Previous speakers
We have welcomed many notable speakers and leaders in the past to present at our programmes from public services, private sector, academia, and the press. Click on any profile below to learn more.
Nicholas Williams OBE
CERIS-Diplomatic School of Brussels; former NATO head.
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Michael Shipster CMG OBE
British Diplomat; International Director (Rolls-Royce plc) (ret.)
Robert Baines
Director Canada-Turkey Business Council
Jonathan Shaw CB CBE
Commander of British Forces in Iraq (ret.)
The Hon. Jacek Czaputowicz
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland (2018-20)
Lord John Woodcock
British Trade Envoy, Member of House of Lords, Baron Walney
Charlotte Hallengren
NATO Director of Operations
Dr. Peter Berkowitz
Director of Policy Planning, US State Department (2019-21)
Prof. Tom Simpson
Director of MPP Degree, University of Oxford
Ambassador Piotr Wilczek
Ambassador Extraordinary of the Republic of Poland
Dr. Melanie Garson
Tony Blair Institute, University College London
Prof. Rana Mitter
ST Lee Chair US-Asia Relations Harvard Kennedy School
Arda Karakaya
Section Head of Plans, NATO Operations Division
David Hobbs
Secretary General Emeritus, NATO parliamentary Assembly
Colonel Piotr Gąstał
CEO Orlen Ochrona, Fmr. Commander GROM
Patrick Turner
NATO Senior Representative to Ukraine
Dr. Ewelina Ochab
International Lawyer; Forbes
Padraig Belton
Chairman of Westminster Studies Group (WSSG), BBC
Sir Anthony Brenton KCMG
Fmr. British Ambassador to Russia; Deputy in Washington
Dr. Jamie Shea
Deputy Assistant Secretary General, NATO (ret.)
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Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Professor, Yale University
Christian Davies
Financial Times correspondent; Seoul bureau chief
Jonathan Paris
Atlantic Council; The Chertoff Group; MBI Al Jaber Foundation
Prof. Alan Lee Williams OBE
Chairman, Sir William Beveridge Foundation; Atlantic Council UK
Col. Mark Radford, PhD
University of Oxford
Dr. Samuel Ramani
CEO Pangea Geopolitical Risk
Assoc. Fellow RUSI
Lt. Col. Luis Carvalho
European Union Military Training Group
Lars Gladhaug
Barrister and International Lawyer, Keating Chambers
John Moore
Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer, WJ Water
Jonathan Paris
Atlantic Council, Senior Advisor to the Chertoff Group
Prof. Alan Lee Williams OBE
Atlantic Council of the United Kingdom
Research presence
Our associated scholars and industry leaders have shared their expertise and research in various periodicals, newspapers and journals, including Foreign Affairs, The Telegraph, The Diplomat, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank, and the Middle East Institute think tank. Please reach out to our general inbox if you would like to speak with one of our affiliated experts in our global leadership network.
