The Programme Committee supports Ditchley’s mission by meeting biannually to shape and discuss the future conference programme. Ditchley draws on the broad range of expertise of the committee members to select ideal Chairs and identify candidate invitees to ensure rich discussions at each conference.
Future meeting dates:
Wednesday 4 May 2022
Wednesday 19 October 2022
- Mr Bim Afolami MPMember of Parliament for Hitchin and Harpenden
- The Rt Hon. Douglas AlexanderVisiting Professor, New York University (Abu Dhabi); Director, Consequitur Limited
- James Arroyo OBEDirector, The Ditchley Foundation
- Mrs Melinda BohannonDirector Strategy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Mr Charles Grant, CMGDirector, Centre for European Reform
- Mrs Julia GrossDeputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Germany to the United Kingdom
- Mr Darren Jones MPMember of parliament for Bristol North West
- Ms Elizabeth LinderFounder and Chief Diplomatic Officer, Brooch Associates
- Minister Hiroshi MatsuuraJapan's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in the United Kingdom
- Ms Alison McGovern MPMember of Parliament for Wirral South
- Professor Rana Mitter OBE FBAProfessor of History and Politics of Modern China, Oxford University China Centre
- Dr Edwina Moreton OBEFormerly Diplomatic Editor and Deputy Foreign Editor, The Economist
- Mr Rajay NaikChief Executive Officer, Skilled Education; Chairman, UK Commission on Lifelong Learning
- Professor Sir Adam Roberts, KCMG, FBAEmeritus Fellow of Balliol College and formerly President, The British Academy
- Ms Sonia SodhaChief Leader Writer and Columnist, The Observer
- The Rt Hon. Rory Stewart, OBEFormerly Secretary of State for International Development
- Ms Jo Swinson CBEFormer Leader of the Liberal Democrats
- Mrs Xenia WickettVice President for Political Analysis, Equinor