Looking at the UK's departure from the European Union, and it's impact on trade, international affairs and defence
The United Kingdom is breaking new ground as the first major member state to exit the European Union- the destination of nearly half our exports. As the UK work out a negotiated exit from the EU, the UK government is also devising an independent trade policy, within the context of changing global trade relationships. This new trade policy will need to secure the flow of not just goods, but increasingly of services and data into and out of key markets. Beyond trade, the UK is at a juncture where the opportunity has opened to redefine how we will operate at the international level as an independent state in terms of diplomacy and the exercise of soft power.
The WIG events series will facilitate communication and collaboration across public, private and not-for-profit sectors throughout the Brexit process to help achieve the best possible outcome for the UK’s departure and build an ambitious future relationship with the EU. WIG will establish an environment to discuss the UK government’s new independent trade policy, along with supporting cross-sector dialogue around the role of an independent UK as a positive actor on the world stage. The main topics covered include:
Audio
13 July 2013
Brexit & International
Listen to a talk by Barbara Woodward CMG, OBE, when she was Director General, Economic & Consular at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, on 'Building British Relationships with Emerging Powers'.
Document (pdf)
30 May 2014
Brexit & International
Download the slides from a breakfast briefing in 2014 with Giles Smith, Deputy Director - Cyber Security and Resilience, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Robert Coles, Chief Information Security Officer, GlaxoSmithKline.
Document (pdf)
18 November 2014
Brexit & International
Download slides on how business can take advantage of commercial opportunities in China’s regional cities and a wider update on the current state of play of the bilateral China-Britain relationship.
Document (pdf)
22 February 2015
Brexit & International
Download the slides from a talk by David Hallam, the UK Envoy on Post-2015 Development Goals at DFID, about the post-2015 development agenda and what role the private sector can play in supporting new goals and reaching the new targets.
Document (pdf)
28 May 2015
Environment & Climate Change
Brexit & International
Download the slides from a briefing by James Close, Director in the World Bank Climate Change Group on preparations in the run up to the UN Climate Change Conference COP21.
Document (pdf)
03 June 2015
Brexit & International
A Foreign & Commnwealth infographic mapping the rise of targeted sanctions, taken from a WIG workshop in 2015 exploring the purpose of sanctions as a foreign policy tool, their impact and effectiveness, and how industry complies with them and can contribute to making them smarter.
Audio
20 May 2016
Society
Infrastructure
Brexit & International
Listen to a podcast by Sir Charlie Mayfield, Chairman at John Lewis Partnership & Nigel Whitehead, Group Managing Director at BAE Systems.
Webpage
28 October 2016
Brexit & International
Addleshaw Goddard's shares Brexit related articles in their Brexit Box
Audio
02 November 2016
Brexit & International
Document (pdf)
02 November 2016
Brexit & International
Webpage
17 November 2016
Brexit & International
The London Assembly Economy Committee has published a short report on the impact of Brexit on London’s financial and professional services sector.
Webpage
18 November 2016
Brexit & International
A link to the House of Lord Brexit round-up
Document (pdf)
21 December 2016
Brexit & International
Technology & Digital
Webpage
17 January 2017
Brexit & International
Webpage
02 February 2017
Brexit & International
Download a whitepaper written by KPMG outlining ideas on Brexit and trade.
Webpage
22 February 2017
Brexit & International
Watch Jacqueline Minor's full speech at WIG's breakfast briefing on 22 February 2017
Document (pdf)
09 March 2017
Society
Brexit & International
Webpage
28 March 2017
Brexit & International
Read Parliament’s analysis of how leaving the EU will affect different policy areas in the UK
Webpage
28 March 2017
Brexit & International
A London First and PwC collaborative report
