Andy Haldane Keynote Speaker

Chief Economist at The Bank of England (2014 - 2021)
Named by Time magazine as amongst the world's 100 most influential people (2014)
Contributing editor and columnist of the Financial Times

Andy Haldane's Biography

Andrew (Andy) Haldane CBE is Chancellor of the University of Sheffield and President of the British Chambers of Commerce. He is Chair of the Glasshouse International Centre for Music and Chair of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, as well as Founder and President of the charity Pro Bono Economics and Chair of the National Numeracy Leadership Council.

Andy is a Contributing Editor at the Financial Times and serves as an Ambassador for the charities National Numeracy and Futures for All. He is a member of the advisory boards of the Bradford Literature Festival, the South Yorkshire Mayor’s Economic Advisory Council, the Fora Work Institute and PwC.

He is Honorary Professor at the University of Manchester and a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Academy of Social Sciences and the Royal Society of Arts.

Previously, Andy was Chief Economist at the Bank of England and a member of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee and Financial Policy Committee. He has also served as Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office, Chair of the Government’s Industrial Strategy Council and the Levelling Up Advisory Council, and Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts.

Andy has published over 200 academic articles and four books.

He has operated at the heart of UK economic policymaking as Chief Economist at the Bank of England and a member of both the Monetary Policy Committee and Financial Policy Committee.
He brings rare cross system authority spanning government, business and civil society through leadership roles including President of the British Chambers of Commerce and former Chair of the Government’s Industrial Strategy Council.
He translates complex macroeconomic and productivity challenges into clear strategic choices for leaders, informed by over 200 academic articles and four books.
He offers a distinctive bridge between economic theory and real world delivery as Chair of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre and Chancellor of the University of Sheffield.
He equips organisations to make better decisions with data and social impact in mind through his work founding Pro Bono Economics and chairing the National Numeracy Leadership Council.