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Douglas McWilliams
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Douglas McWilliams is an accomplished keynote speaker. Douglas is Founder and CEO of The Centre for Economics and Business Research, and one of Europe’s top economists. In 1992 he set up and now runs one of the Britain’s leading commercial economics think tanks. He is a well-known public speaker of many years’ standing and is greatly in demand for speaking engagements and media appearances.
The Centre for Economics and Business Research
Douglas McWilliams has a unique talent for being able to put across complex economic facts and forecasts in terms that can be understood by non-specialists. His great sense of humour can be detected in his speeches, which are interesting as well as informative. His presentations are clear, concise, well argued and supported by clear visual material.
Doulgas McWilliams - Television & Media
Douglas McWilliams’s face is a familiar one to viewers of current affairs and business television programmes such as “Newsnight” and “Business Breakfast” while his voice is heard frequently on the BBC and other radio programmes.
Economic Adviser
Douglas McWilliams is a member of the Council of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He is also Economic Adviser to two organisations, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and NCL Investments, and is Visiting Professor at Kingston University Business School.
Douglas is widely respected for his understanding of the implications of economic trends on business decisions and the ease at which he explains complex economic facts. He is an acknowledged expert on the economy of the City of London, as well as the impact on the international economy of developments in China.
Earlier Career
Douglas served as IBM UK Chief Economist before being appointed Chief Economic Adviser to the CBI. Before this he was Chairman of the Economics Forecasting Group of UNICE, the European federation of employer organisations.
Douglas McWilliams as Keynote Speaker
Douglas McWilliams has given keynote speeches to a wide range of audiences, from seminars for packaging to seminars for property, from insurance to information technology, from catering to construction and including a whole host of diverse interests.
Douglas's clients include Siemens, Vodafone, Oracle, Transport for London, Canary Wharf Group, and The Crown Estate, and he has also spoken for the Economic and Social Research Council. He has given formal evidence to Select Committees of both Houses of Parliament, and advises senior politicians on both sides of the house.
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Innovation is the Key to Surviving the Economic Crisis says Sahar Hashemi
18th December 2008Sahar Hashemi believes that during an economic downturn, innovation is the single most important condition for turning the crisis into an opportunity. Sahar, one of the founders of Coffee Republic, believes that in challenging economic times companies have a greater need than ever to innovate and behave entrepreneurially.
18th December 2008Sahar Hashemi believes that during an economic downturn, innovation is the single most important condition for turning the crisis into an opportunity. Sahar, one of the founders of Coffee Republic, believes that in challenging economic times companies have a greater need than ever to innovate and behave entrepreneurially.
Professor of Economics at Indiano University, Elinor Ostrom is the first woman ever to win the Nobel Prize for Economics
13th October 2009Since its inception in 1968, 62 men have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Economics. Elinor Ostrom, Professor of Economics at Indiana University has a reputation for challenging conventional wisdom and is the first woman ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize for Economics
13th October 2009Since its inception in 1968, 62 men have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Economics. Elinor Ostrom, Professor of Economics at Indiana University has a reputation for challenging conventional wisdom and is the first woman ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize for Economics
Global Leaders Prepare for Washington Summit
13th November 2008The Group-of-20 leaders, representing the world's major industrialized nations and large developing countries, will meet in Washington this weekend to discuss measures to restore global financial stability.
13th November 2008The Group-of-20 leaders, representing the world's major industrialized nations and large developing countries, will meet in Washington this weekend to discuss measures to restore global financial stability.
Mary Portas is Renovating Retail – Hold on to your hats!
22nd June 2010Mary Portas strode through the door last night proclaiming “Don’t think I’m coming in here with a wand or stick of celery” as the eyes of the staff widened with concern. This wasn’t a theatre performance, but the start of last night’s episode of Mary Queen of Shops on BBC2, the second episode of the series where retail consultant and shopper supreme Mary Portas sets out on a mission to improve ailing retail businesses.
22nd June 2010Mary Portas strode through the door last night proclaiming “Don’t think I’m coming in here with a wand or stick of celery” as the eyes of the staff widened with concern. This wasn’t a theatre performance, but the start of last night’s episode of Mary Queen of Shops on BBC2, the second episode of the series where retail consultant and shopper supreme Mary Portas sets out on a mission to improve ailing retail businesses.
