WIG Events 2016

Start Date/Time Event Type Name 13/01/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times

14/01/2016 09:30 Learning Exchange Group Government/Public Affairs Forum - Measuring and demonstrating the value of the Government Affairs function

19/01/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Melanie Dawes, , Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)

22/01/2016 09:00 Workshop Sustainability Network Workshop: Valuing Natural Capital and Developing the Natural Capital Protocol

25/01/2016 12:30 Round Table Heads of Learning & Development

27/01/2016 09:00 Workshop Workings of Brussels - An Insight into the EU and How Policy is Developed

29/01/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing WIG-BIS Innovation Series: UK and EU Innovation – increasing collaboration within the EU, including access to EU funds

01/02/2016 08:00 Workshop People Reporting: Fairness, Transparency and Latest Thinking

02/02/2016 09:00 Workshop Employment Law Briefing: Tribunals and Early Conciliation Two Years On

03/02/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Susan Acland-Hood, Director of Enterprise and Growth Unit, Treasury

03/02/2016 17:30 Evening Briefing John Kittmer, British Ambassador to Greece

04/02/2016 09:00 Workshop Regulatory Network: The Evolving Role of Regulators

05/02/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing James Hughes, Deputy Director, International Climate Change, Department of Energy and Climate Change

08/02/2016 18:00 Evening Briefing Annual Reception 2016

10/02/2016 09:30 Learning Exchange Group Government/Public Affairs Forum - 3rd session - Clare Harbord

11/02/2016 09:00 Workshop Devolution and collaboration: Realising the benefits

12/02/2016 08:15 Round Table Communication Directors Discussion - Crisis & Issues Management

16/02/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Dr Michele Dix, Managing Director, Crossrail 2, Transport for London

17/02/2016 18:00 Evening Briefing Graduates & High Potentials Network: Navigating the dynamics of stakeholder management

23/02/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Dame Una O'Brien, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health

24/02/2016 09:00 Workshop How to effectively use social media for crisis and reputation management

26/02/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Responsible Research and Innovation

02/03/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Leslie Evans, Permanent Secretary, The

08/03/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Sir Simon Gass, Director General Political, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

09/03/2016 12:00 Round Table Heads of L&D Rountable

09/03/2016 12:30 Round Table Dame Judith Macgregor, British High Commissioner to South Africa

10/03/2016 10:00 Workshop Employment Law Briefing: Tribunals and Early Conciliation Two Years On (Leeds)

14/03/2016 09:00 Workings of Whitehall Workings of Whitehall

15/03/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing John Pullinger, National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority

15/03/2016 09:30 Learning Exchange Group Government/Public Affairs Forum - 4th session - Bob Keen

16/03/2016 18:00 Evening Briefing Women in Leadership – An evening with Rachel Sandby-Thomas, Director General, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills

17/03/2016 09:00 Conference Cyber Resilience and Information Security- Risk, Governance & Leadership

22/03/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Devolution Series: Simon Ridley, Director General, Decentralisation and Growth, DCLG

23/03/2016 12:30 Round Table Diversity & Inclusion Lunch

31/03/2016 10:00 Visit Productivity Series: Unipart Visit

05/04/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Philip Graham, CEO, National Infrastructure Commission

07/04/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Sustainability Breakfast Briefing: Benet Northcote, Director, Corporate Responsibility, John Lewis Partnership

07/04/2016 08:15 Round Table HR Director Round Table: EU Referendum People Scenario Planning

12/04/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing James Landale, Deputy Political Editor, BBC News

13/04/2016 09:00 Workshop Strategic Workforce Planning in the 21st Century

14/04/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Tom Scholar, Prime Minister’s Adviser for Europe and Global Issues

14/04/2016 09:00 Workshop Employment Law Briefing: Tribunals and Early Conciliation Two Years On (Cardiff)

19/04/2016 09:30 Workshop Strategic Workforce Planning in the 21st Century (Manchester)

20/04/2016 08:00 Round Table Communications Directors Round Table: Simon Wren, Director of Communications, Home Office

21/04/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor Financial Stability, Bank of England

22/04/2016 08:00 Workshop Championing Customer-centricity

25/04/2016 18:00 Evening Briefing The role of business and government in tackling global challenges

26/04/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing , Permanent Secretary, Home Office

28/04/2016 12:30 Lunchtime Briefing Mark Gooding, Minister Counsellor (Political), British Embassy in China

03/05/2016 13:00 Workshop The EU Referendum – preparing for either outcome

06/05/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing David Kennedy, Director General, Economic Development, Department for International Development

10/05/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Why is International Air Travel Important? Brian Pearce, Chief Economist, International Air Transport Association

11/05/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Alex Chisholm, Chief Executive, Competition & Markets Authority

12/05/2016 08:00 Workshop A Spotlight on Data Protection – Understanding the new EU data landscape

18/05/2016 08:15 Round Table John Casson, British Ambassador to Egypt

19/05/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Getting sustainability onto the Board agenda: Liz Barber, Group CFO at Yorkshire Water

