| 27 Mar | Nowruz speakers event ‘The Heritage of Persia (Iran) and her contributions to world civilisation’ |
| 21 Feb | Anjoman BIMA Speaker Event |
The British Iranian Business and Professional Society conducts regular events. At each event, in addition to exchange of information amongst the members and their guests, a prominent guest speaker is invited to address the gathering on a topical issue of common interest. Previous guest speakers have included leading personalities from the world of business, politics, academia and arts. |
The following is a list of selected past guest speakers and expert panellists, with their professional affiliations at the time. With well over 200 public events, each with either a notable guest speaker or a panel of experts, not all contributors could be listed here. Mr Cyrus Ardalan – Vice Chairman, Barclays Capital Mr Crispin Blunt – MP, Chairman, the Middle East Council Dr Ann Buchannan – Dean of St Hilda College, University of Oxford Dr Akbar Etemad – Former President, Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran Dr Elahi Ghomshei – Philosopher and author Ms Stephanie Gruner – Reporter, Wall Street Journal Sir Jeremy Hanley – Former Chairman of the Conservative Party Sir David Hannay – UK Permanent Representative to the UN H.E. Nicholas Hopton – outgoing UK Ambassador to Iran Dr Kamal Kharazi – Foreign Minister of Iran Dr Habib Ladjevardi – Head of Iranian Oral History Project, Harvard University Lord Lamont of Lerwick – Former Chancellor of Exchequer Mr Dariush Mehrjooei – Award winning Iranian Film director Mr Bagher Mo’in – Head of the Persian and Pashtu Section, BBC World Service Professor Hashem Pesaran – Faculty of Economics & Politics, Cambridge University Mr Vittorio Radice – Chief Executive Officer, Selfridges. |