Brand Finance's Global Soft Power Summit 2023 | The Brand Finance Group | 1 March 2023 | Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE, UK

We invite you to join us to officially inaugurate the next iteration of the Global Soft Power Index, and to explore and debate the role of soft power in international relations.

2023 Speakers

The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Dmytro Kuleba
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Fredrik Reinfeldt
Former Prime Minister of Sweden

Mishal Husain
Panel Moderator, Broadcaster, BBC News

Nuseir Yassin
Founder and CEO, Nas Company and Nas Studios

Deborah Bonetti
Director of the Foreign Press Association in London and the UK Correspondent, Il Giorno

His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Minister in Charge of Talent Attraction and Retention, United Arab Emirates Ministry of Economy

Andrew Neil
Publisher, Editor, Broadcaster and Columnist

Professor Megan Davis
Pro Vice-Chancellor Society, University of New South Wales.

Peggy Liu
Chairperson, Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy (JUCCCE)

David Haigh
Chairman and CEO, Brand Finance

Robert Haigh
Strategy & Sustainability Director, Brand Finance

Latika Bourke
Journalist, Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Haigh
Group Managing Director, Brand Finance

Tetyana Filevska
Creative Director, Ukrainian Institute, Ukraine’s Cultural Diplomacy Organisation

Konrad Jagodzinski
Place Branding Director, Brand Finance

Hugo Hensley
Head of Sports Services, Brand Finance

Helen Brocklebank
CEO, Walpole

Jack Sim
Founder, World Toilet Organization

Veetika Deoras
Vice President – Brands and Marketing, Indian Hotels Company

David Mitchell
Director, F1 Expert

The Rt Hon Lord Ed Vaizey
Member of the House of Lords

Samantha Adams
VP, Advertising Sales, Western Europe, BBC Studios

Saskia Tidey
Olympic Sailor

Alessio Nesi
Creative Director, BBC Studios

Claire de Braekeleer
Regional Arts Director, British Council

Martin Green
Managing Director of Eurovision Song Contest 2023, BBC

Chrystal Dare
Special Counsel, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Harold Thomas
Aboriginal Australian Artist and Former Activist

Giannina Warren
Senior Lecturer, Middlesex University

David Magliano
Director of Marketing, London 2012 Olympic Bid & Director of Commercial and Marketing, England 2018 FIFA World Cup Bid

Stephanie Hilborne
Chief Executive, Women in Sport

2023 Sponsors and Partners

MEDIA PARTNER:
• BBC Studios

HOTEL PARTNER:
• Indian Hotels Company Limited