T H U R S D A Y   23  MAY  2019   8:30AM - 10:30AM

BARONESS MANNINGHAM-BULLER

Head of MI5 2002-2007

Eliza Manningham-Buller headed Britain’s Security Service (MI5) from 2002 to 2007, leading the organisation though substantial change in the wake of 9/11 and the threat from Al-Qaeda. During her time at the helm MI5 doubled in size, opened eight new offices and altered its approach to the professional development of staff with the establishment of a training academy.
 
Earlier in her career, Eliza led the Service’s investigation into the Lockerbie bombing. She served in Washington during the first Gulf war, returning to establish MI5’s intelligence effort against the Provisional IRA in mainland Britain. She joined the board and assumed lead responsibility for work on Irish terrorism, surveillance, technical collection, finance and IT before becoming Deputy Director General in charge of intelligence operations.
 
In presentations Eliza draws on her experience in the most demanding of environments to stress the need for leaders in any walk of life to engage in frank dialogue and invite criticism: “Do not try to be something you’re not, take responsibility for your team and remember that praising people takes seconds and can make an enormous difference. And don’t forget that humour can be found even in the most awful situations.”
 
Eliza Manningham-Buller is an active cross-bench Peer and the Chair of the Wellcome Trust, the world’s second largest non-governmental provider (behind the Gates Foundation) of funds for scientific research.

PAUL KLIMOWICZ

Tax and Mobility Partner at Deloitte

Paul is a Partner in Deloitte’s Global Employer Services (GES) practice specialising in mobility and reward issues within the Financial Services sector and leads Deloitte’s Business Travel Advantage team in the UK.  Paul is experienced in advising clients in a wide range of global mobility issues, including: assignment policy design, senior executive tax services, global tax compliance risk management including new market risk management, business traveller policy design/ implementation and equity based compensation reporting for mobile employees. 
 

MATTHEW HARDING

Director, Tapis Risk Intelligence

Matthew brings extensive international experience in the risk, crisis and intelligence environment to the panel. He specialises in risks associated with travelling or dispersed people and assets and operations across complex, low-infrastructure or hostile environments. Matthew has led numerous risk companies and acted as a special advisor to the Foreign Common Wealth Office