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IoD Interview – Alastair King interviews The Rt. Hon. Kwasi Kwarteng MP

19 May, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

IoD Interview – Alastair King interviews The Rt. Hon. Kwasi Kwarteng MP

 

On Wednesday 19th May at 1800hrs please join Alastair King as he interviews The Rt. Hon. Kwasi Kwarteng MP  – The Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

This is part of Alastair’s Leadership Masterclass series of interviews that he presents for the Institute of Directors (IoD).

The Right Hon. Kwasi Kwarteng MP:

  • MP for Spelthorne, Surrey since 2010
  • Appointed as The Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in January 2021
  • Kwasi was previously Minister of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Author of several titles including – ‘Thatcher’s Trial: Six Months that Defined a Leader’ (2015) & ‘Ghosts of Empire: Britain’s Legacies in the Modern World’ (2012)
  • Before becoming an MP, Kwasi worked as a columnist for The Daily Telegraph and was also an analyst for JPMorgan Chase.

Alastair will ask the Secretary of State about the following:

  • his views on the progress of Brexit – in particular in relation to exports and trade disruption
  • the prospects for a free trade agreement with the EU involving financial services within this parliament?
  • does the UK need an Industrial Strategy?
  • his views on the current national mood, leadership at this tough time and managing in times of adversity
  • how his academic studies in History (& Classics) have shaped his career as both Politician & acclaimed author

This event is kindly sponsored by Rathbone Brothers Plc 

Please email Alastair King privately if you would like him to ask a particular question. 

To join this interview live, please register now below. This registration will give you your unique access code.

Details

Date:
19 May, 2021
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Website:
https://www.iod.com/events-community/events/event-details/eventdateid/31353

Venue

Online

Organiser

Institute of Directors
Email:
london@iod.com
Website:
https://www.iod.com/
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