Moderator, The Post-Pandemic Economy debate, HowTheLightGetsIn London festival, 18-19 September 2021.
New Frontiers: Charting a Path for Global Growth, The Investment Association's Annual Conference, 1 July 2021.
Moderator, Knowledge versus Creativity debate, HowTheLightGetsIn virtual festival, 29 May 2021.
Keynote speaker, International Symposium on Economic Thought (ISET), The Research Symposium on Economic Thought (RePEcT), 22-23 May 2021.
Making Global Britain a reality: can growing businesses attract worldwide attention? Scaleup Week, 20 May 2021.
UK Economic Diplomacy in the 21st Century, Civil Service Trade Faculty Masterclass, 5 May 2021.
Keynote speaker, The UK's economic outlook in an uncertain world, Building Societies Annual Conference, 4-7 May 2021.
Keynote speaker, INREV Annual Conference, European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles, 20-22 April 2021.
What impact will new technology have on innovation, consumer behaviour and the the way we work? Telia Talks digital seminar, 14 April 2021.
Moderator, Choosing to Challenge: Lessons from Science, Academia and Philanthropy, The Changemakers Forum, iConnections and Intelligence Squared, 11 March 2021.
Moderator, The Road to CHOGM with UK and Rwandan Foreign Ministers, during Commonwealth Week, Royal Commonwealth Society, 11 March 2021 (video, 22:23).
Moderator, In conversation with RCS Ambassador Alexandra Burke, on Commonwealth Day and International Women's Day, Royal Commonwealth Society, 8 March 2021.
Tuning In event: Advertising in uncertain times, including with former UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Radiocentre, 2 March 2021 (video, 11:30).
Foreign policy for the middle class; U.S. and UK perspectives, including with the British Ambassador to the United States and former World Bank President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and LSE IDEAS joint event, 17 February 2021 (video, 58:36).
The big shifts: Lessons from history, Investcorp Global Conversations, 17 February 2021 (video, 49:18).
A prosperous, global London for the 21st century, Centre for London, 10 February 2021.
UK economic diplomacy in the 21st century, LSE Economic Diplomacy Commission Final Report launch event, 9 February 2021 (video, 55:16).
The epidemiological and economic impact of vaccine passports and COVID status apps, Ada Lovelace Institute, 9 February 2021 (video, 57:35).
Building Global Britain: The role of the regions, Centre for Progressive Policy, 9 December 2020 (video, 1:01:00).
Cash for Covid: Assessing the Spending Review and the economic outlook including with new Office for Budget Responsibility Chair Richard Hughes, Resolution Foundation, 26 November 2020 (video, 1:04:38).
China: Engage – Avoid the New Cold World War with Vince Cable, LSE Institute of Global Affairs, 24 November 2020 (video, 1:04:15).
Impact of Brexit and US election result on the economic outlook for the UK including with George Osborne, The Anne Frank Trust UK, 24 November 2020.
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition Award Ceremony 2020, Royal Commonwealth Society, 20 November 2020 (video, 35:49).
The liberal international project: A moment of crisis? including with John Ikenberry, Chatham House, 12 November 2020 (video, 1:18:58).
A Commonwealth Conversation: Climate Action and the Commonwealth, Royal Commonwealth Society, 11 November 2020 (video, 58:18).
What just happened? Analysing the 2020 U.S. presidential election, LSE U.S. Centre online public event, 5 November 2020 (video, 1:30:10; podcast, 1:29:50).
Rebuilding the economic consensus: Learning from history and the great economists, The Institute of International & European Affairs webinar, 13 October 2020 (video, 59:50).
16th Bodrum Roundtable, Centre for European Reform and Edam, 9 October 2020.
Unleashing Great British enterprise: Delivering on digital to drive a productivity revolution, Conservative Party Conference fringe event by Conservative Home, 4 October 2020 (video, 1:13:50).
Ongoing impact of Covid-19 on the financial markets, City Week 2020 opening plenary session with the CEOs of Schroders and Man Group, 21 September 2020.
