DEFENCE DECONSTRUCTED PODCAST

August 13, 2021

In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, we are sharing a presentation from Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt, UK's Minister of Investment, delivered on May 5, 2021. This address to industry was part of the Canadian Defence Exchange, a one-day virtual event organized by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries.

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Participant Biography:

• Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt was appointed unpaid Minister for Investment jointly at the Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy on 18 March 2020.

Before joining government, his career spanned the private and public sectors. His roles have included:

• Chairman of Barclays Bank plc and Standard Life Aberdeen
• Lead non-executive on the board of the Ministry of Defence
• Chairman of financial services body, TheCityUK, from 2012 to 2015
• Member of HM Treasury’s Financial Services Trade and Investment Board
• Lord Grimstone has held board appointments across many sectors and served as one of the UK’s Business Ambassadors.

Host Biography:

• Dave Perry: Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.