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, Permanent Secretary, 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 Scottish Government 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 Mark Sedwill, 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, Department for Transport 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 Philip Rycroft, Second Permanent Secretary, Head of UK Governance Group, Cabinet Office 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