The Commonwealth: Towards Kigali 2021, Royal Commonwealth Society webinar, 10 September 2020 (video, 57:17).
The great questions of our time: How the global economy can cope with the pandemic? Dahrendorf Forum, 8 September 2020 (video, 1:03:28).
Forum The European House-Ambrosetti, Villa d'Este, Italy, 4-6 September 2020.
Moderator, A fairer, more equal and greener future, Recovery & Resilience virtual event with Joseph Stiglitz, CogXtra, 2 September 2020 (video, 4:26:29-5:48:56).
What is the future of the economy? TEDxGlasgow, 6 August 2020 (video, 1:17:26).
A world without greed, Paul Collier and John Kay in conversation with me, How To Academy webinar, 30 July 2020.
Moderator, B20 Virtual Forum: Preparing for the Second Wave, 16 July 2020 (video, 1:46:08; Twitter live stream, 1:12:58).
Future of globalisation, TheCityUK webinar with UK Trade Secretary Elizabeth Truss, 1 July 2020 (video, 59:07).
A Narnia Tale - a podcast for Second Sunday after Trinity, Westminster Abbey podcast, 21 June 2020 (podcast, 17:51).
The hidden history of China-UK relations, Imperial War Museums, 18 June 2020 (video, 20:23).
The economics of the Covid-19 pandemic (with implications for business), LSB webinar, 18 June 2020 (video, 31:39).
Economic diplomacy - The future of UK foreign economic policy, LSE IDEAS and Chatham House joint webinar, 16 June 2020 (video, 58:59).
How far and how fast? UK public debt after the pandemic, Tony Blair Institute, 16 June 2020 (video, 58:05).
Can globalization survive the Coronavirus? Cambridge Union, 11 June 2020 (video, 1:29:25).
What future for the international economy if multilateralism fails? Delphi Economic Forum, 11 June 2020 (video, 40:04).
Re-starting the global economy, EmTech Next virtual conference, MIT Technology Review and Harvard Business Review, 10 June 2020.
Covid-19 and de-globalisation? London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE IDEAS webinar, 30 April 2020 (video, 1:28:48).
Coronavirus and the economic policy response, London Business School webinar, 30 April 2020 (video, 57:21).
Coronavirus: Your Questions Answered, Intelligence Squared free emergency online event, 27 March 2020 (video, 1:17:01).
Spring Budget 2020, Treasury Committee, UK Parliament, 16 March 2020 (video, 1:41:00). Also on BBC Parliament, 21 & 22 March 2020 (video, 1:40:00).
BAME International Women's Day debate, UK Parliament, 6 March 2020
How to make decisions for an unknowable future, How To Academy, 5 March 2020 (podcast, 1:02:34). I chair John Kay and Mervyn King's Radical Uncertainty book launch.
Shaping America's Future: Who will win the 2020 Presidential Election? LSE Festival, 4 March 2020 (video, 59:39)
From 1919 to 2019: Pivotal Lessons from Versailles, LSE, 28 November 2019 (podcast, 1:32:16; BBC Parliament video)
Have We Reached Peak Capitalism? with Paul Krugman & others, Kilkenomics, 9 November 2019
No Longer Special? The Death of Anglo-America? LSE IDEAS, 3 October 2019 (podcast, 1:26:32)
Moderator, Europa Connectivity Forum, European Commission, 27 September 2019.
Moderator, ILO Centenary Conference, 19 June 2019 (videos from Multilateralism for an Equitable Future of Work and Business for Decent Work sessions).
What Would it Mean for Britain's Economic Diplomacy if China Becomes Dominant in the World Economy? LSE IDEAS Global Strategies Lecture, 6 June 2019 (podcast, 1:27:30).
Britain's Prosperity in 2030, Exploring Economics conference closing keynote address, UK government, 4 June 2019.
China: Past and Present, State Street Research Retreat, 26 March 2019 (video, 38:06).
