We host high-level events that connect policymakers, industry leaders, and institutional stakeholders to shape the debate. From private dinners to expert panels, our forums offer strategic insight and real-world influence. Explore recent highlights below.

The Future of UK-EU-US Trade

This high-level panel discussion brought together an exclusive group of Ambassadors, trade attachées and envoys, and parliamentarians to examine how the trading relationships and strategies of the UK, US, and EU have changed and are responding to growing geopolitical pressure. Focusing on trade resilience and global and local political alignment, the discussion explored the shifting balance between trade independence and interdependence, and featured the Trade Committee’s Sarah Edwards MP, the Institute of Directors’ Head of Trade, Emma Rowland, and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government, Jill Rutter (October 2025)

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The Future of UK and European Defence and Security

This high-level event brought together an exclusive group of policymakers, defence executives, special advisers, and parliamentarians to examine how the UK and its European partners are responding to growing geopolitical pressure. Focusing on national security, institutional resilience, and defence-industrial alignment, the discussion explored the shifting balance between strategic autonomy and allied coordination, and featured the Defence Committee’s Calvin Bailey MBE MP, the Deputy Ambassador of Poland to the UK, Jerzy Bockowski, and Director of the British Foreign Policy Group, Evie Aspinall (July 2025)

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The US at a Crossroads: President Trump 2.0

This high-level panel discussion examined the implications of President Donald Trump’s re-election for the UK’s transatlantic relationships and the evolving global balance of power. The event brought together a distinguished panel including Dame Emily Thornberry MP, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director of the US and the Americas Programme at Chatham House; and Evie Aspinall, Director of the BFPG (January 2025).