In Conversation with Arun Advani

The Department of Economics is delighted to be hosting our annual Economics Alumni event at the Shard, London, with Arun Advani. Join us for an evening of topical conversation followed by an opportunity to engage with Arun and your fellow Alumni at a drinks reception after the event.

Andy will be discussing the following:

• Fiscal policy
• Advising political parties

Date: Monday 14 October
Time: 6.30-8.30pm (UK Time)
Location: The Shard, London

Speaker

Arun Advani - Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Andrew Haldane is the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). He was formerly Chief Economist at the Bank of England and a member of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee. Among other positions, he is Honorary Professor at the Universities of Nottingham and Manchester, Visiting Professor at King’s College, London, a Visiting Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford and a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Academy of Social Sciences. He has authored around 200 articles and 4 books. Andrew is Founder and President of the charity Pro Bono Economics, Vice-Chair of the charity National Numeracy, Co-Chair of the City of London Task-Force on Social Mobility and Chair of the National Numeracy Leadership Council. Andrew was the Permanent Secretary for Levelling Up at the Cabinet Office from September 2021 to March 2022, and as of June 2022, chairs the Levelling Up Advisory Council.

Chair

Ben Chu - Journalist

Ben Chu is Economics Editor of Newsnight, the BBC's flagship news and current affairs programme broadcast on weekdays on BBC TWO. He is also the author of "Chinese Whispers: Why Everything You’ve Heard About China is Wrong" .

Registration

This event is for Warwick Alumni and Economics staff only.

Registration for the event is essential. The Shard is limited to 100 attendees. Registration will close at 12pm noon (UK Time) on Thursday 10 October.

You will receive an email with further details closer to the event date.

Register