Stefan Gullgren became the Ambassador of Sweden to the UK in August 2023 having most recently served in Warsaw as Sweden’s Ambassador to Poland. Previously, Stefan has served as Sweden’s Ambassador in Kyiv, held various positions at Sweden’s embassy in Moscow as well as different roles within the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm.

Simon Lewis is one of the UK’s most experienced strategic communications advisers, with senior leadership experience across business, government and public life. He holds a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford and an MA in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

His career has included senior corporate affairs roles at NatWest Group, Centrica and Vodafone Group. From 1998 to 2000, he served as the late Queen’s first Communications Secretary at Buckingham Palace, leading strategic communications and public relations for the Monarchy and Royal Family.

In 2009, during the global financial crisis, Simon was appointed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown as Director of Communications and Official Spokesman at Number 10, overseeing all communications activity, including the Press Office. He later became the founding Chief Executive of AFME, the trade association representing the European investment banking industry.

Appointed OBE in 2015, Simon is now Vice Chair at FTI Consulting and founder of Lewis Advisors. He also chairs Young Enterprise and co-created the BBC Sounds podcast When It Hits the Fan.