BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Festival of Economics - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Festival of Economics
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Festival of Economics
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20270328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20271031T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T094500
DTSTAMP:20260624T142820Z
CREATED:20260602T133110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T142820Z
UID:363-1794906000-1794908700@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:The UK economy\, inflation and monetary policy: a conversation with Catherine Mann (Bank of England)
DESCRIPTION:At this Festival of Economics breakfast session\, Catherine Mann\, a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)\, will discuss the current state of the UK economy\, what’s been happening with inflation in recent months and the response of monetary policy. The event will be taking place shortly after the MPC’s November 2026 decision on interest rates\, and there will plenty of time for Q&A. \n– \nCatherine Mann is an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England. Catherine’s academic and research affiliations include professor of the practice at Brandeis University in Massachusetts\, and honorary professor at the University of Manchester and the Productivity Institute. Catherine’s research has focused on international economic relationships and outcomes\, covering trade\, finance\, climate\, productivity and inequality. She has authored or co-authored seven books\, more than 60 articles and several shorter pieces and testimony. Before her appointment to the MPC\, Catherine held roles at Citibank\, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development\, the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the Federal Reserve Board. She has also worked at the World Bank and the Council of Economic Advisers at the White House. \nCatherine is a member of the Society of Professional Economists in the UK\, as well as the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Economic Association in the US\, among others. Previously\, she was chair of the Economic Advisory Committee of the American Bankers Association\, a member of the executive board of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession\, on the board of the National Association for Business Economics and of the advisory committees of the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago\, Boston and New York. \nTickets are available upon request. If you are interested in attending this session\, contact us here and we will be in touch nearer to the event. \n– \nArtwork by Alys Jones Illustration.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/catherine-mann-bank-of-england/
LOCATION:Cinema 1\, Watershed\, 1 Canon’s Rd\, Bristol\, BS1 5TX\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/city.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T101500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T111500
DTSTAMP:20260710T143820Z
CREATED:20260522T124251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T143820Z
UID:74-1794910500-1794914100@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Economics Questions: Where is Britain’s economy headed?
DESCRIPTION:Economic uncertainty has defined 2026 – from the Iran war and the impact of higher oil prices\, to the future of devolution given seismic developments in Scotland and Wales\, questions both global and closer to home loom large. In this opening session Chaired by Ed Conway (Sky News)\, panellists will respond to the latest events\, attempting to distil clearer stories from the noise. Our new interactive Q&A feature will allow you to give your views and pose your questions too. \nSpeakers: \n\nChair: Ed Conway (Sky News)\nRichard Davies (London School of Economics)\nHelen Miller (Institute for Fiscal Studies)\nRuth Curtice (Resolution Foundation)\n\n– \nEd Conway is a writer and broadcaster. He is the Economics and Data Editor of Sky News and a regular columnist for The Times and Sunday Times. He has won numerous awards for his journalism and his book Material World was a Sunday Times bestseller and nominated for multiple prizes and books-of-the-year lists. \nRichard Davies is an economist and author. He is a Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics and director of the Economics Observatory. He has been Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers at HM Treasury\, an economist and speechwriter at the Bank of England\, and economics editor of The Economist. He has previously published work on money\, banking and financial crises. His current research uses micro data to study economy-wide questions including prices and inflation\, wages and productivity. \nHelen Miller is Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). She joined the IFS in 2007 and has almost two decades of experience analysing UK fiscal policy and providing trusted advice to policymakers. Her work has been published in top peer reviewed journals and covered across all main media outlets. She is an excellent and experienced media commentator. She has also served as a trustee to the Royal Economic Society. \n\n\nRuth Curtice is the Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation. She was previously Director of fiscal policy at HM Treasury (HMT) where she worked for over 15 years. Her career has focused on domestic economic policy including labour markets\, tax\, fiscal policy and financial regulation. Ruth has held a wide range of roles in HMT\, including working in the Chancellor’s private office\, supporting the Independent Commission on Banking\, and leading the Treasury’s distributional analysis. \n\n\n– \nTickets are now available via Eventbrite. Discounts are available for groups (10+ people) and school bookings – get in touch here. \nArtwork by Alys Jones Illustration.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/economics-questions/
