Westminster Forum will hold a lunch meeting with Martin Donnelly, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Business, Innovation, Skills. The event will be hosted by Instinctif Partners.
About Martin Donnelly
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Martin Donnelly is the Permanent Secretary for the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills. He was appointed in October 2010. Martin has extensive economic and international experience, he:
- joined the FCO Board in 2004 as Director General, Europe and Globalisation, where he was G8 foreign affairs sherpa
- was the Deputy Head of the Cabinet Office European Secretariat, leading work on European economic reform for the government between 1998 and 2003
- has been a member of the personal staff of Leon Brittan, then European Commission Vice President, and been on secondment to the French Finance Ministry
Martin has worked on policy across Whitehall. He was Policy Director of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate at the Home Office and led the Treasury team controlling defence spending and managing European monetary issues. He also served as Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
About Westminster Forum
Founded in 1976, we are an independent, non-partisan and not-for-profit organisation to promote dialogue between the worlds of business and politics. We are not lobbyists. Our funding comes entirely from corporate subscriptions and sponsorship. Westminster Forum has established a reputation for the quality, prominence and accessibility of our speakers, drawn mainly from the world of politics, administration and business.
The forums are usually held over breakfast or lunch at a City or central London location and are hosted by one of our corporate members. We also hold occasional small dinners with a guest speaker. We follow the Chatham House rule.