Past events

The Seventh Sir Michael Quinlan Memorial Lecture

The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH, gave the 7th Sir Michael Quinlan lecture on the topic of ‘Comprise or Confrontation.’

Royal Bank of Scotland & The Financial Crisis: Ten Years On

The thirty-first event of The Strand Group took place on Wednesday the 12th of September. Royal Bank of Scotland chairman, Sir Howard Davies discussed: ‘Royal Bank of Scotland & The Financial Crisis : Ten Years On’

Launch of ‘Half In, Half Out – Prime Ministers on Europe’

The thirtieth event of King’s College London’s Strand Group took place at King’s College London on Monday 25th June.

Ed Balls, Peter Sands & Mehek Sethi: ‘On The Rebound: prospects for a UK-US Free Trade Agreement’

The twenty-ninth event of King’s College London’s Strand Group took place at Bush House on Wednesday 16th May.

Legends of Whitehall – Sir Michael Quinlan

The twenty-eighth event of King’s College London’s Strand Group  took place in the Ministry of Defence on the 17th of April.

Stephen Lovegrove: ‘Future Challenges for the Ministry of Defence’

Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defence, addressed the 27th meeting of King’s College London’s Strand Group on Tuesday 20th March 2018

Ed Balls and Peter Sands: ‘Time for Clarity: The Views of British Business on The Path to Brexit’

The twenty-sixth event of King’s College London’s Strand Group took place at Bush House on Thursday 15th February 2018. King’s Visiting Professor Ed Balls and Peter Sands launched their Harvard working paper, titled, ‘Time for Clarity: The Views of British Business on The Path to Brexit’

Sir Dave Ramsden: ‘Monetary Policy from End to End: Define, Decide, Deliver’

Sir Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England and King’s Visiting Professor, gave a lecture entitled ‘Monetary Policy from End to End: Define, Decide, Deliver’, marking the 25th event of the Strand Group. The event was held at Bush House, King’s College London

Lord Adonis: ‘Never forget – Rome fell: What London needs to do to remain the world’s greatest city’

On the evening of 14 November, Lord Adonis, Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission and King’s Visiting Professor, delivered his inaugural lecture as Visiting Professor at King’s to a packed Strand Group event at the Guildhall in the City of London