Event
Opportunity
22/10/2008
Event title: LEEDS: Breakfast with the Bank of England - (1071)
- Summary description - Breakfast and a talk on the state of the economy with Kate Barker from the Bank of England. Kate is a long standing Member of The Monetary Policy Committee and was previously the Chief Economist at Ford Motors. FREE to members, non members £15+VAT (£17.63)
- Venue - Hilton Hotel , Leeds, LS1 4BX
- Timing - 8.30-10.15am
Full description
Join us for breakfast and an interesting and informative talk on the state of the economy by Kate Barker from the Bank of England.
Kate was appointed as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee in June 2001. The MPC is responsible for setting interest rates to meet the Government's inflation target.
From 1994-2001 Kate was Chief Economic Adviser at the CBI. She was previously Chief European Economist at the Ford Motor Company (1985-1994), and before that a Research Officer at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (1981-1985). Other previous appointments include membership of Chancellor Clarke's Panel of Independent Economic Advisers 1996-97; and she was a non-executive Director of the Yorkshire Building Society (1999-April 2001).
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