Past Speakers
Areté Club has been honoured to host many notable speakers, some of whom are listed below:
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Sir Mark Allen - “Wake-up Call or Call to Prayer? War and Peace in the Middle East”
Special adviser to the BP Group, Joined HM Diplomatic Service - Abu Dhabi (1975-77), Cairo (1978-81), Belgrade (1982-86), East European (1986-90), Counsellor (Political) in Amman (1990-94)...
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Rt Hon Jack Straw MP - “Wake-up Call or Call to Prayer? War and Peace in the Middle East”
MP for Blackburn, Various Shadow Cabinet roles, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary in 2001, Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal, Lord High Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice...
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Noman Benotman - “Has our involvement in the Middle East morally and financially bankrupt us?”
Served in Afghanistan with the Mujahideen, established the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) to lead the struggle against the Libyan regime during the early 1990's, an ex-practising Jihadist leader himself..
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General Sir David Richards - “Leading Musicians and Leading Soldiers: Insights into differing leadership styles”
Chief Joint Force Operations, Chief of Staff of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, Assistant Chief of the General Staff, Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces, Chief of the General Staff, Chief of Defence Staff...
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Sir John Eliot Gardiner - “Leading Musicians and Leading Soldiers: Insights into differing leadership styles”
English conductor, Founder of the Monteverdi Choir, English National Opera, Principal Conductor of the CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Music Director of the Opéra de Lyons...
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Jon Snow - “G2: Two-man world summit”
Presenter of Channel 4 News, ITN’s Diplomatic Editor, Best Male Presenter Award from the Royal Television Society...
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Sir Harold Evans - “G2: Two-man world summit”
Editor, Author, Editor at large of The Week magazine, Founding editor of Conde Nast Traveler magazine, President and Publisher of Random House Trade Group...
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Carne Ross - “Post OBL: Are we safer or do we just feel safer?”
Founder Independent Diplomat, British Foreign Office, United Nations, speechwriter to the British Foreign Secretary, Trained negotiator, Economist, Author...
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Immodesty Blaize - “Erotica as Art or Erotica as a Sales Tool?”
International showgirl superstar, Burlesque performer, Award-winning director and producer for commercials, Author...
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Lieutenant-General Sir Graeme Lamb (Retd) - “Courage in the 21st Century”
Former British SAS commander, Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, and Senior British Military Representative (Iraq), Commander Field Army...
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