Forthcoming Events
An overview of events from the IIMR and selected partners over the next few months
IIMR & Growth Commission Joint Conference
'Mending Britain's broken economy'
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Monday March 23rd, 2026 |
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10.30am-5.30pm |
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University of Buckingham |
Join us for an event that will explore options for improving the British economy. Sessions to cover the following topics:
- Fiscal policy, taxation and spending
- Monetary policy and the central bank
- Supply side policy, market distortions and regulatory failure
- The UK's economic institutions
Speakers and panellists
- Dr Dave Brat – Senior Vice President for Business Engagement at Liberty University, Virginia, and a former U.S. Congressman
- Lord Burns – Former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury and Head of the Government Economic Service
- Professor Juan Castañeda – Director of The Vinson Centre at The University of Buckingham
- Professor Jill Cetina – Associate Director of the commercial banking programme and Executive Professor of Finance at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University
- Professor Tim Congdon – Founder and Chairman of the Institute of International Monetary Research
- Brandon Davies - former treasurer of Barclays Capital
- Simon Dolan – Entrepreneur and investor
- Professor Eric Kaufmann - Professor of Politics at the University of Buckingham and Director of the Centre for Heterodox Social Science
- Dr Andrew Lilico – Executive Director and Principal of Europe Economics
- Douglas McWilliams – Member of The Growth Commission and Founder of Cebr
- Shanker Singham – Chairman of The Growth Commission and CEO of Competere
- Ewen Stewart – Director of the Institute of International Monetary Research and a member of The Growth Commission
- Rt Hon Liz Truss – Former Prime Minister and a member of The Growth Commission’s International Advisory Board
- Further speakers to be announced
Entrance is free and includes a light lunch.