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Andrew was elected Labour MP for Welwyn Hatfield in 2024. He is committed to reforming the economy and delivering both sustainable energy and housing reform. Andrew’s background is in communications and before becoming an MP he was the Director of Clarion Housing Group who aim to deliver houses to those most in need.

Peter has chaired Virgin Group since 2009. He is also Chair of Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Hotels, as well as for Agilyx AS, a leading chemical recycling company. He has over 40 years’ experience in business management and investment banking and brings knowledge and understanding of the international economy and impacts on business and international trade. Peter is also the current Chair of internationalist campaign group Best for Britain.

Jonathan is Chair of European Public Affairs at the Brunswick Group. He was previously Director General in various departments at the European Commission. He has authored numerous articles on European law and policy and co-edited a leading work on EU Competition Law. He is a Visiting Professor, King’s College London and College of Europe, Bruges; Emeritus Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Board Member/Fellow, Centre for European Reform, Institut Jacques Delors, Centre for Competition Policy, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, European and International Analysts Group, Institute for European Policymaking, Bocconi University.

Ros is a non-affiliated peer in the House of Lords who has served in the chamber from 2015. She was Minister of State for Pensions in David Cameron’s Government. Well-known for leading the ‘pensiontheft’ campaign and advocating for the rights of women, Ros is also renowned for her economic analysis. Following her academic economic work at Harvard University and PhD from the London School of Economics, she worked as an international economist and fund manager in London and has advised governments, investment banks, research institutes and institutional investors on long term investment and pensions policy. She is an LSE Emeritus Governor and Visiting Professor.

Layla Moran has been the Member of Parliament for Oxford West & Abingdon since 2017. In 2024 she was elected Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee.

Her previous roles include the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and International Development and spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology. Before being elected to Parliament she worked as a maths and science teacher, and is passionate about education.  

Before her election to Parliament in 2019, Claire was a Belfast City councillor and a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, formerly acting as the SDLP’s Brexit spokesperson. Claire currently sits on the Commons’ Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. Prior to elected politics, Claire worked in international development, in a range of policy and education roles, taking her to parts of the world such as Haiti, Zambia and Bangladesh.

Lord Darroch’s diplomatic career has spanned four decades. He served as the British Ambassador to the United States between January 2016 and December 2019, and previously as National Security Adviser and UK Permanent Representative to the European Union. He was Chair of internationalist campaign group Best for Britain between 2021 and 2023.

Liz is leader of the Plaid Cymru group of MPs in Westminster and Plaid’s Spokesperson for Home Affairs, Justice, Business and Equality. Prior to becoming an MP, she specialised in developing ‘Welsh medium’ further education and staff training.

Stephen practised for 40 years as an EU competition lawyer, mostly in Brussels, including as Managing Partner of the Brussels office of Herbert Smith and global head of the antitrust practice at Sidley Austin. He is deputy chair of the anti death penalty organisation Reprieve, founder of the campaigning groups Clean Up The Internet and Law For Change, board member at Hacked Off and chair of the Press Justice Project. 

Simon was a Liberal Democrat MP for Southwark and Bermondsey from 1983 to 2015. During this time he took the role of Minister for Justice and Civil Liberties, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, and President of the Liberal Democrats. Since leaving the House of Commons in 2015, Simon has worked with the Open University, Talgo, and become Chancellor of London South Bank University. Prior to politics, Simon spent six years as a barrister.

Rachel Blake MP is the Labour MP for Cities of London and Westminster. Rachel spent ten years as a councillor in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and was deputy mayor from 2018-2022. Rachel spent her early career at the City of London Corporation, and subsequently as a Policy Adviser at HM Treasury, spearheading work at multiple local authorities across the capital on issues such as the provision of affordable homes, how best to bolster and preserve London’s economic prosperity, and supporting vulnerable and at-risk Londoners.

James is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Lewes and his party’s spokesperson on Europe. With a wealth of experience in British politics and campaigning, James was a prominent advocate for a public vote on the Brexit deal. As Campaign Director for the European Movement UK, he played a pivotal role in launching the People’s Vote campaign, which mobilised hundreds of thousands of people to demand a vote on the deal. James has also worked at a national level for the Liberal Democrats and for major charities such as the RSPCA and National Literacy Trust. Before becoming an MP, he ran his own small business, giving him a firsthand understanding of the challenges faced by British businesses in the post-Brexit landscape.

