Speakers

As well as expert trainers, we complement our courses and conferences with expert insight from Parliamentarians, Ministers, Private Office staff and many professional specialists from across government and the private sector.

Current guest speakers include:

Sir Gus O’Donell

Cabinet Secretary

Rt Hon Francis Maude MP

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Baroness Verma

Government spokesman in Lords

Sir Howard Bernstein

Chief Executive, Manchester City Council

Luciana Berger MP

Liverpool Wavertree, North West

Lord Freud

Minister for Welfare Reform, Department for Work and Pensions

Gary Gibbon

Political Editor, Channel 4 News

Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Jeremy Browne MP

Taunton Deane, South West

Darra Singh

Jobcentre Plus

Rory Stewart MP

Penrith and The Border

Dame Suzi Leather DBE DL

Chair Charity Commission

Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt MP

Leader of the House of Commons

Rt Hon Peter Lilley MP

former Conservative Cabinet minister

Robert Devereux

Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions

Dr Minouche Shafik

Permanent Secretary, Department for International Development

Sir Peter Housden KCB

Permanent Secretary, Scottish Government

Lord Bichard

Senior Fellow, Institute for Government

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Great to have guest speakers who actually fitted the programme – they were very relevant and specific, and also high quality. Well done!

H Van Leeuwen, Executive Officer, Australian High Commission

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