Speakers Andrew Marr, Robert Skidelsky, Bob Ayling, Howard Davies, Mrs Moneypenny & others talk on economic & finance topics at Hay Literary Festival
9th May 2010The Hay Literary Festival covers numerous genres and there are some outstanding speakers who will be delivering talks on the subject of economics, finance and banking. Andrew Marr will deliver a talk entitled The Making of Modern Britain; Mrs Moneypenny, the FT cult columnist will give her take on the financial crisis, Howard Davis, Director of the LSE asks where next for the UK in the global economy and Robert Skidelsky suggests we look back to one of the greatest economists Keynes - to name but a few.
9th May 2010The Hay Literary Festival covers numerous genres and there are some outstanding speakers who will be delivering talks on the subject of economics, finance and banking. Andrew Marr will deliver a talk entitled The Making of Modern Britain; Mrs Moneypenny, the FT cult columnist will give her take on the financial crisis, Howard Davis, Director of the LSE asks where next for the UK in the global economy and Robert Skidelsky suggests we look back to one of the greatest economists Keynes - to name but a few.
Heavyweight keynote speakers are expected at the CBI Conference today including Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Dominique Strauss-Kahn & Stuart Rose to name but a few
23rd November 2009Heavyweight keynote speakers are expected to address the CBI conference in London today. Talking to the most influential and important of business audiences will be our political leaders Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg, business chiefs such as Sir Stuart Rose and Stephen Hester, as well as Lord Adair Turner, BBC Economics Editor Stephanie Flaunders and the CBI's Director-General Richard Lambert. Chairing the conference will be CBI's President, the recently appointed Helen Alexander, former chief executive at The Economist and the first woman in the role.
23rd November 2009Heavyweight keynote speakers are expected to address the CBI conference in London today. Talking to the most influential and important of business audiences will be our political leaders Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg, business chiefs such as Sir Stuart Rose and Stephen Hester, as well as Lord Adair Turner, BBC Economics Editor Stephanie Flaunders and the CBI's Director-General Richard Lambert. Chairing the conference will be CBI's President, the recently appointed Helen Alexander, former chief executive at The Economist and the first woman in the role.
Inaugral conference of the Institute for New Economic Thinking takes place at Kings College, Cambridge between the 8th and 11th April
8th April 2010The Institute for New Economic Thinking is an organization which has been founded by a multi-million dollar grant from George Soros .It supports creative thought and open discourse to advance reform in economic thinking and policy worldwide. The Institute's invitation-only inaugral conference takes place on 8-11th April at Kings College Cambridge. Over 150 academic, business and government policy thought leaders from around the world are expected.
8th April 2010The Institute for New Economic Thinking is an organization which has been founded by a multi-million dollar grant from George Soros .It supports creative thought and open discourse to advance reform in economic thinking and policy worldwide. The Institute's invitation-only inaugral conference takes place on 8-11th April at Kings College Cambridge. Over 150 academic, business and government policy thought leaders from around the world are expected.
Alistair Darling names ex-CBI chief Adair Turner to head City watchdog
3rd June 2008Alistair Darling, the chancellor, yesterday handed Lord (Adair) Turner the job of steering the City's watchdog through the post-Northern Rock era.
3rd June 2008Alistair Darling, the chancellor, yesterday handed Lord (Adair) Turner the job of steering the City's watchdog through the post-Northern Rock era.
Amid all the panic, there is some good news claims Hamish McRae
8th October 2008The numbers involved are well within the financial capacity of the modern state
8th October 2008The numbers involved are well within the financial capacity of the modern state
Economist and expert on economic growth, Paul Romer, proposed a strategy of building 'charter cities' for future Third World prosperity
2nd February 2010Last week at Davos at the World Economic Forum, economist and Senior Fellow at Stanford, proposed a strategy for Third World prosperity - charter cities - new cities in third world areas run in partnership with rich and poor countries
2nd February 2010Last week at Davos at the World Economic Forum, economist and Senior Fellow at Stanford, proposed a strategy for Third World prosperity - charter cities - new cities in third world areas run in partnership with rich and poor countries
Douglas McWilliams Reviews
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3rd September 2010
Record-breaking round the world yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur has launched a new foundation that will aim to find long-term solutions for a sustainable economy. It will bring together young people in education and business innovation to "re-think" the entire way we run our economies.
