Special Events
Editorial Intelligence aims to promote thought leadership through a special range of high end events which provoke ideas and media coverage.
Comment Conference
The Manufacturing Economy
The sixth in Editorial Intelligence’s Comment Conference series, The Manufacturing Economy examined the wealth of manufacturing industries in the UK; current and new models for manufacturing and the productivity benefits to investment in technological innovation and sustainable manufacturing. Engagement and skilling of young people into industry, design and the manufacturing sector as a whole was addressed as key to the future of the UK industry. Speakers across the day included:
Peter Luff, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology
Martin McCourt, former Chief Executive of Dyson
Lesley Batchelor, Director General of the Institute of Export (IOE)
The Manufacturing Economy was held in association with BAE Systems, Coca-Cola Enterprises, City A.M. and the Institute for Government.
Listen to podcasted sessions from The Manufacturing Economy
Names Not Numbers
Names Not Numbers is an international thought leadership symposium which brings together opinion formers in media, academia, politics, business, culture and technology. Described by historian Niall Ferguson as being like ‘Davos… with community singing’, Names Not Numbers is held annually on three continents in partnership with global brands and speakers.
Names Not Numbers was held in Portmeirion, Wales between the 9th & 11th March in 2012 and examined'What Lasts: Durability & Sustainability'.
Guests for 2012 included:Sir Simon Jenkins, Writer & Commentator; Julie Meyer, Founder & CEO, Ariadne Capital; Lord Martin Rees, Master, Trinity College Cambridge; Jon Snow, Newscaster, Channel 4 and Simon Walker, Director General, Institute of Directors
Names Not Numbers was held as a pop up event in New York in June 2011 and Mumbai in November 2011.
View highlights from Names Not Numbers 2012
Brand partners include BBC Global News, the Financial Times, Edelman, Jaguar Land Rover and Vodafone.
See www.namesnotnumbers.com for full details, to register interest in Names Not Numbers or our New York and Mumbai events, and to download the post-2011 symposium report.
Comment Awards
www.commentawards.com
The Comment Awards, now in their third year, celebrate comment in all its forms- both print and online from the Commentariat across both newspapers and the blogosphere.
The Comment Awards 2011 category judges included Louise Chunn, Editor, Psychologies Magazine; Luke Johnson, Chair, RSA and Chief Executive, Risk Capital Partners; Jon Sopel, Presenter, BBC Politics Show and Baroness Shriti Vadera. The judging panel will be chaired by Harvey Goldsmith CBE.
The winners of this year's Comment Awards have now been announced, click here to see the full list of 2011's winners and here to see 2010's winners.
The Comment Awards 2011 are held in association with Barclays and Jaguar Land Rover as well as a range of category sponsors.
For more information please visit www.commentawards.com
If you would like to discuss our special branded events please contact:
Emma Fisher, Managing Director
[email protected] / +44 (0)20 7759 1850