The Summit 2019

Yassmin is a Sudanese-Australian writer, broadcaster and social advocate. Trained as an engineer, she started as a broadcaster in Australia before moving to the UK where she is a regular contributor to the BBC.

Kamal is Editorial Director at the BBC, responsible for the BBC’s future editorial strategy. He joined the BBC at Business Editor, before becoming Economics Editor.

Samira is a broadcaster and writer who presents Front Row on BBC Radio 4, Newswatch for the BBC News Channel, and The Proms on BBC4.

Dame Inga is a businesswoman and the former CEO of Lloyd’s of London. She is currently a Board Director of London First and an adviser to NTT.

Rosie is a Crossbench member of the House of Lords, who works to combat hunger, food insecurity and climate change. She is the former Editor of The Independent and The Daily Express, and was the Mayor of London’s food adviser.

Daniel is the UK Executive Director of the Internet Association. He previously worked in corporate affairs for the operator of the UK National Lottery and media policy lobbying for Channel 4.

Tamsin is a climate scientist at King’s College London and a regular government advisor on issues of climate change and climate science.

Mathieu is a partner of GFBiochemicals, the leading global producer of levulinic acid and derivatives, and is a footballer who has played for Arsenal, AC Milan and France.

Sayeh is a Partner at EY, an award winning strategy and change consultant, a multi-lingual aeronautical engineer and a martial artist who believes in building a better working world.

Priya is a Venture Partner at Merian Ventures. Until 2016, she was British Consul General to San Francisco where she focused on transatlantic tech and entrepreneurship.

Frederike is a researcher, a 2019-2020 Mozilla Tech Policy fellow and a commentator on emerging technologies.

Veera is the Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Circulor, who support manufacturers to address the UN Sustainability Goals. In 2009, Veera was named Business Woman of the Year at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards.

Richard is Chief Technology & Innovation Officer for Veolia UK & Ireland and oversees innovation activities to create a sustainable future.

Pauline is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Previously, she was Minister of State (Security), the Prime Minister’s Special Representative to business for cyber security, the Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee, and Chair of QinetiQ Group.

Professor Faith Osier is President of the International Union of Immunological Societies and a 2018 TED Fellow. She is Visiting Professor of Malaria Immunology at Oxford University and holds the prestigious Sofja Kovalevskaja Award.

Pierre is an Innovation Design Engineer and the Co-CEO of Notpla, an edible packaging company acting on our addiction to plastic.

David is the Chair of the Huxley Summit Advisory Board and the Executive chair of the Resolution Foundation. He was formerly the Minister for Universities and Science.

Bryony is the Executive Director of Environmental Defense Fund Europe and is a Labour member of the House of Lords. She was the Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change and was lead author on the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008.