We wish to thank everyone who attended the inaugural Future Resilience Forum, and to all our speakers and panelists. Together, we will meet the new world order head on – and build resilience through understanding and collaboration.
The 2023 Future Resilience Forum focused on the Global South. Our conference delegates and attendees heard from senior representatives from across the world about how we can forge a new relationship that underpins a resilient future in the face of strategic competition, climate change and emerging technologies
Heads of State and world leaders in business, politics, foreign policy, security and academia lead a day of engaging outcomes-focused sessions and networking opportunities.
The agenda for the event ran as follows:
9th October - Evening Reception
| 1800-1900 | Reception and Networking |
| 1900-2300 | Gala Dinner - Address: Resilience of the Global South and Why it Matters Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister, United Kingdom Macky Sall, President of Senegal |
10th October - Future Resilience Forum
| 0800-0900 | Breakfast |
| 0900-0910 | Welcome Fiona Hill, Founder, FRF |
| 0910-0930 | Scenesetter: Systemic Resilience and Critical Minerals Brian Menell, CEO, TechMet |
| 0930-1015 | Resilient Systems: Managing Critical Dependencies Louise Kingham, SVP Europe and Head of UK, bp Oluyemi Osinbajo, Former Vice President of Nigeria Narendra Taneja, Chairman, Independent Energy Policy Institute Brian Menell, CEO, TechMet Moderator: Alex Younger, Former Chief Secret Intelligence Service |
| 1015-1025 | Scenesetter: Democratic Resilience Abdul Latif Rashid, President of Iraq |
| 1025-1115 | Resilient Information Ecosystems Taro Kono, Minister of Digital Transformation, Japan Tim Davie, Director General, British Broadcasting Corporation Tim Robinson, Partner, Schillings Faisal Abbas, Editor in Chief, Arab News William Lewis, Founder, CEO and Publisher, The News Movement Moderator: Jackie Simmons, Editorial Lead, EMEA, Bloomberg |
| 1115-1145 | Fireside Chat: Resilience and Competition Rajah Nushirwan, Director General Malaysian National Security Council Moderator: William Hague, Former Foreign Secretary |
| 1145-1215 | Fireside Chat: Technology and Accountability Andriy Kostin, Prosecutor General for Ukraine Moderator: John Scarlett, Former Chief, Secret Intelligence Service |
| 1215-1320 | Lunch/Networking |
| 1320-1340 | Scenesetter: Resilient Technology Ylli Bajraktari, CEO, Special Competitive Studies Project |
| 1340-1430 | Resilient Technology, Middle Powers and the Great Power Tech Race Rajah Nushirwan, Director General Malaysian National Security Council Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky, NATO Innovation Fund Armen Sarkissian, Former President of Armenia Joe Wang, Special Competitive Studies Project Moderator: Anna Edwards, Bloomberg EMEA |
| 1430-1445 | Scenesetter: Resilient Foundations Rogerio Carvalho, Senator, Respresenting the Brazilian Federal Senate |
| 1445-1530 | Resilient Food and Health Systems Jean Yves Olivier, Chairman of the Brazzaville Foundation Katharina Hauck, Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics Geoff Simm, Director Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems Saida Muna Tasneem, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom Jane Burston, Founder and CEO, Clean Air Fund Moderator: George Richards, Director, Community Jameel |
| 1530-1600 | Coffee/Networking |
| 1600-1645 | Resilient Supply Chains and Infrastructure Nick Allan, CEO Control Risks Patrick Horgan, Director, Global Network, Rolls Royce Mauricio Gomez Villarino, Global Head, IDOM Moderator: Oliver Robbins, Haklyut & Co, former Senior Civil Servant |
| 1645-1730 | Resilient Political Covenant with the Global South Zalmay Khalilzad, SR for Peace and Reconciliation to Afghanistan Amama Mbabazi, Former Prime Minister of Uganda Rogerio Carvalho, Sentator, Representing the Brazilian Federal Senate Patrick Calvar, Former Head, French General Directorate for Internal Security Moderator: James Landale, Diplomatic Editor, BBC |
| 1730-1745 | Closing Address |
| 1745-1900 | Reception |