BBC and the International Broadcasting Trust (IBT), UK -- 2009, Speaker 

InterTrade Ireland, Ireland -- 2009, Speaker

Bank of England, UK -- 2009, Speaker

Tax Free World Association, Singapore -- 2009, Speaker

HM Treasury, UK -- 2009, Speaker

Novo Nordisk, Denmark -- 2009, Speaker

DFID (Department for International Development), UK -- 2008, Speaker

British Council, UK -- 2008, Speaker

ICTSD, Geneva -- 2008, Speaker

Foreign Policy Centre, UK -- 2008, Speaker

BNP Paribas, France -- 2008, Speaker

Citywire Fund Selector, Austria -- 2008, Speaker

The Entrepreneurs' Forum, UK -- 2008, Speaker

Battle of Ideas Festival, UK -- 2008, Speaker

UNDP and DFID, China -- 2008, Speaker

IBM, Spain -- 2008, Speaker

Barclays Wealth Client Conference, Italy -- 2008, Speaker

Baltic Management Conference, Lithuania -- 2008, Speaker

Ernst & Young Global TCE Symposium, Spain -- 2008, Speaker

Wilton Park British-German Forum, UK – 2008, Speaker

Hong Kong Creative Business Forum, UK -- 2008, Chair

Viveo Cognitive Systems, France -- 2008, Speaker
CSC Leading Edge Forum: Executive Forum, UK – 2008, Speaker