Balance for Better: Advancing Women's Political Leadership, LSE International Growth Centre, 6 March 2019 (podcast, 1:24:50).
On the Precipice: Can Britain Prosper After Brexit?, The 6th Annual Marjorie Deane Lecture, New York University, 25 February 2019.
What Would the Great Economists Do? Watson Institute, Brown University, 25 February 2019 (video, 1:00:25).
Why Facts and Think Tanks Matter, LSE IDEAS, 31 January 2019 (podcast, 1:35:39).
Globalisation: Is Consensus Breaking Down? London Business School, 28 November 2018 (video, 1:03:35; podcast, 57:50).
What Can We Expect in 2019? SuperInvestor, 14 November 2018 (video, 6:35; speech, 39:51).
Making Sense of the US Midterms, LSE US Centre, 7 November 2018 (podcast, 1:26:10).
Future of Finance: Charting New Waters in the Next Decade, IMF Annual Meetings in Bali, Indonesia, 13 October 2018 (video, 51:36).
Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee and Bank Indonesia joint event at the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Bali, 11 October 2018.
The Great Economists book talk joint with Paul Collier, Resolution Foundation, 8 October 2018 (video, 1:03:24).
Economic Greatness Revisited, Baillie Gifford book talk during the Edinburgh Literary Festival, 15 August 2018.
A New Round of Financial Crises in Emerging Markets?, Chatham House, 18 July 2018 (video, 1:02:42).
An Update on the Japanese Economy: How Women Can Change It, Daiwa Foundation, 2 July 2018 (video, 51:58).
The Great Economists: China & Globalisation, THINK 2018, 30 June 2018 (video, 17:36).
Brexit: The Business View, London Business School, 25 June 2018 (podcast, 51:35).
The Implications of Brexit for Business, London Business School, 23 June 2018 (video, 47:59).
FundForum, Berlin, Germany, 13 June 2018 (video, 12:03).
Global Media Forum, DW, Bonn, Germany, 12 June 2018.
Judge for Financial Times EMpower top 100 ethnic minority executives, 31 May 2018.
Rebuilding Macroeconomics workshop, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), 21 May 2018 (video, 11:47).
The Great Economists Debate, London Business School, 11 April 2018 (video; podcast audio, 50:28).
The Great Economists; How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today, London School of Economics public lecture, hosted by the IDEAS research centre, 9 April 2018 (podcast audio, 1:24:50).
Can Old Economics Help Solve Modern Economic Problems? Chatham House, 4 April 2018 (podcast audio, 60:00).
2018 Free Thinking Lecture: Globalisation For the One and the Many, BBC Radio 3, 9 March 2018 (audio, 19:24).
Advancing Gender Equality: The Path to Economic Growth, LSE International Growth Centre, London, UK, 7 March 2018 (video, 1:52:49; my panel starts at 25:00; podcast audio version).
World Future Energy Forum, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 17 January 2018 (video, 25:16).
UNIDO Fourth Donor Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 28 November 2017 (video, 1:50:02).
International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15 November 2017.
Kilkenomics, Kilkenny, Ireland, 9-12 November 2017 (highlights video, 00:12).
EBRD seminar on Brexit and investor lawsuits, London, UK, 27 October 2017.
UK-ASEAN@50 Business Forum, London, UK, 11 October 2017 (video, 1:02:19).
Trade after Brexit: Global Britain and Developing Countries, Overseas Development Institute (ODI) event at the Conservative Party Conference, Manchester, UK, 2 October 2017.
Moderator, What to expect from Brexit, London Business School , 23 August 2017 (video, 1:22:48).
"What to make of Brexit," London Business School, 15 June 2017 (video, 53:09).
The Future of the Financial Industry, Horizons Conference, Luxembourg, 29 June 2017 (speech begins at 2:35:30 until 3:20:30).
Post General Election, Back to Brexit: What happens next? London Business School, London, UK, 20 June 2017.
Ambrosetti Forum, Cernobbio, Lake Como, Italy, 7-8 April 2017.
