Industrial & Logistics Conference

Bruce Daisley is one of the UK's most influential voices on fixing work, recognised as one of the world's top 10 voices on the future of work by LinkedIn.  Previously he spent over a decade running Twitter and YouTube (the latter at Google) for Europe, leaving Twitter as its most senior leader outside of the US. Bruce runs the Apple number 1 Business Chart topping podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat on work culture.

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One of the most recognisable faces in world rugby, Joe Marler is a two-time Premiership champion with more than 75 England caps. Joe appeared on the first series of Celebrity Traitors, where his humour and loyalty as a ‘Faithful’ made him a standout favourite. Joe also has a successful podcast ‘Joe Marler’s Things People Do’. Together, Joe and his co-host, Tom Fordyce, meet ordinary people doing extraordinary things. In 2020 Joe published his debut book, ‘Loose Head, Confessions of an (un)professional rugby player’. He is a passionate mental health advocate and ambassador for CALM. In 2021 Joe teamed up with Sky Sports to launch Big Boys Don’t Cry, a sensitive and uplifting documentary which followed Joe as he travelled across the UK to learn how others manage their wellbeing.

Rt Hon Dame Penny Mordaunt was a Parliamentarian for 14 years, holding nine ministerial roles, four in Cabinet, including Secretary of State for Defence, Secretary of State for International Development, Minister for Trade, Minister for the Armed Forces, and Local Government Minister.  She was the UK’s first cross-government defensive cyber lead, rebuilt the UK’s civil contingencies, and was UK Governor at the World Bank. She came to the public’s attention as Leader of the Commons and Lord President of the Council, presiding over the Accession Council following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and at the coronation of King Charles III.  She now works in defence, development, investment and philanthropy including Chairing the Coalition for Global Prosperity.

David Rennie is Geopolitics Editor of The Economist, author of The Telegram column and presenter of the Inside Geopolitics TV show on www.economist.com. He joined The Economist in 2007. From 2007-10 he was the EU correspondent and “Charlemagne” columnist, based in Brussels. From 2010-12 he was British political editor and “Bagehot” columnist, in London. In the summer of 2012 he moved to Washington DC. He was “Lexington” columnist 2012-17, and Washington bureau chief 2013-18. From 2018-24 he was Beijing bureau chief and “Chaguan” columnist. Previously, he was on the foreign staff of the Daily Telegraph, with postings in Sydney, Beijing, Washington DC and Brussels. He won the 2010 UACES/Thomson Reuters “Reporting Europe” award. The Asia Society awarded the 2023 Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia to David Rennie and Sue-Lin Wong for their coverage of China.

Dr Sally Uren is Executive Director and Chief Acceleration Officer of Forum for the Future. Sally works with organisations ambitious for change, including global businesses such as Aviva and The Boots Group. Sally is currently involved in projects including the Climate and Health Coalition, which is galvanizing private sector action to tackle the human health impacts of the climate crisis; Growing our Future, a programme designed to scale regenerative agriculture in the US. Sally is also a Trustee of the Galapagos Conservation Trust as well as an independent Non-Executive Director for the Duke of Sussex’s Travalyst sustainable travel initiative.