The Great Unravelling: Democracy & Development in the Age of Populism

Rt Hon Sir Andrew Mitchell MP was previously the Shadow Foreign Secretary and Deputy Foreign Secretary and the Minister of State for International Development and Africa in the Foreign Office.
Sir Andrew was Secretary of State for International Development in the British Government from May 2010 until he became Government Chief Whip in September 2012.
Prior to joining the cabinet in 2010, he held junior ministerial positions in Government (1992-1997) and in opposition (2003-2010). He has been a Member of Parliament since 1987 and the Member for Royal Sutton Coldfield since 2001.
Prior to entering Parliament, he was an Officer in the British Army (Royal Tank Regiment) and a UN Peacekeeper before joining the international Investment Bank, Lazard where he worked on and off for 30 years. He was a Director of Lazard Asia and Lazard India as well as of Lazard London.
His award-winning autobiography ‘’ Beyond a Fringe: Tales from a reformed Establishment lackey’’ – was published in 2022.
Sir Andrew was educated at Rugby School and Cambridge University, where he was elected President of the Cambridge Union.

Lord Malloch‑Brown has played pivotal roles—from shaping UN development goals and reforming global institutions, to influencing UK foreign policy and steering philanthropic efforts. His career interweaves diplomacy, governance, and advocacy for an equitable global society.

British by birth, Pakistani by heritage, American by choice, Biochemist by training, Lawyer by profession, lesbian by love, Muslim by faith, activist by passion.

Prior to her position as Vice President for Legal and Intellectual Property at biopharmaceutical company Cullinan Therapeutics, Dr. Rasheed served a similar role at Amunix Pharmaceuticals Inc, and worked on the M&A activities leading to the acquisition of that company by Sanofi, Inc.

She started her in-house corporate career as Section Head of IP at AbbVie. Before going in-house, she gained over two decades of experience in private practice as a senior partner at law firms such as McAndrews Held & Malloy, and Marshall, Gerstein & Borun, where her practice focused on counseling biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients in intellectual property related issues. She has also served on the Chicago Commission on Human Relations. She is presently vice-chairperson on Chicago House Social Services Agency, an agency focused on providing housing and wrap around services for people affected by HIV/AIDS. Dr. Rasheed believes in being a patient advocate for all of the communities that she serves following the adage that “service to others is the rent that we pay for being on this earth.”