TEDx talk on "The End of Poverty," TEDxTottenham, London, UK, 25 March 2017 (video, 12:18).
Boao Forum, Melbourne, Australia, 8 December 2016.
Europe's Strategic Choices 2016 annual conference, Chatham House and Kiel University, Berlin, Germany, 1 December 2016.
UK Global Debate, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London, UK, 23 November 2016.
Can President Trump deliver on his election promises? Chatham House, London, UK, 23 November 2016.
Festival of Innovation, Ministry of Finance, U.A.E. and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dubai, U.A.E., 21 November 2016.
Bristol Festival of Economics, Bristol, UK, 18 November 2016.
YouGov and Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, 17 November 2016.
Kilkenomics: Festival of Economics, Kilkenny, Ireland, 10-13 November 2016.
The future shape of U.S. trade policy, Chatham House, London, UK, 3 November 2016.
Scottish Economic Society, Perth, Scotland, UK, 1 November 2016.
North America Forum, London School of Economics and Political Science, Washington DC, USA, 28 October 2016.
Great Manchester Economics Conference, Manchester, UK, 21 October 2016.
Centre for Policy Studies and Oxfam at the Conservative Party Conference, Birmingham, UK, 3 October 2016 (video, 1:09:49),
UK Government Economic Service and Government Research Service annual conference, London, UK, 16 September 2016.
Global Trade 2016 Conference, Chatham House, London, UK, 11 July 2016.
2016 Global Cities Symposium, Global Cities Business Alliance (GCBA), London, UK, 21 June 2016.
Moderator, Chatham House's annual London Conference on "Will geo-economics trump geo-politics in the Asia Pacific?" with diplomats from Singapore, Britain, and the United States, London, UK, 16 June 2016 (video, 1:00:56).
Moderator, Leading Minds panel on The 100 Year Life at London Business School, London, UK, 1 June 2016 (video, 1:20:55).
Dahrendorf Symposium 2016: Debating Europe, Berlin, Germany, 25-27 May 2016.
Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, 21 March 2016.
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Ideas Lab, Brussels, Belgium, 26 February 2016.
Keele World Affairs lecture, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, 18 February 2016.
Taking Economics Forward (TEF) conference, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 5 February 2016.
The 2016 earnings outlook: will inflation or productivity prevail in Britain's pay recovery? Resolution Foundation, London, UK, 15 December 2015.
Do banks work? ICAEW, London, UK, 30 November 2015.
Global Investment Forum, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 15 November 2015.
Kilkenomics Festival, Kilkenny, Ireland, 5-8 November 2015.
The Emergence of a Multipolar Currency Regime, LSE IDEAS workshop with Konrad Adenauer Foundation, London, UK, 28 October 2015.
China's Growth: The Making of an Economic Superpower, at the 50th anniversary of the Middle Common Room (MCR) of postgraduates at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, 28 October 2015 (video, 23:06).
The RMB and the Changing Dynamics of the International Monetary System, Chatham House, London, UK, 22 October 2015.
Conference on European Economic Integration (CEEI) of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) and the Conference on the Future of the European Economy (CFEE) of Narodowy Bank Polski (NBP) joint event, Warsaw, Poland, 15-16 October 2015.
The Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria (UNA-AUSTRIA), Vienna, Austria, 14 October 2015.
The Spectator event in conjunction with Sky at the Conservative Party Conference, Manchester, UK, 5 October 2015.
Great Manchester Economics Conference, Manchester, UK, 2 October 2015.
The Singapore Summit, Singapore, 18-19 September 2015.
Ambrosetti Forum, Cernobbio - Lake Como, Italy, 4-6 September 2015.
Chatham House, London, UK, 16 July 2015.
London Business School 2015 Global Leadership Summit, London, UK, 23 June 2015 (video of my interview with Sir Jeremy Greenstick).
Diaspora Emerging Leadership Programme, House of Lords, UK Parliament, London, UK, 15 June 2015.
