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2 days to go: 'In or out? How a UK referendum on EU membership could affect business'

The Continental Drift
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Date

Wed, 05/28/2014 - 22:00

Address

London School of Economics
London
United Kingdom

Event Location

United Kingdom

Event Description

In or Out? How an EU referendum could affect your business [1] is a one-day conference for senior businesspeople.  It will cover:
  • 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?
More agenda details are available here [2]. 
 
The event features over 35 speakers [3], 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
For complimentary press tickets, speaking roles, Q&A, or to discuss pieces with speakers, please contact Don Levett on donlevett@thecontinentaldrift.com [4] or on +44 (0)7977 503961 [5] / +44 (0)207 205 2292 [6]
 
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

Source URL: http://agenda.euractiv.com/events/2-days-go-or-out-how-uk-referendum-eu-membership-could-affect-business-107472

Links:
[1] http://thecontinentaldrift.com/
[2] http://thecontinentaldrift.com/agenda/
[3] http://thecontinentaldrift.com/speakers/
[4] mailto:donlevett@thecontinentaldrift.com
[5] tel:%2B44%20%280%297977%20503961
[6] tel:%2B44%20%280%29207%20205%202292