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Tortoise Business Roundtable

Join us for fortnightly roundtables to advance the responsible business agenda.


The Tortoise Business Roundtable is an invitation-only membership network where we get together with leaders in business, government and society to advance the responsible business agenda: how to meet the demands of growth and prosperity, people and planet.

Corporate membership includes:

  • A seat at our fortnightly breakfast roundtable speaker series for a representative from your organisation
  • Daily and Boardroom Sensemaker subscriptions for your organisation
  • Exclusive access to our award-winning series of podcasts and newsroom ThinkIns
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Previous speakers include:

Dame Emma Walmsley

Dame Emma Walmsley

CEO, GSK – on UK skills in science and technology
Dame Amelia Fawcett

Dame Amelia Fawcett

Lead Director, State Street; Chair, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – on biodiversity and natural capital, hosted by Zoological Society of London
Sir John Kingman

Sir John Kingman

Chair, Legal and General; Chair, Barclays Bank UK – on growth and the UK economy
Andy Haldane

Andy Haldane

CEO, The RSA; former Chief Economist at the Bank of England – on a UK growth agenda that champions innovation without adding to the Treasury bill
Rick Haythornthwaite

Rick Haythornthwaite

Chairman Designate, NatWest Group – on the UK banking sector, culture and competitiveness

Upcoming speakers:

Lord Adair Turner

Chair, Energy Transitions Commission – on the energy transition and international competition

Baroness Shriti Vadera

Chair, Prudential plc – on private finance for climate change

Lord Dominic Johnson of Lainston CBE

Minister for Investment and Regulatory Reform – on attracting foreign investment into the UK

Rupert Soames OBE

President, Confederation of British Industry – on challenges for British business’ culture, growth and productivity

Dame Sharon White

Chairman, John Lewis Partnership – on the future of UK retail

Debbie Weinstein

Vice President of Google and Managing Director of Google UK & Ireland – on AI, productivity and the future of the workforce

The Responsible Investment Forum 2023

The Responsible Energy Forum 2023 took place at Spencer House in central London, and was led by our Co-Chairs, Rt Hon Lord George Robertson, Chancellor of Dundee University and Former Secretary General Nato and Vicki Hollub, President and CEO, Occidental Petroleum.

This year’s Responsible Energy Forum will take place on Thursday 5th December. For further information please contact forums@tortoisemedia.com

The Responsible Energy Forum 2023

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Membership is an annual commitment and includes:

  • A seat at our fortnightly breakfast roundtable speaker series for a representative from your organisation, and guest passes, subject to availability
  • Subscription to our Tortoise Business Member notes, and Daily and Boardroom Sensemaker subscriptions for your organisation
  • Exclusive access to our journalism and award-winning series of podcasts, and our newsroom ThinkIns

To enquire about membership, please contact:

roundtables@tortoisemedia.com
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