- Should businesses take a public stance on the issue?
- What could and should a renegotiation of the UK’s role in Europe deliver for business?
- What would leaving the EU mean for the UK economy?
- What could ‘in’ look like in the context of the Eurozone crisis and the emergence of a ‘two tier’ union?
- How would an exit affect FDI and intra-European investment?
- How could the leaving process look?
- What would be the impact on the finance industry?
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The event features
over 35 speakers , including representatives from The Economist, CityA.M. and The Times, The Evening Standard and business leaders and experts including:
- Luke Johnson - Chairman, Risk Capital Partners; formerly Chairman, Channel 4 & PizzaExpress
- Dame Helen Alexander - Chairman, UBM; Non-Executive Director of Rolls-Royce plc; formerly: President, CBI; CEO, The Economist Group; Non-Executive Director of Centrica plc and BT plc
- Lord Hannay - formerly UK Ambassador to the EEC and UK Ambassador to the UN
- Lord Liddle - Chairman, Policy Network
- Sharon Bowles MEP – Chair, European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee; considered most influential Briton in development of EU policy
- Helena Morrissey - CEO, Newton Investment Management (assets under management of £51.7bn); voted one of the 50 Most Influential People in Finance by Bloomberg Magazine
- Roland Rudd - Chairman, RLM Finsbury; Chairman, Business for New Europe; Non-Executive Director, The Army Board
- Simon Walker - Director General, Institute of Directors
- Colin Stanbridge - CEO, London Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Sir Stephen Wall - Former UK Permanent Representative to the EU and Ambassador to Portugal; advisor to Sir John Major and Tony Blair, as well as to five foreign secretaries
- Professor Vernon Bogdanor - one of Britain's foremost constitutional experts; Research Professor at the Institute for Contemporary British History at King’s College London
Contact
The event is being held in partnership with London Chamber of Commerce & Industry, London First, Open Europe, Centre for European Reform, Business for New Europe, Business for Britain, European Movement, British Influence, the European Leadership Network and EurActiv