International Trade - India, China etc

Nima is a BBC World presenter and respected middle eastern journalist based in Dubai.

Nima Abu-Wardeh

Minette was the first woman to be elected President of the National Farmers’ Union in 113yrs; an eloquent advocate for sustainability with a natural gift for effective communication through modern media outlets, including national TV and radio.

Minette Batters DL

Tanya has worked in broadcasting and the media for over twenty years. She started out at the FT, then went to work for CNBC, Sky News, CNN and, since 1998, the BBC.

Tanya Beckett

Conservative MP for Grantham and Stamford and author of 'Which Way's Up? The future for coalition Britain and how to get there'. Nick's themes for public speaking include the future of the coalition; modernising the tory brand; brics -an opportunity for Britain

Nick Boles

Best known as a Dragon's Den panellist and CEO of private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw. He founded the Alexander Mann Group in 1985, an executive head hunting firm with a turnover in excess of £300m and operations in 50 countries, which he sold in 2002.

James Caan CBE

A career diplomat with particular knowledge and experience of the Middle East and south-east Asia. Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles has been British Ambassador in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. Now working for BAE Systems as international business development director in the Middle East and south-east Asia.

Sherard Cowper-Coles

Marco is the UK's foremost advocate of international trade with a unique knowledge of how governments and trade associations interact for a common highly beneficial objective.

Marco Forgione

With twenty years experience in Specialist Security with extensive experience providing and advising international corporations, high-net worth individuals, celebrities, heads of state and foreign royal families, Will is perfectly placed to talk about security and the world's hotspots.

Will Geddes

Louise is a TV presenter and journalist, with a specialism in sustainability and green living.

Louise Gookey

Carrie Gracie was formerly the BBC's China Editor. Now a senior Presenter on the BBC News Channel.

Carrie Gracie

Specialist in the relationship between business and politics, former Lecturer in American and British Politics at Oxford University

Tim Hames

Aaron is the former BBC news anchor with a wealth of experience in the fields of geo politics and international business having interviewed many of the world's leaders in both.

Aaron Heslehurst

Lecturer at the LSE specialising in international macroeconomics, finance and the Chinese economy. Her global banking experience includes working for the New York Fed, the World Bank, IMF, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.

Keyu Jin

Was UK Minister of State for Trade & Investment until August 2008. Prior to this he was Director General of the CBI and appeared in the latest incarnation of the BBC’s Troubleshooter programme, following in the footsteps of Sir John Harvey Jones. A board member at Jaguar Land Rover, HSBC and Triumph Motorcycles, he is an enthusiastic champion of British business and has led trade delegations to the Far East.

Digby Jones

John has had a 30-year career in international public life spanning media, global affairs, politics and arts. He is the author of seven books.

John Kampfner