Our Events
Advisory Board Lunches
Inspiring thoughts
Through our Advisory Board lunches we regularly invite top business leaders to meet and consider the complex challenges of growth. Discussion is prompted by the views of some of the outstanding leaders of private and public sector organisations.
Previous speakers have included:
Adair Turner, Chairman of Government Pensions Review
Sir Stuart Hampson, Chairman, John Lewis Partnership
Sir John Gieve, Deputy Chairman, Bank of England
John Sunderland, Chairman, Cadbury Schweppes
Baron (Nigel) Crisp, former CEO, NHS
Richard Lambert, Director General, CBI
Kate Barker, Bank of England
Peter Hendy, Commissioner, Transport for London
Tessa Jowell MP, Minister for the Olympics & London
Ben Verwaayen, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent
Michael Grade, Chief Executive, ITV
Simon Walker, CEO, British Venture Capital Association
John Kay, Economist & Author
Jon Moulton, Managing Partner, Alchemy Partners
Sir John Gieve, Former Deputy Chairman, Bank of England
Sir Victor Blank, ex Chairman of Lloyds TSB
Todd Stitzer, CEO, Cadbury plc
Justin Webb, Journalist, BBC
Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Affairs columnist, FT
David Magliano, Director of Marketing for London 2012
John Smith, Chief Executive, BBC Worldwide
Clive Humby, Chairman of Dunnhumby
Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development and Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield
Our Events
- The Foundation Growth Series – Olympic Performance without the OlympicsWednesday 20th June 2012What does it take to create outstanding performance, why does doing it at the Olympics matter, and which bits are useful to translate into business?19:00 - One Alfred Place
- The Foundation Growth Series – Morals or Growth?Wednesday 12th September 2012Should businesses follow the letter of the law wherever they operate, or should they apply their own morals in other cultures?19:00 - One Alfred Place
On our radar
The Foundation contributes to Growth Champions, the latest book from The Growth Agenda Network
As part of our role in the Growth Agenda Network the Foundation has contributed to Growth Champion the recently published book by the Growth Agenda.
Growth Champions provides a distinct, informed perspective on how leading companies have been able to …






