2020
February
Rt Hon David Gauke, former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, in conversation with Julian Glover OBE, Associate Editor at the Evening Standard.
Chair: Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC, CGE Chair
March
Public Opinion, Brexit & the Transition Phase - Joe Twyman, Co-founder and Director of DeltaPoll
Chair: Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC, CGE Chair
May
Webinar with David McAllister MEP, Chair of both the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and the UK Co-ordination Group
Chair: Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC, CGE Chair
Webinar with Ian Wright, Chief Executive of the Food and Drink Federation Fergus McReynolds, Director of EU Affairs at MakeUK
Chair: Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC, CGE Chair
June
Webinar with Tom Tugendhat MP, Chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee*
Chair: Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC, CGE Chair
July
Launch of the CGE paper 'Conservatives and the European Convention on Human Rights'. Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC in conversation with Lord Finkelstein OBE, The Times Columnist and Conservative Peer
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CGE Chair
August
The German perspective on the challenges facing Europe and on how the German Presidency is seeking to shape the future of the Union - Webinar with Dr Norbert Röttgen, Chair of the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CGE Chair
September
The role of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and the City - Webinar with Lord Deben, Chair of the Independent Committee on Climate Change and Sir Roger Gifford, Chair of the UK Green Finance Institute and former Lord Mayor of London
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CGE Chair
International Law, the Withdrawal Agreement and the UK’s Reputation - Webinar with Sir Bob Neill MP, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Society of Conservative Lawyers and Chair of the Justice Committee and Rt Hon The Lord Garnier PC QC, Former Solicitor General for England and Wales*
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CGE Chair
UK-EU Brexit Negotiations: Prospects for a Constructive Outcome - Webinar with Sir Ivan Rogers, former UK Permanent Representative to the European Union*
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CGE Chair
October
CGE Fringe Event at Conservative Party Conference - UK, Ireland, Europe and beyond with Rt Hon Julian Smith CBE MP, former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and former Chief Whip
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CGE Chair
Populism: challenges for centre right parties - Webinar with Antonio López-Istúriz White MEP, Secretary General of the European Peoples Party*
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CGE Chair
November
Foreign Affairs and International Relations Post-Brexit - Webinar with Rt Hon The Lord Hague of Richmond, Tom Tugendhat MP, Neale Richmond TD and Rt Hon Alistair Burt to launch CEF publication
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CGE Chair
The Future of Europe - Webinar with Prof Alexander Stubb, Director of the School of Transnational Governance and former Prime Minister of Finland*
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CGE Chair
December
The Global Economy Post-Covid: Where do the risks and opportunities lie for the United Kingdom - Webinar with Rt Hon The Lord Hammond of Runnymede, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs*
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CGE Chair
2021
January
Building a new relationship: the United Kingdom and Europe in a changing world- Keynote speech by Sir David Lidington KCB CBE and launch of the Conservative European Forum (CEF)
Chair: Stephen Hammond MP, CEF Deputy Chair
February
A 21st Century United Kingdom - Webinar with Rt Hon David Mundell MP, former Secretary of State for Scotland*
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CEF Chair
March
Biden, Europe and the UK - Webinar with the Hon Anthony Gardner, US Ambassador to the EU 2014-2017*
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CEF Chair
April
The challenges and opportunities facing the City - Webinar with Bim Afolami MP*
Chair: Stephen Hammond MP, CEF Deputy Chair
There is always something new out of Africa - Webinar with Jeremy Lefroy
Chair: Rt Hon Alistair Burt
May
Webinar with Mairead McGuinness
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CEF Chair
June
The Middle East – Does US re-engagement make any difference? - Webinar with Jeremy Lefroy*
Chair: Rt Hon Alistair Burt
Matthew Parris in conversation with John Bowis OBE
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CEF Chair
COP26 and the opportunities for the European centre right green agenda - Webinar with The Rt Hon. Claire Perry O'Neill
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CEF Chair
July
Post-Covid Europe: Slovenian perspective - Meeting with the Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CEF Chair
September
Valedictory Presidential speech from Lord Clarke
Webinar with Ambassador João Vale de Almeida
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CEF Chair
October
CEF at Conservative Party Conference 2021 - The UK’s Future Relations with Germany and Europe
Speakers: The Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, The Rt Hon. Greg Hands MP, Thomas Erndl MdB (Member, Foreign Affairs Committee Bundestag), Markus Ferber MEP (Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European & Parliament and Chair, Hanns Seidel Foundation), Günter Krings MdB (Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of the Interior Building and Community)
Digital Opportunities and Threats - Webinar with Matt Warman MP & former Minister for Digital and Broadband*
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CEF Chair
November
President's Reception with the Rt Hon Amber Rudd
December
European Borders and Customs - Meeting with Archie Norman, Chairman of Marks & Spencer plc and former MP*
Chair: Stephen Hammond MP, CEF Deputy Chair
2022
January
Future Franco-UK relations & the French Presidential election - Webinar with Lord Ricketts
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CEF Chair
EU-USA-UK Relations - Webinar with The Hon. Radoslaw Sikorski MEP
Chair: Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, CEF Chair
*Members only event and held under the Chatham House Rule to allow for more intimate and open discussion