UK Financial Services Authority, 40th International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) conference, London, UK, 14-18 June 2015.
World of Work, International Labour Organisation (ILO) annual conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 11 June 2015.
Swiss Economic Forum, Interlaken, Switzerland, 4 June 2015.
World Business Forum, Hong Kong, China, 2-3 June 2015.
Astana Economic Forum, Astana, Kazakhstan, 21-22 May 2015.
World Economic Forum East Asia Summit, Jakarta, Indonesia, 19-21 April 2015.
HM Treasury, London, UK, 17 April 2015.
British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Annual Conference, London, UK, 10 February 2015.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland, 21-24 January 2015.
G20 Leaders Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 15-16 November 2014.
European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) annual meeting, Nicosia, Cyprus, 6-8 November 2014.
World Economic Forum Summer Davos, Tiajian, China, 10-12 September 2014.
UK-China Financial Forum, London, UK, 18 June 2014.
World Economic Forum Summit on East Asia, Manila, Philippines, 21-23 May 2014.
Centre for International Capital Markets, Faculty of Business and Law, London Metropolitan University, London, UK, 8-9 May 2014.
World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit, Hainan, China, 24-25 April 2014.
"Financing Innovation" workshop, Birkbeck College, London, UK, 16 April 2014.
"Meeting Minds," Alumni Weekend in Asia, University of Oxford, Hong Kong, China, 21-23 March 2014.
Festival of Media, Singapore, 16-18 March 2014.
NSD Policy Talk, 20th anniversary seminar series of the China Centre for Economic Research (CCER), National School of Development (NSD), Peking University, Beijing, China, 7 March 2014.
House of Commons breakfast speech, UK Parliament, London, UK, 12 February 2014.
London First Future Leaders Summit, London, UK, 11 February 2014.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland, 22-25 January 2014.
"China's Third Plenum: Implications for the economy," OMFIF briefing with Songzou Xiang, Chief Economist at the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), 14 November 2013 (podcast).
APEC CEO Summit, Bali, Indonesia, 5-7 October 2013.
'Summer Davos,' World Economic Forum, Dalian, China, 11-13 September 2013.
"China, Inequality, Growth and the Middle Income Country Trap," Peking University and the Stockholm School of Economics joint conference, Beijing, China, 1-2 July 2013.
Connected Government Forum 2013, Canberra, Australia, 11-13 June 2013.
World Economic Forum East Asia Forum, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, 5-7 June 2013.
"Challenges for the New Chinese Government," Stanford University and Tsinghua University joint conference, Beijing, China, 9-10 May 2013.
Centre for European Reform Roundtable on "Britain, the EU, and China: An agenda for growth" (with Liam Byrne MP, Rana Mitter), London, UK, 16 April 2013.
Lecture at London School of Economics and Political Science on my book, China's Growth, 21 March 2013.
"Capital Women," London First conference, London, UK, 21 March 2013.
"Business is Good," British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Annual Conference, London, UK, 14 March 2013.
15th Annual Syndications and Co-Financiers Meeting at the EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London, UK, 5 March 2013.
"Innovation and Legal Reform in China," Oxford IP seminar, St Peter's College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, 31 January 2013.
"The world according to Generation Z", BBC, London, UK, 22 January 2013.
China-Europe Economists Symposium, China Finance 40 Forum and OMFIF, Beijing, China, 12 January 2013.
"How big is Asia?" OECD EmNet meeting, Paris, France, 12 December 2012.
"Clash of the Titans," Economic Research Council (ERC), London, UK, 4 December 2012.
Aspen China Trialogue, Aspen Institute Italia, Rome, Italy, 30 November-1 December 2012.
Oxford Union debate "This House Believes That the 21st Century Belongs to China," Oxford, UK, 15 November 2012.
‘Africa and the Indo-Pacific: the new economic mainspring,’ OMFIF 2nd meeting in Africa with Central Bank of Mauritius, Port Louis, Mauritius, 5-7 November 2012.
