The Politics of 2024
Our annual programme is an opportunity to review and debate the political and policy landscape with a mix of external commentators and our expert team. From geopolitical tension to turning-point elections, landmark regulation to technology-driven change, our public and private events, associated reports and expert commentary will build into a picture of the world of business, politics and policy in 2024. Discussions are convened by Global Counsel’s team of political, policy and sectoral experts, with guest speakers from across policy, industry, think tanks, and academia sharing their views.
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Financial Services
Rebecca Park, Managing Director speaks on the impact of triple elections in each of the key markets Global Counsel has been advising financial services firms - US, UK and EU - and how the outcome of these elections will shape the regulatory and reform agenda after 2024.
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Investor Services
William Sweet, Senior Practice Director discusses what will be front of mind for investors who are under pressure to spend dry powder and ensure returns after a challenging 2023, undoubtedly to be followed by continued political uncertainty in 2024.
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Tech, media and telecoms
Conan D'Arcy, Senior Practice Director speaks on the ongoing tension surrounding fragmentation between national regulatory regimes on AI and tech versus efforts for international collaboration and coordination at the multilateral and plurilateral level.
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Health and Life Sciences
Emma Eatwell, Practice Director speaks on what is what is going to be most important to health and life sciences companies in 2024: access to funding and investment in health services and healthcare systems.
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EU Institutions
Denzil Davidson, Director, explains why the most significant EU election this year is the US election: Biden ensures continuity, while a Trump 2.0 win signifies an unprecedented shift in economic and security relations.
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Global Macro
Thomas Gratowski, Senior Practice Director sets out what corporates and investors can anticipate as the world's three largest economies enter a period of slow growth, further dragging global growth.
Our convenors
The Global Counsel team work in offices around the world to provide coherent, objective, evidenced analysis to clients. Looking ahead to 2024, our teams in London, Brussels, Washington DC, Doha and Singapore will be sharing their insight and analysis of the regional, sectoral and thematic issues to build into a picture of the world of business, politics and policy in 2024.
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Stephen
Adams
Stephen operates across the trade, investment, and financial services practices, working with clients on supply chain resilience, UK trade policy, and providing expert training for the UK civil service.
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Ahmed
Helal
Ahmed leads GC's MENA practice, working with clients seeking to understand political and policy trends impacting on international investors seeking to deploy capital in the Gulf and local entities looking to develop their commercial footprint.
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Tom
White
Tom leads GC's Europe team and its work with EU institutions and governments in the EU27, coupled with policy expertise in the financial services, manufacturing, technology, media and telecoms sectors.
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Alex
Dawson
Alex advises clients on the issues that are driving policymakers in Westminster, Whitehall and the devolved governments, and how they can build up the political capital to be heard by decision makers.
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Rebecca
Park
Rebecca advises financial services firms and investors navigating the political and policy regulatory agenda as it impacts commercial decisions.
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Erin
Caddell
Erin leads Global Counsel USA, working with both US-based and non-US-based investors to assess the outlook for US policy across sectors.
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Emma
Eatwell
Emma advises clients where health policy is a factor in commercial planning. She leverages works closely with our technology, trade and sustainability teams to provide holistic support to clients.
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Andrew
Yeo
Andrew leads the Asia practice, supporting international corporates and investors to navigate policymaking, and coordinating with international colleagues to scale Asian businesses abroad.
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Conan
D'Arcy
Conan advises clients on a range of policy challenges including global AI regulation, competition, investment frameworks in telecoms markets, employment policy and the ‘gig economy’, data protection, and cybersecurity legislation.
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William
Sweet
William works with family offices, sovereign wealth, private equity and hedge funds to help them understand and mitigate policy, political and regulatory risk at both the portfolio and transaction level.
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Jiayu
Li
Jiayu works with GC’s clients to analyse macroeconomic policy developments, specialising in the China market.
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Keith
Zhai
Keith is a Senior Adviser helping clients to decipher the impact of Chinese domestic political developments and policy change on doing business in the country.
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Kian Ming
Ong
Dr. Ong's areas of policy interest includes trade and investment flows, the convergence of technology & industrial development and the intersection between public policy and politics.