Roundtable on Building a Cross-Sector Approach to Policy-Making Skills
With Amanda Brooks CBE, Director General, Trade Negotiations, DIT. This event is intended specifically for Head of Public Affairs, Policy Directors and equivalent roles, attendance is by invitation.
Please note attendee numbers at roundtables are strictly limited to ensure everyone is able to contribute to the conversation. Invitees are carefully selected in line with The Whitehall & Industry Group's charitable purpose, to bring a range of views and perspectivesÂ
WIG is delighted to convene this roundtable with the Policy Profession Unit. The session will offer an opportunity for peers across the sectors to share insights on the skills and knowledge policy leaders need to be successful across a wide variety of organisations, and to discuss the future development of a level 6 policy apprenticeship.
Amanda Brooks became Director General for Trade Negotiations at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in February 2023. From 1 June 2021 she was Director General for Trade Negotiations at the Department for International Trade (DIT). She joined DIT in August 2016.
Amanda’s previous responsibilities include:
- leading the US negotiations
- bilateral trade relationships
- multilateral fora on:
- trade
- trade remedies and disputes
- export controls
She is the cross-government senior responsible owner (SRO) for policy learning and skills and head of the DBT Policy Profession.
Prior to joining DIT, Amanda spent much of her career in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). She worked on domestic and international economic policy.
Amanda has also served overseas as the Deputy High Commissioner and Director of Trade and Investment in Singapore.