10 March 2026
ABL Breakfast Forum
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
09:00 – 11:00
Please join us for our first ABL Forum of 2026, as we welcome colleagues and contacts from across the ABL sector to our London office on Tuesday, 10 March 2026.
We are pleased to be joined once more by Lord Gavin Barwell, former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister and now senior strategic and political consultant at DLA Piper. In his now-customary session for us to start the year, Gavin will provide his unique insights and outlooks for the economy, UK politics and some of the many world events that are likely to have an impact on 2026.
As usual, there will be opportunities for networking before and after the main session.
Speaker
The Rt Hon. Lord Gavin Barwell
Lord (Gavin) Barwell helps DLA Piper’s clients to devise effective government engagement strategies. He also provides political horizon-scanning briefings for boards and senior executive teams. Previously, Lord Barwell served as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister from June 2017 to July 2019 during one of the most turbulent periods in British political history. As the Prime Minister’s senior political adviser, he was intimately involved in the workings of Whitehall, the conduct of the Brexit negotiations and the development of key domestic policies such as the long-term plan for the NHS and the UK’s commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Agenda
09:00 - Breakfast and informal networking
09:30 - Forum to begin
10:15 - Presentations conclude - refreshments and networking until 11:00