20/05/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Sir Charlie Mayfield, Chairman, John Lewis Partnership & Nigel Whitehead, Group MD, Programmes & Support, BAE Systems Page 1 26/05/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Sherin Aminossehe, Chief Operating Officer, Government Property Unit and Head of Government Property Profession

01/06/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Louise Casey, Director General, Department for Communities & Local Government

07/06/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Philip Stephens, Chief Political Commentator & Associate Editor, Financial Times

08/06/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive, Public Health England

14/06/2016 18:00 Alumni Network Alumni briefing: Dean of Salisbury, the challenges of leading a complex organisation in a changing world

15/06/2016 08:30 Breakfast Briefing Carl Creswell, Acting Director of Apprenticeships, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills / Department for Education

16/06/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Jonathan Swift QC, Former Treasury Counsel

23/06/2016 09:00 Workshop Developing Inclusive Leaders workshop with ENEI

28/06/2016 08:00 Round Table Communications Directors Round Table: Jon Sellors, Head of Corporate Communications, LV=

29/06/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Jeff James, Chief Executive and Keeper, The National Archives

30/06/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Regulatory Network: Michael Gibbons, Chair, Regulatory Policy Committee

30/06/2016 18:00 Evening Briefing Graduates & High Potentials Network: Diversity & Inclusion - How to be an Inclusive Leader

06/07/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Productivity Series: Dr Ruth McKernan, Innovate UK & Dr Mark Bentall, Airbus Group

07/07/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Lee McDonough, Director, Office for Nuclear Development, Department for Energy & Climate Change

07/07/2016 18:30 Round Table Lawyers Network Dinner: The Rule of Law

11/07/2016 08:15 Round Table WIG Government/Public Affairs Directors Round Table: Charlotte Cool, Acting Director of Communications, John Lewis

13/07/2016 08:00 Round Table HR Directors Roundtable: Impact of Brexit on People Strategies

14/07/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Bernadette Kelly, DG, Rail Group,

18/07/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Brexit – mapping the issues for business and government

01/09/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Richard Heaton, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice

06/09/2016 08:15 Round Table Talent Directors Roundtable: Maximising Potential

06/09/2016 18:30 Evening Briefing Government Affairs Dinner hosted by Kings College London

08/09/2016 10:00 Workshop Productivity Series: Addressing the Productivity Challenge – A practical workshop

15/09/2016 08:00 Round Table Communications Directors: Alison Jeremy, Communications Director and Tessa Herbert, Head of Marketing, NSPCC

15/09/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Sir Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office

21/09/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing , Second Permanent Secretary, Head of UK Governance Group,

27/09/2016 09:00 Visit TfL East London River Crossings

03/10/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

04/10/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Detective Superintendent Alan Gooden, Deputy National Coordinator for Economic Crime, City of London Police

06/10/2016 17:15 Evening Briefing Meet the Author - In Conversation with Stephen Frost, Inclusive Talent Management

11/10/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Stephen Haddrill, Chief Executive, Financial Reporting Council

12/10/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing View from the Board: Building and Maintaining a Positive Culture- Mark Austen, Chairman LV=

13/10/2016 18:00 Evening Briefing Graduates & High Potentials Network: Personal Branding

17/10/2016 09:00 Workshop The Effects of Brexit on UK Public Procurement Legislation

18/10/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Mark Carne, CEO, Network Rail

19/10/2016 18:00 Evening Briefing Annual Interview with Sir Jeremy Heywood and Carolyn Fairbairn

20/10/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Lynne Owens, Director-General, National Crime Agency

27/10/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Dr Nicola Millard, Head of Customer Insight & Futures, BT Global Services Innovation Team

01/11/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing John Alty, Director General, Trade Policy, Department for International Trade

03/11/2016 08:30 Conference WIG's Diversity & Inclusion Conference 2016

08/11/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Gary Gibbon, Political Editor, Channel 4 News

09/11/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Andrew Haines, Chief Executive, Civil Aviation Authority

10/11/2016 08:00 Round Table Communications Directors Round Table: Peter Timberlake, Head of Communications, Financial Reporting Council

15/11/2016 08:15 Round Table Talent Directors Roundtable: Best Practice Early Career Development Programmes

17/11/2016 12:30 Round Table Heads of Brexit Roundtable

22/11/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Collaborating effectively with Industry and Government - The King's perspective

23/11/2016 18:00 Evening Briefing Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport

24/11/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Jim O'Sullivan, Chief Executive, Highways England

24/11/2016 18:30 Evening Briefing Brexit: Implications for Government and Business Dinner

30/11/2016 09:00 Workshop WIG/ UKRN Regulatory Network Workshop: Regulatory Enforcement

30/11/2016 09:00 Workings of Whitehall Workings of Whitehall

01/12/2016 18:00 Evening Briefing Graduates & High Potentials Network: Emotional Intelligence

05/12/2016 12:00 Networking Annual Women's Networking Lunch 2016

08/12/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing Sarah Healey, Director General, Department for Exiting the European Union Ambassadors

12/12/2016 12:30 Round Table Series: Mark Kent, British Ambassador to Argentina

13/12/2016 08:00 Breakfast Briefing , Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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