Eman is the Director of External Affairs and Government Relations at Bosch UK. With over six years of experience in software and hardware engineering in the automotive industry, she has played a key role in business development for telehealth in the UK and Ireland. Eman is a member of Buckingham Business First, CBI Southeast, Local Enterprise Partnership Buckinghamshire, and UK5G. She is also a member of OCAVIA, the Oxford-Cambridge ARC Virtual Institute for Aviation, and serves as an advisor for WE-Transform, the Workforce Europe transformation agenda for transport automation under the EU Commission. Eman is also a fellow at the Society of Leadership Fellows, St George’s House, Windsor Castle.

Carma is former senior British diplomat of over 30 years, with postings in China, the EU and the Middle East, focused on trade and investment;  education and culture; and wider people to people relations. She has also worked in international education as College President of UWCSEA and in social enterprise at a global level. Carma has led initiatives to advance youth mobility and currently chairs a Community Interest Company which promotes impactful UK/China cultural relations. Carma is a proud "Global Scot" and champion of the importance of diversity and inclusion in the UK's international connections.

Ellie is the Green MP for North Herefordshire, representing the area where she’s lived for over 20 years. She joined the Green Party in 2015 and has also served as a councillor, local council cabinet member, and Member of the European Parliament.  She is the Green Party’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Housing and Communities; and the Green Parliamentary Lead on Education, Defence, Business and Trade, Social Care, and Constitutional Affairs.

Ellie started her career in the charity sector, where she spent 10 years working in international development.  After her PhD, which focused on community management of rural water supply, Ellie moved into academia and worked for several years as a lecturer at the University of Birmingham. Ellie lives on a small organic farm and has two grown-up sons.

Uma is the Labour MP for Stratford and Bow. She is a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly. Uma is also Vice Chair of the APPG on International Conservation and the Co-Chair of APPG on Waterways. She is currently the Co-Chair of the Black, Asian Minority Ethnic Parliamentary Labour Party.

Before entering Parliament, Uma was the Director of Diplomatic and International Relations at C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, one of the world’s largest climate organisations.

She holds a Bachelors in Politics and MSc in Public Policy, both from Queen Mary University of London.

Deborah has led the ISM in a programme of growth and seen the membership more than double in recent years to 11,000. A fearless campaigner, she has developed a strong advocacy, policy and research function covering issues such as music education, diversity and Brexit. Prior to working at the ISM Deborah worked as an expert employment lawyer specialising in discrimination law, with 15 years’ experience in the City of London. She is currently Chair of the broadcast licensing body ERA and Honorary Research Fellow at Queen Mary University. 

Deborah has been named by Woman’s Hour on its power list of women working in music and was also named on the Music Week Roll of Honour in 2022.

John spent thirty years as an EU diplomat and trade negotiator, including as the Director of International Affairs for the European Commission; and the former Head of the EU Delegation to the WTO and UN in Geneva. Prior to that John was an official of the Hong Kong Government and part of the team charged with bringing HK to developed country status by 1990. 

Today, John is Fellow of Maastricht University, Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, and Fellow of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. He is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of International Trade Law and Regulation since 1993; and Committee Member of The Travellers Club of London.

Geoff is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and IEMA (the Institute of Environmental Management & Accounting); a Trustee of CAPE and SCI; and on the board of ReCoup and Rotary UK&I.

He is the UK Country Head for Plastics Europe and currently advises and consults to a wide range of organizational, strategic and tactical groups covering the private, public and third sectors in arenas including sustainability, science, environment and further education. For over 20 years Geoff worked within BASF, the world’s largest chemical company including a decade on the plc board, with roles including communications, EHS, sustainability and corporate affairs. 

Alison is the Global Data Protection Officer for dunnhumby, the global leader in customer data science, leading a team of 150 data professionals. She specialises in how organisations can unlock value from data amid the changing nature of data privacy postures and broader Data and AI Ethical considerations.

Alison has been part of the UK Trade and Business Commission since its inception in 2021, assessing the impact of Brexit and providing recommendations to the Government to enable growth and stability across the digital economy.

Fashion Roundtable was founded by renowned CEO Tamara Cincik. Tamara has over 20 years of experience working internationally in  the fashion industry, as well as in the UK Parliament, and leading academic teams. Her experience is unique in having combined both fashion and politics, allowing her exceptional insights and access across these worlds. Tamara is the Head Secretariat of the only fashion-focused All-Party Parliamentary Group, for Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion, as well as a UK Trade & Business Commissioner and LPIP Fellow at Birmingham University. She has held a Professorship and was the Director of an academic department at a leading university. Under Tamara’s leadership, Fashion Roundtable has built a dynamic network of domestic and international stakeholders, becoming the leading think tank and change agency for the fashion sector. Tamara is regularly requested for public speaking engagements and media interviews and has an annual media reach of over 2.5bn each year.