MIT Starr Forum: Scotland, the UK and Europe: What Next?
When:
Friday, Mar 26, 2021 12:00p -
1:00p
Friday, Mar 26, 2021 12:00p -
1:00p
Where:
Online event
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, University, Virtual & Streaming
Event website:
http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ScotlandUKEurope
Speaker:
Ken Macintosh MSP is a Scottish politician serving as presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament and a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Scotland region since 2016. He was first elected in 1999 to represent the constituency of Eastwood just south of Glasgow. He held the Eastwood seat in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 Scottish Parliamentary elections. Before entering Parliament, he was a television producer for BBC News.
Moderator:
Phil Budden is a senior lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management. He also is faculty director of the MIT-United Kingdom Program. Prior to MIT, he served at the British Foreign Office and held the following posts: British cabinet office, London; British embassy, Washington DC ; 1st secretary (UK-US Technology, Science & Innovation) Washington DC; adviser to the PM at No10 (European/institutional strategy) London, UK.
Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MIT-United Kingdom Program
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