Networking Programme

Networking Programme

We provide our client network the opportunity to build new relationships and engage with relevant stakeholders through a programme of Madano lunches.

These small, informal gatherings are by invitation only and are designed to provide a forum for senior executives to discuss some of the most important challenges faced by companies today. Each lunch is held under Chatham House Rules and based around a theme chosen by the speaker.

The first Madano lunch was held in February 2008 with Sir David King, Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment at the University of Oxford and the UK government’s former Chief Scientific Adviser, who introduced the topic ‘The Business of Climate Change’. We have since had a number of guest speakers talk about a variety of topics including ‘Cities: how do we support them and how they drive economic performance’, ‘Britain in 2011 – where are the public and businesses and what does the future hold?’ and ‘Modernising National Infrastructure – a vehicle for social and business recovery’.

Take a look at our programme of Madano lunches below.

Past Events

Speaker Title Date

James Smith, Former Chairman of Shell and current member of the Green Investment Bank Board

Stepping up to the energy challenge 19/01/2012

James Cameron, Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, Climage Change Capital
Sir David King, Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
Ian Chesire, Group CEO, Kingfisher Plc
Dr Phillip Lee MP, Chairman of the All-Party Environment Group and member of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee

Read the Madano breakfast briefing report

Breakfast Briefing – Green Business: Deal Maker or Business Breaker 17/11/2011

Lord May, Member of the UK Government’s Climate Change Committee and Non-Executive Director of the UK Defence Science & Technology Laboratories

Future Global Challenges 25/10/2011

James Cameron, Executive Director and Vice Chairman of Climate Change Capital

Climate change investing – re-imagining economic growth 07/07/2011

Ed Warner, Chairman of UK Athletics, and Wendy Sly, Silver Medal Winner in the 1984 USA Olympics in the 3000 meters

What will the Olympics deliver? 23/06/2011

Ben Page, Chief Executive, Ipsos MORI

Britain in 2011 – where are the public and businesses and what does the future hold 07/04/2011

Professor Brian Collins, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department for Transport and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Modernising National Infrastructure – a vehicle for social and business recovery 04/11/2010

Bridget Rosewell, Chief Economic Adviser to the Mayor of London, Chair of Volterra Consulting and former adviser to Treasury Select Committee

Cities: how do we support them and how they drive economic performance 09/09/2010

Mark Walport, Director of the Wellcome Trust

A National Infrastructure for the 21st Century 29/04/2010

Henry Derwent, President and CEO of the International Emissions Trading Association

Global Climate Change: Copenhagen – was that it? 04/02/2010

Professor Chris Rapley, Director of the Science Museum

Copenhagen Climate Talks 29/10/2009

Andrew Porter, Political Editor of the Daily Telegraph

Expenses/Political Change 03/09/2009

Sir Brian Bender, Permanent Secretary for the Department of Business (BERR)

The Challenges of Business 12/02/2009

Ian Katz, Executive Editor, Guardian Media

The Future of Newspapers 29/01/2009

Ed Warner, Chairman of the Board of UK Athletics

Going for Gold; From Beijing to London 10/07/2008

Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, Vice Chairman of the Investment Banking Department at UBS

Politics and Globalisation 01/05/2008

Sir David King, Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment at the University of Oxford, and former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government

The Business of Climate Change 28/02/2008