International Trade - India, China etc

James is Emerging Markets Editor at the Financial Times, the main focus of which is in several areas: economic growth and development trends in emerging markets, connections between emerging markets (particularly China and the outside world), EM demographic themes and social trends.

James Kynge

Founder and Director of Lalcap Ltd, a London based consultancy specialising in business with India. A stockbroker and accountant who is passionate about UK-India investments ties. An authority on India's economy.

Deepak Lalwani OBE

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer on Black Wednesday whose staff included David Cameron. Now in the Lords, Lord Lamont is still a regular contributor to economic debates and a sought after commentator.

Norman Lamont

Former Chief executive of Tesco since 1997, Leahy is his own best example for his philosophy for a successful business career, having worked his way up from stacking shelves during school holidays. He is known for transforming the supermarket industry in Britain.

Terry Leahy

Tony Blair's Middle East envoy. Lord Levy is a successful businessman and one of the UK's top fundraisers, having raised millions for both political and charitable causes.

Michael Levy

Pinky acts as development consultant with some of the major food companies in Europe including Sharwoods, and advises on a range of Indian food products stocked by Sainsburys, Morrisons and Tesco. She also founded and chairs The Asian Women of Achievement Awards.

Pinky Lilani

Sir John Major - Former prime minister and international keynote speaker on globalisation and the changing world.

John Major

Lord Peter Mandelson Former Labour Party's Director of Campaigns & Communications. He served in a number of Cabinet positions under Tony Blair playing a leading role in his leadership campaign and was the UK's Deputy Prime Minister under Gordon Brown.

Peter Mandelson

Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2010-13); Head of Global Economics, Commodities and Strategy Research, Goldman Sachs (2001-2010). Creator of the BRICs acronym. Author of The Growth Map. Talks on international economics and financial topics.

Jim O'Neill

Lord Chris Patten is Chancellor of Newcastle and Oxford Universities. He was the last governor of Hong Kong, after which he was European Commissioner for External Relations before authoring a report on policing in Northern Ireland.

Chris Patten

Nisha is a journalist with over two decades of experience at the BBC, on the Money Programme, Panorama and as a news anchor on BBC World News. A popular host, she is also an experienced speaker, talking about how to improve your presentation and networking skills, so to better engage with your colleagues and clients, and also looking at how to pivot your career – she’s reinvented herself from full time journalist and broadcaster, to international event and conference host.

Nisha Pillai

Former MP and cabinet minister who has now built a successful career in the arts and media as a popular BBC TV presenter, particularly with his series Great British Railway Journeys.

Michael Portillo

Commentator and lecturer on US foreign policy and world affairs; broadcaster, journalist and financial communications strategist. James P. Rubin served under President Clinton as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and has been a top policy adviser and special negotiator.

James P. Rubin

Stephen Sackur presents BBC Hardtalk which is broadcast on BBC News 24 and BBC World News. He is a former foreign correspondent who had postings in Washington, Brussels and the Middle East, having started his career in Eastern Europe. Has an encyclopaedic knowledge of world events and what makes the world go around.

Stephen Sackur

Brigitte Scheffer is a journalist and award winning documentary maker whose work can be found on Amazon and Netflix. She has worked for the likes of Bloomberg, CNN and the BBC World. She has also held communication roles for NGOs and the Saudi government. Her areas of expertise include marine conservation, the Arab world and the energy sector. Fluent in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Arabic (3 dialects); she also speaks some Russian.

Brigitte Scheffer