30 April 2025

Andrew Bowie MP came to our King’s Cross offices this week for our latest energy and infrastructure roundtable series.

REMA, grid reform, the Iberian Peninsula and CP30 were just a handful of topics discussed in a busy week for the industry.

Thanks to Andrew for coming and his team for helping to organise the event.

Our next private roundtable is with Mike Reader MP focused on Labour’s plans for infrastructure.

If you are interested in attending, please get in touch directly with Tom Wilkins.

24 April 2025

We were pleased to welcome Gregor Poynton MP for a lunchtime roundtable at our Kings Cross offices. Gregor spoke to our guests about his role as a Business Champion for the Labour Government, and his work on the Business and Trade Select Committee.

There were lots of great questions and insights, touching on industrial strategy, UK-EU relations, breaking down siloes in government, the impact of tariffs, the skills agenda and much more.

Thanks to Gregor and all who attended.

If you’d like to be invited to future roundtables, do get in touch: ukpublicaffairs@h-advisors.global

20 May 2025

We are delighted to host an in-conversation event with

Baroness Thangam Debbonaire of De Beauvoir Town

The former Labour MP and Shadow Culture Secretary, who was introduced to the House of Lords in March 2025, will be speaking with H/Advisors Cicero’s Rhoda Macdonald about where the technology and AI landscape is heading, as well as discussing the future of the arts and creative industries, and what this all means for the wider business and commercial world.

There will be an Q&A and a buffet lunch will be available.

Date: Tuesday 20th May 2025

For more information and to book your place please contact ukpublicaffairs@h-advisors.global

In mid-November, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves will make her first Mansion House speech, outlining her “vision for the financial services sector”.

We invite you to join us for a webinar and quick Q&A the following day to hear our analysis of the speech and what it means for financial services businesses, with reactions from Iain Anderson, Executive Chairman and Dave Eaton, Associate Partner and Head of Financial Services Policy.

Date: Friday 15th November

Time: 9.30am – 10am

Zoom: Register via this link

In this short virtual session we will share their reactions to Rachel Reeves’ speech and answer questions from the audience.

The webinar will be chaired by Mairi Maclennan.

We were pleased to host The Telegraph’s Employment Editor Lucy Burton in November. She joined us in conversation with Adam Taylor to discuss how the team and desk works, how to pitch relevant stories and her own observations on business journalism and working with the PR industry.

For more information please get in touch with adam.f.taylor@h-advisors.global.

On Thursday 31 October at 8.30am we will be hosting a live webinar discussion and Q&A to reflect on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget with guest speakers confirmed so far:

• Baron Nick Macpherson of Earl’s Court (Crossbench Peer and Permanent Secretary to the Treasury 2005-2016)
• Jim Pickard (Deputy Political Editor, Financial Times)
• Sonia Khan (Partner, H/Advisors Cicero and former Treasury Special Advisor)

Chaired by Rhoda Macdonald (H/Advisors Cicero Senior Counsel).

We will hear analysis of the Budget the day before and what it might mean for business and the new Labour Government going forward.

To book your place on our webinar, please go to our Zoom registration page here.