LOCATION:Cinema 1\, Watershed\, 1 Canon’s Rd\, Bristol\, BS1 5TX\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/news.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T124500
DTSTAMP:20260624T160129Z
CREATED:20260522T105940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T160129Z
UID:67-1794915900-1794919500@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Trade: Ten years since Brexit
DESCRIPTION:It is a decade since the Britain voted to leave the EU. What have economists learned—about trade and inflation\, about tariffs and about industrial strategy—during this time? Is Brexit a dividend\, or just a disaster? In this session\, Soumaya Keynes and Ed Conway\, both who have new books out that delve deep into trade will be joined by Mats Persson\, who had a front row seat in Downing St during the Brexit negotiations. \nSpeakers: \n\nEd Conway (Sky News)\nSoumaya Keynes (Financial Times)\nMats Persson (EY Parthenon)\n\n– \nEd Conway is a writer and broadcaster. He is the Economics and Data Editor of Sky News and a regular columnist for The Times and Sunday Times. He has won numerous awards for his journalism and his book Material World was a Sunday Times bestseller and nominated for multiple prizes and books-of-the-year lists. \nSoumaya Keynes is Economics Columnist at the Financial Times (FT) and author of ‘How To Win A Trade War’. Prior to her role at the FT\, she was the Britain Economics Editor at The Economist\, where she shaped global understanding of complex economic issues. Drawing on firsthand experience as a Treasury policy advisor and research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies\, she brings a practitioner’s perspective to how governments actually design and implement economic policy. She has also hosted the Money Talks and Trade Talks podcasts. \n\nMats Persson is a senior Partner in EY Parthenon\, specialising in demand and scenario planning\, macro and business economics\, policy\, energy transition\, global supply chain disruption and growth strategies. He was Special Advisor to UK Prime Minister David Cameron (2015-16) and a senior member of the PM’s EU negotiation team. Mats was also Chief Executive of Open Europe\, a think-tank focussed on EU\, eurozone\, economic and trade policy with offices in London\, Brussels and Berlin.\n\n– \nTickets are now available via Eventbrite. Discounts are available for groups (10+ people) and school bookings – get in touch here. \nArtwork by Alys Jones Illustration.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/trade-ten-years-since-brexit/
LOCATION:Cinema 1\, Watershed\, 1 Canon’s Rd\, Bristol\, BS1 5TX\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/brexit.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T143000
DTSTAMP:20260710T144032Z
CREATED:20260522T124409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T144032Z
UID:78-1794922200-1794925800@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:The new demographics
DESCRIPTION:Countries like the UK are facing falling birth rates and rising life expectancy\, while Africa and India continue to grow. What will it mean when many countries rapidly age\, while others stay young? \nSpeakers: \n\nChair: Tom Clark (Resolution Foundation)\nJames Banks (University of Manchester & IFS)\nJane Falkingham (University of Southampton)\nDavid Miles (Office for Budget Responsibility)\nJoe Studwell (Overseas Development Institute)\n\n– \n\n\n\n\nTom Clark is Principal Editor at the Resolution Foundation and a Contributing Editor at Prospect\, the magazine he edited for five years. He previously spent a decade at The Guardian where he rose to be chief leader writer\, and has previously worked in two Whitehall departments\, the Institute for Fiscal Studies\, and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. He has written and edited a number of books on different aspects of inequality\, including most recently “Broke: Fixing Britain’s poverty crisis”. \nJames Banks is Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester\, Senior Research Fellow at IFS where he is Co-Director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP)\, and a founding Co-Principal Investigator of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. His research focuses on empirical modelling of individual economic behaviour over the life-cycle. His early work focused on consumption and spending patterns\, asset accumulation and pension choices. Subsequently he has worked on broader issues in the economics of ageing\, such as health\, physical and cognitive functioning and their association with labour market and broader socioeconomic status\, and the dynamics of work disability. \nJane Falkingham is Professor of Demography and International Social Policy at the University of Southampton and Director of the ESRC Centre for Population Change\, exploring the drivers and consequences of a changing population. Much of her research over the past 20 years has focused on the social policy implications of population ageing and the wellbeing of older people\, with her research taking an explicitly life-course approach. \nDavid Miles is a member of the OBR’s Budget Responsibility Committee and a member of the Commission of the Central Bank of Ireland. He was previously a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee and Chief UK Economist at Morgan Stanley. As an economist he has focused on the interaction between financial markets and the wider economy. He has worked on issues of demographics\, government debt financing\, housing markets and monetary policy. \nJoe Studwell is a researcher and consultant. He is the Senior Visiting Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute in London\, and holds a PhD in global business and development from the University of Cambridge. His recent book How Africa Works follows previous titles How Asia Works and The China Dream. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n– \nTickets are now available via Eventbrite. Discounts are available for groups (10+ people) and school bookings – get in touch here. \nArtwork by Alys Jones Illustration.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/the-new-demographics/