Kilkenomics festival of economics, Kilkenny, Ireland, 31 October-4 November 2012.
“The Giants of Asia,” Battle of Ideas, London, UK, 21 September 2012.
“Austerity, the Euro, and Us,” The Times Cheltenham Literary Festival, Cheltenham, UK, 14 September 2012.
Cambridge Union debate “This House Believes Capitalism has Failed,” Cambridge, UK, 4 October 2012.
European Forum Alpbach "Financial Market Symposium", Austria, 30-31 August 2012.
World Banking and Finance Summit 2012, The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) & The Lafferty Group, London, UK, 26-27 June 2012.
“Kiss of the Dragon? China’s Geo-economic Strategy in a Changing Global Order,” IDEAS roundtable, LSE, London, UK, 29 May 2012. Audio recording of the session can be found here.
The Risky Business London 2012 Symposium, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust,London, UK, 24-25 May 2012.
'CEO Compensation, Firm Governance and Firm Performance: Evidence from China and Policy Implications,' conference organised by National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), Zhejiang University and supported by ESRC and NSFC, Hangzhou, China, 21 April 2012.
Asia Business Forum 2012, London Business School, London, UK, 12 April 2012.
"Europe's sovereign debt crisis: global repercussions for asset managers," OMFIF Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, London, UK, 30 March 2012.
'A New Era of Geo-economics: Assessing the Interplay of Economic and Political Risk,' International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Bahrain, 24-25 March 2012.
"What now for the euro?” YouGov-Cambridge Symposium ‘Public Opinion, Economic Governance and the Future of Europe’, London, UK, 15 March 2012.
Policy Network, co-funded by the European Commission & City of London, "The Future of Economic Governance in the EU" conference, London, UK, 8 March 2012.
The Marketing Society annual conference, London, UK, 29 November 2011.
"Can UK plc afford not to go green?" The Times and The Carbon Trust event, London, UK, 9 November 2011.
Limassol Economic Forum, Limassol, Cyprus, 19 October 2011.
7th EDAM Roundtable, organised by EDAM (the Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies) and the CER (Centre for European Reform), Turkey, 14-17 October 2011.
stars in Stein am Rhein Symposium, Switzerland, 24-27 September 2011.
"Global Economic Turmoil," Commonwealth Journalists Association event, London, UK, 19 September 2011.
"China's Challenges: Building a Modern, Harmonious and Creative High Income Society" Conference organised by the World Bank and the Development Research Center (DRC) of the State Council of China, Beijing, China, 3 September 2011.
SNS - Centre for Business and Policy Studies Annual Tylosand Conference, Tysoland, Sweden, 24 August 2011.
Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) Global Economic Forum, London, UK, 15 July 2011.
Joint All Party Parliamentary China Group – European Council on Foreign Relations Seminar Series, Houses of Parliament, London, UK, 28 June 2011.
Luxembourg Financial Forum 2011, Luxembourg, 26 May 2011.
Arab International Women's Forum (AIWF) 10th Anniversary Conference, London, UK, 11-12 May 2011.
The Economist Bellwether Europe Conference, 'Redefining Capital Markets,' London, UK, 10 May 2011.
"Europe in the World," University of Oxford European Reunion, Paris, France, 7 May 2011.
"21 Century Challenges and Opportunities: The Global Economy" panel with Larry Summers, Oxford-Cushing Panel Discussions, New York, USA, 27 April 2011.
‘Poverty Reduction and Development over the next Twenty Years. Does aid still Matter?’ Inaugural ODI Development Debate, Overseas Development Institute, London, UK, 29 March 2011.
"Re-balancing China and the World," invited paper at "China in the World" Conference on Chinese Policy Reform jointly organised by the Stanford Center for International Development (SCID), National Center for Economic Research at Tsinghua University, and the National Institute for Fiscal Studies at Tsinghua University, held at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 21-22 March 2011.
China, U.S., Global Imbalances and the 2008 Financial Crisis" given at the Oxford University Reunion Weekend in September 2009 (video, 39.18).