure in fintech, having written a book on it entitled Capital Market Revolution! a decade before the term was even coined