LOCATION:Cinema 1\, Watershed\, 1 Canon’s Rd\, Bristol\, BS1 5TX\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/babies.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260731T140228Z
CREATED:20260602T133111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T140228Z
UID:364-1794927600-1794931200@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:The geopolitics of energy
DESCRIPTION:Global events – whether in the Arctic\, the Middle East\, Ukraine or Venezuela – have highlighted the enduring role of energy security in geopolitics. This panel will explore these recent events\, addressing how energy supply chains\, prices and sanctions affect international conflicts\, as well as the implications for the transition to net zero.   \nSpeakers: \n\nChair: Eshe Nelson (The New York Times)\nAhmet Kaya (ISI Markets)\nYixian Sun (University of Bath)\n\n– \n\n\nEshe Nelson is a business and economics reporter for The New York Times in London. Before joining The New York Times\, she was a global economics and markets reporter for Quartz and a currency and bond markets reporter for Bloomberg News. In 2020\, she completed the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism at Columbia University.\n\nDr Ahmet Kaya is Global Macro Strategist at ISI Markets. He holds a PhD from Hacettepe University and an MSc from the University of Groningen. Over his career\, he has held senior economist and advisory roles at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)\, the British Embassy in Turkey and the Turkish Treasury. He has also held research positions at the Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC) and UNU-WIDER. His research focuses on global macroeconomics\, international trade and finance\, capital flows\, geopolitics and productivity growth.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYixian Sun is Professor of Sustainability Governance at the University of Bath. He studies transnational governance\, environmental politics and sustainable development\, with a focus on emerging economies. His work explains the changing role of China in global environmental governance. He is the author of Certifying China (MIT Press\, 2022) and has published over 25 articles in high-impact scientific journals. He is currently leading the SGAIN project – a £1.8 million research project studying sustainability governance of China’s global infrastructure investments.  He is also an associate editor of Global Environmental Politics and World Development Perspectives and a member of the Expert Peer Review Group for the UN-supported Race to Zero campaign.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n– \nTickets are now available via Eventbrite. Discounts are available for groups (10+ people) and school bookings – get in touch here. \nArtwork by Alys Jones Illustration.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/energy-geopolitics/
LOCATION:Cinema 1\, Watershed\, 1 Canon’s Rd\, Bristol\, BS1 5TX\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/rockets.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T200000
DTSTAMP:20260706T133531Z
CREATED:20260602T133111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T133531Z
UID:365-1794940200-1794945600@economicsfestival.co.uk
SUMMARY:Marshall Paley Lecture with Alan Manning: 'Why Immigration Policy Is Hard: And How to Make It Better'
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Marshall Paley lecture is kindly sponsored by the School of Economics\, University of Bristol. \nJoin us for the 2026 Marshall Paley Lecture which will be delivered by Alan Manning. This lecture is based on the newly published book\, Why Immigration Policy Is Hard. In this lecture Professor Manning examines why immigration policy is hard and why we make such a mess of it. This session will be hosted by Toman Barsbai (University of Bristol). \n– \nAlan Manning is Professor of Economics at LSE and is director of the Centre for Economic Performance’s labour programme. From 2009-2012 he was Head of the Economics Department at LSE; from 2004 to 2011 he was a member of the NHS Pay Review Body and from 2016-2020 the Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee. \nToman Barsbai is a Professor of Economics at the University of Bristol. His research focuses on the causes and consequences of international migration\, with a particular emphasis on migrants and their countries of origin. His research has informed migration policies in the Philippines\, and he is currently evaluating the use of income share agreements for international educational migration \n– \nRegistration for this event will open in the autumn\, check back here for updates. Tickets will be free of charge.  \nArtwork by Alys Jones Illustration.
URL:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/event/alan-manning-marshall-paley-lecture/
LOCATION:Bill Brown Forum (Lecture Theatre)\, Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus\, Cattle Market Road\, Bristol\, BS1 5NL
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://economicsfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/noentry.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR