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Impartiality Seminar on Economics Reporting - Attendees Lord Patten Chairman, BBC Trust Diane Coyle Vice-Chairman, BBC Trust Alison Hastings Trustee, BBC Trust Richard Ayre Trustee, BBC Trust Anthony Fry Trustee, BBC Trust David Liddiment Trustee, BBC Trust Suzanna Taverne Trustee, BBC Trust Nicholas Kroll Director, BBC Trust Fran O'Brien Head of Editorial Standards, BBC Trust Helen Boaden Director, BBC News Philip Abrams Senior Advisor, Editorial Policy Stephen Mitchell Deputy Director, News Group Mary Hockaday Head of Newsroom James Stephenson Editor, 6 & 10 O'Clock News Jon Zilkha Head of Economics & Business Unit Evan Davis Today Programme presenter Stephanie Flanders Economics Editor Robert Peston Business Editor Douglas Fraser Business and Economics Editor, BBC Scotland Jim Fitzpatrick Business and Economics Editor, BBC Northern Ireland Mark O'Callaghan Head of News & Current Affairs, BBC Wales Stephen Mawhinney Head of Programmes, Radio 5 Live Sam Taylor Head of Editorial Development, BBC News Sir Alan Budd Economist Marian Bell Consultant Economist Colette Bowe Chairman, Ofcom Wendy Carlin Professor of Economics, University College London Robert Chote Chairman, Office for Budget Responsibility Anna Leach Head of Economic Analysis, CBI Jonathan Portes Director, National Institute for Economic & Social Research Elliot Ball HM Treasury, Head of Macro Briefing and Policy Co-Ordination Chris Giles Economics editor, the FT Ed Conway Economics editor, Sky News Faisal Islam Economics editor, Channel 4 Rob Holdsworth Senior Media Officer, TUC Dame Patricia Hodgson Board member, Ofcom Lord Blackwell Board member, Ofcom Sir Geoffrey Owen Senior fellow, LSE Ruth Porter Institute of Economic Affairs .

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