NBS welcomes Director General of the IoD
Nottingham Business School was pleased to welcome Simon Walker, Director General of the Institute of Directors, to deliver a Business Leaders Lecture on whether politics is becoming more or less friendly to business.

On Thursday 3 March Nottingham Business School was pleased to welcome Simon Walker, Director General of the Institute of Directors, to deliver a Business Leaders Lecture on whether politics is becoming more or less friendly to business.
During the lecture, Simon touched on a variety of topics such as:
- Did the recession lead to the success of Corbyn and Sanders?
- Lack of wage increases for employers
- What needs to be done about the wage divide?
- The referendum
- Immigration – is it good for the economy?
- Key investment areas for Government.
All topics are key within politics today and ever-growing issues which businesses are facing.
Simon Walker has a wealth of experience in business, working with as Communications Secretary to HM The Queen at Buckingham Palace from 2000-2003, Chief Executive of the BVCA, the organisation that represents British private equity and venture capital from 2007-2011 and now the public face of the Institute of Directors (IoD), and the most senior representative of the membership.
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NBS welcomes Director General of the IoD
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