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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

Our Events

  • The Foundation Growth Series – Does ownership impact growth?
    Wednesday 29th February 2012
    What effect does an organisation's ownership have on its approach to growth and its long term success in achieving it?
    19:00 - London

On our radar

Friday 3rd February

Management Today, The How To? Issue: “How to have great ideas” by The Foundation

We are very proud to have been asked by Management Today to contribute to their How To? Issue published this February, specifically on the subject of How to have good ideas.  You can read the interview with our Founding Partner…

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