Banco Galicia seminar, Spain -- 2008, Speaker
Responsible Business Careers Conference, London Business School, UK – 2008, Chair
International Payment Systems Summit, UK – 2008, Speaker
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Human Resources Development Conference, UK – 2008, Speaker
IP Law Summit Europe, Switzerland – 2008, Speaker
Centaur Financial Events, Fund Strategy Investment Summit, Switzerland – 2008, Speaker
BBC Worldwide Leadership Group meeting, UK – 2008, Speaker
Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) Executive Summit, USA – 2008, Speaker
Global Leadership Meeting, GE Commercial Real Estate, Italy – 2008, Speaker
Yale Club of London, UK – 2007, Speaker
BT Global Services, London, UK – 2007, Speaker
Pershing, UK – 2007, Speaker
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria – 2007, Speaker
BBC Finance Conference, UK – 2007, Speaker
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), ‘High Level Dialogue on the Role of China in Global Trade Governance: Developing Countries and Sustainable Development,’ Switzerland – 2007, Speaker
Algorithmics Risk Conference, France – 2007, Speaker
China Telecom, UK – 2007, Speaker
Inaugural Annual Meeting of the New Champions – From Davos to Dalian, World Economic Forum and The National Development and Reform Commission, PRC, ‘Summer Davos,’ China – 2007, Speaker
National Association of State Retirement Administrators, USA – 2007, Speaker
CSC Leading Edge Forum, France – 2007, Speaker
Wilton Park British-German Forum, UK – 2007, Speaker
OECD seminar on ‘China: Boom, Gloom or Doom?’ OECD Development Centre and the Emerging Markets Network, France – 2007, Speaker
ArcelorMittal 10th Biennial Automotive Symposium, France – 2007, Speaker
Overseas Development Institute (ODI), UK – 2007, Speaker
Greenpark Capital Limited Annual Investor Meeting, UK – 2007, Speaker
Asia Business Forum, London Business School, UK – 2007, Chair
Global Development Forum, UK – 2007, Speaker
Stockholm China Forum, organised by German Marshall Fund, the STINT Foundation, the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation, and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden – 2007, Speaker
Department for International Development (DFID) Research Strategy Visioning Workshop, UK – 2007, Speaker
Euromoney Institutional Investors’ Annual European Pension Symposium, Portugal –2007, Speaker
European Institutional Investor Institute Senior Delegates’ Roundtable, France – 2007, Speaker
The Eighth Annual Global Development Conference of the Global Development Network, China – 2007, Speaker
Allied Irish Banks, Ireland – 2006, Speaker
The Future of Europe Summit, Andorra – 2006, Speaker
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants conference, UK – 2006, Speaker
Annual Conference of the Royal Irish Academy, Ireland – 2006, Speaker
Annual Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants: ‘Business Counts,’ UK –2006, Speaker
“Does Creating Wealth Cost the Earth?” St. Paul’s Institute, St. Paul’s Cathedral, UK –2006, Speaker
International Centre for Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS), Spain – 2006, Speaker
Strategic conference at La Caisse de dépôt et de Placement du Québec, Canada –2006, Speaker
Royal Bank Scotland Global Central Banks Conference, Scotland – 2006, Speaker
NMS Fall Investment Management forum for Endowments and Foundations, Canada – 2006, Speaker
UNESCO World Poverty and the Duty of Assistance Conference, UK – 2006, Speaker
Forum Istanbul: ‘Marching Towards 2023,’ Turkey – 2006, Speaker
American Express Global Network Services Partner Forum, California, USA – 2006, Speaker
“World in 2030: Development, Governance and Security,” Military Centre for Strategic Studies roundtable, Italy – 2006, Speaker
UK Cabinet Office: China briefing, UK – 2006, Speaker
‘U.S.-EU Strategic Dialogue on China,’ Centre for European Reform and The Brooking Institution, supported by the European Commission, UK – 2006, Speaker
CNN Libération Forum, France – 2006, Speaker
14th Caribbean Development Bank Special Discussion Forum, Barbados – 2006, Speaker
“China Briefing,” Channel 4 and the International Broadcasting Trust, UK – 2006, Speaker
Evidence Session on “Inquiry into East Asia,” Foreign Affairs Committee, House of Commons, UK Parliament – 2006, Speaker
Kaupthing Shipping Conference, Norway – 2006, Speaker
10 Downing Street Seminar Series on China and Britain, UK – 2006, Speaker
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland – 2006, Speaker
Microsoft Government Leaders Forum: Asia, India – 2005, Chair
Timbro: ‘Asian Drama Revisited’ Conference, Sweden – 2005, Speaker
Pira International Members’ Networking Conference, UK – 2005, Speaker
“The rise of China spells the decline of the West,” debate organised by Intelligence Squared (IQ2), UK – 2005, Speaker
World Economic Forum Russia Summit, Russia – 2005, Speaker
“China’s Economic Outlook” seminars for Oxford Analytica with the International Herald Tribune and Tianjin Economic and Development Agency (TEDA), France, UK, Germany – 2005, Speaker
Demos’ The Atlas of Ideas: China, India and the new geography of science, UK – 2005, Speaker
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: FCO China Board-Level Meeting, UK – 2005, Speaker
HSBC Chairman’s Strategic Forum, UK – 2005-2006, Speaker
World Economic Forum China Business Summit, China – 2005, Chair
2nd LSE Asia Forum, co-organised with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, China – 2005, Speaker
Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue conference with SEPA (State Environment Protection Agency of China), Switzerland – 2005, Speaker
International Broadcasting Trust and the BBC: “Real World Brainstorms,” UK – 2005, Speaker
European Business Leaders’ Convention, Finland – 2005, Speaker
Pira International’s Global Emerging Packaging Markets Conference, UK – 2005, Speaker
Shell executive seminar, New York – 2005, Speaker
Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES) symposium, UK – 2005, Speaker
World Economic Forum: Industry Partnership Strategy Module – Financial Services, UK – 2005, Speaker
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission: Global SPX Supply Chain conference, China –2005, Speaker
IBM Global Executive Conference, Monaco – 2005, Speaker
Government Economic Service, HM Treasury, UK – 2005, Speaker
“Evidence Session” on “Impact of China on the World and UK Economy,” Treasury Select Committee, House of Commons, UK Parliament, UK – 2005, Speaker
The Work Foundation seminar, UK – 2005, Speaker
China’s Third International Symposium on Soft Science, China – 2004, Speaker
Atradius and the Institute of Directors: “Beware of the Dragon: Could China’s Boom Go Bust on You?” workshop, UK – 2004, Speaker
Tenon Techlocate and Ontrac: The London Conference -- UK International Trade and Investment (UKTI), UK – 2004, Speaker
The 759th Wilton Park Conference in association with the United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan, UK – 2004, Speaker
Citibank Private Banking seminar, UK – 2004, Speaker & Facilitator
The Marketing Forum Europe, UK – 2004, Speaker
BBC World Service Trust briefing, UK – 2004, Speaker
Euromoney: The Global Borrowers and Lenders Forum Conference, UK – 2004, Speaker
Third Annual Arab International Women’s Forum Conference, Egypt – 2004, Speaker
International Broadcasting Trust and BBC seminar, UK – 2004, Speaker
The Ninth John Payne Memorial Lecture, European Business School, UK – 2004, Speaker
Insight Investment and Morley Fund Management seminar, UK – 2004, Speaker
AIESEC with UK Trade and Investment: China Connect: Challenges and Opportunities in Exchanging with China, UK – 2004, Speaker
The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), UK – 2004, Speaker
London's Lambeth Chinese Community Association Management Committee, UK –2003, Speaker Lombard Street Research Quarterly Seminar, UK – 2003, Speaker
Oxford Analytica: Rhodes Centenary Briefing, UK – 2003, Speaker
The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), UK – 2003, Speaker
Foreign and Commonwealth Office seminar, UK – 2003, Speaker
H.M. Treasury seminar, UK – 2003, Speaker