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  • Festival of Economics

    Lotanna Emediegwu

    Emediegwu holds a PhD in environmental and resource economics from the University of Manchester. Before then he gained a first class degree from the University of Benin where he graduated as the best student in the Faculty of Social Sciences, winning awards, including the Vice-Chancellor’s award for academic excellence. Thereafter, he was retained as a […]

  • Festival of Economics

    Christine Farquharson

    Her work focuses on understanding what factors shape children’s education and health; the inequalities between different groups; and how policy can help close these gaps and support children and young people to reach their full potential. Farquharson leads IFS’s work on the spending and design of the early years system and is a regular commentator […]

  • Vivienne Faull

    Faull became the first woman to lead a Church of England Cathedral as Provost and then Dean of Leicester in 2000. In that role, she was incumbent of St Martin, Leicester, a city centre parish with significant diversity and areas of deprivation. In 2012, she was appointed Dean of York. In 2009 she was elected […]

  • Colin Ward

    Alice Ferguson

    Ferguson and her neighbour, Amy Rose, developed the temporary play street model on their own street in 2009. Playing Out CIC grew out of that idea and action, responding to interest from other parents, residents, experts and organisations. She continued to co-lead the organisation until 2023. Now, as an Associate, she focuses on projects, development, […]

  • Festival of Economics

    Rosie Fogden

    Fogden joined CPP in 2019 as a Senior Research Analyst and now manages their research programme. She has written on the importance of long-term investment in public services and the role of business in making our economy more inclusive, including through good jobs. Before CPP, Fogden worked as a Senior Economist in the Cabinet Office, […]

  • Sharon Foster

    Foster’s extensive experience in trade unionism has empowered her to play a vital role in promoting the voices of marginalised members. She fearlessly champions the rights of women and Black members at local, regional, and national levels, ensuring their perspectives are heard and valued.

  • Festival of the Future City

    Kate Foster

    Kate has been working in fundraising and marketing for over 30 years now, having started her career in sponsorship at the Scottish Ballet and since then worked in marketing and fundraising in a variety of sectors. Most recently, Kate and the RWA team have raised over £4.6m for the RWA’s Light & Inspiration capital project.  […]

  • Peter Foster

    He joined the FT in April 2020 from the Telegraph Media Group where he had held the position of Europe editor since 2015, focusing on the Brexit negotiations. He was previously based in New Delhi (2004-2008) and Beijing (2008-2012) and Washington DC (2012-2015). What Went Wrong with Brexit – and what we can do about […]

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