Nick Bridge CMG says his interest in public service stemmed from his father’s lifelong local government and charity work, as well as his favourite book, E.F Schumacher’s Small is Beautiful.

After joining diplomatic service, Nick travelled the world, becoming the first and second secretary for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, working in China and Japan.

He has also worked in the international finance facility for HM Treasury, where he co-led the negotiation of a $4 billion international financing facility to immunise half a billion people in the world’s poorest countries.

For the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Officer, he has worked as deputy chief economist and head of the global economy department, as chief economist, and counsellor for global issues – the latter being based in the USA.

He was one of the youngest ever Foreign Office senior leaders, and by his mid-30s, he was a British Ambassador and Governing Board member for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and International Energy Agency (IEA) in France.

In 2017, he became the Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change. As Climate Envoy, he built the world’s largest network of climate diplomats and played a key role in the delivery of the UK’s Presidency of the UN COP26 climate conference.

Since leaving government in 2023, he has become a Senior Advisor for Smart Surfaces Coalition, advising a global coalition of civil, academic, government, and business partners committed to rapid, low-cost measures to help beat climate change. He is also the Strategic Policy Advisor to the Wellcome Trust-funded academic team at King’s College London assessing the impact of climate change on mental health and on poor and vulnerable communities.

NICK BRIDGE | SUSTAINABILITY SPEAKER

Nick has since spoken and written extensively on the climate and ecological crisis, appearing on television and radio, as well as in print and social media.

He is an inspirational and thought-provoking speaker, and is able to talk at conferences, dinners, meetings, awaydays, and panel events.

He aims to talk about the urgency and scale of the global climate and ecological crises in a passionate way, providing game-changing solutions drawn from his many years at the heart of global public policymaking.

Attendees will come away with a fascinating new global perspective on the big sustainability challenges for their organisations, as well as awareness of the difference leadership can make in assuring a sustainable future for businesses and future generations.

NICK BRIDGE | SPEAKING TOPICS

– Globalisation

– Climate Change

– Environment and Nature

– Clean Economy

– Net Zero

– UK Climate Policy

– Politics

– Global Climate Politics

– China/USA

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