Events

Peter will be looking at how Trump’s first 100 days have brought chaos, uncertainty and opportunity. What does that tell us about the next 100 days – and indeed about the next 1280 (when the next US President will be elected)? How does the rest of the world see Donald Trump; how do we separate the signal from the noise? Are these unprecedented times of crisis; or are we all suffering from Trump Derangement syndrome?

We are delighted to welcome Mishal Husain, Editor-at-Large for Bloomberg Weekend, who will be speaking about her critically acclaimed book, Broken Threads: A Family From Empire to Independence.

Sir John is Executive Chairman of Newbridge Advisory, which he founded in 2019 to advise corporate leaders on geopolitics and political risk. He is also a non-executive director of BP. Sir John has 36 years’ experience in diplomacy and intelligence, culminating in five years as Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 2009 to 2014. Prior to leading MI6 he was the UK’s Ambassador to the United Nations (2007-2009), Political Director of the Foreign Office (2003-2007), Special Representative in Iraq (2003), Ambassador to Cairo (2001-2003) and Foreign Policy Adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair (1999-2001). In his earlier career he worked overseas in Yemen, Syria, South Africa and Washington, and at home was involved in policy on the EU, Russia and the Middle East.

Thorold is the former Editor for Europe, Middle East and Africa at the Wall Street Journal. He was also the Journal’s masthead editor overseeing all global events and live journalism, including the CEO Council franchise. His live interviews have included Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Christine Lagarde, Rishi Sunak, David Attenborough, Satya Nadella, Ana Botin, Ryan Reynolds, Antony Blinken, Olaf Sholz. Before joining the Wall Street Journal in 2008, to recreate the paper’s Heard on the Street Column, he was U.S. Lex Editor for the Financial Times in New York. Thorold started his career as a strategy consultant at Bain & Co and has a degree in Modern Languages from Trinity College Cambridge.

Matt is a political scientist, renowned political commentator and has recently taken on a regular show on GB News. Matt is a best selling author and his newest book Bad Education was released in February. He also hosts one of the most successful Substack’s on-line with over 70,000 subscribers.

Get In is the definitive behind-the-scenes account of Labour’s brutal reinvention and dramatic return to power under Keir Starmer. 

Odyssey Moscow is the story not just of Michael Calvey, but of how Russia’s era of hope and aspiration finally died, and of how light can be found in the strangest of places.