Business Breakfast on the UK Political Landscape #2

12 March, 8:00am - 10:00am

Danske Bank, 75 King William Street, London EC4N 7BE

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Welcome to a Business Breakfast where the UK Political Landscape will be discussed.

As the UK gears up towards a General Election, this Business Breakfast series will be an opportunity for specialists to share their insights and consider the different scenarios likely. And a wider roundtable discussion to reflect on the impact those scenarios could have for businesses investing and operating within the UK market.

Let’s cut through the speculation and try and get our minds into the heads of the electorate as the political parties ramp up their ‘sales’ pitch!

About the Business Breakfast

The SCC’s Business Breakfasts bring together tailored and differently composed, intimate groups for interactive roundtable discussions and great speakers. The format is informal and under Chatham House Rule.

Booking information

Please register your interest to attend this event. Participant lists are curated with the theme of each Business Breakfast in mind, for all attendees to get the most out of the discussions. You will be notified if your seat has been confirmed. Payment will be made upon confirmation.

SCC member price: Free
YP member price: Free
Non-member price: £30

Terms & Conditions

Bookings are non-refundable, but at the discretion of the organiser, you can change the name of the person attending. For this, please contact events@scc.org.uk

Speakers

Jess Frost, Partner, Brunswick Group
Jess Frost is a Partner in the public affairs team at Brunswick in London. She is a highly experienced corporate affairs practitioner with extensive expertise across public affairs, crisis management and strategic communications. Over the last two decades, she has worked with some of the world’s biggest companies to help them navigate political and regulatory risks, and protect and build their licence to operate.

Stefan Gullgren, Ambassador of Sweden to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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.

Matt Maguire, Public Affairs Manager, IKEA UK & Ireland
Matt has been IKEA UK and Ireland’s Public Affairs Manager since 2017, using the time to build relationships and networks in line with IKEA’s priorities, particularly around the retail and business landscape, life at home, and people and planet. Prior to IKEA, Matt worked in policy and public affairs for 14 years across national and local government and the emergency services. IKEA was founded in Sweden more than 80 years ago with a vision to create a better everyday life for the many people.

Olly Wright, Executive Vice-President, Public at Savanta
Olly leads the Public Division of Savanta, with overall responsibility for all client research in central and local government, education, charities and sport, as well as the company’s political polling. A member of Savanta’s Executive Leadership Team, Olly oversees Savanta’s key client relationships across these sectors. He has 20 years' experience in research and prior to Savanta, he was Managing Director at leading communications and public policy agency ComRes.

Kirstine Kundby-Nielsen, Research Analyst, Danske Bank
Kirstine Kundby-Nielsen works as an analyst in the Research department at Danske Bank. She is among other things responsible for the Danske Bank Group’s coverage of the UK. This entails broad coverage of the UK economy, the Bank of England as well as more broadly FX and Rates markets. She is highly experienced in helping corporate and institutional clients navigate financial markets.

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