Hosted by the Institute of Economic Affairs & the TaxPayers’ Alliance
Monday, 2nd October | 5.45pm – 6.45pm
Day two of ThinkTent 2023 concludes with a battle of the think tanks, where free market policy wonks will go head-to-head on the future of immigration policy.
Speakers:
Reem Ibrahim, Communications officer, Institute of Economic Affairs (Chair)
Reem is the Communications officer and Linda Whetstone Scholar at the Institute of Economic Affairs. She regularly appears on television and radio, including the BBC, LBC, GB News, TalkTV, and more, and has been published in The Telegraph. Prior to becoming Communications Officer, Reem was a General Intern at the IEA. Whilst an intern, she worked with various departments including Research and Media.
Reem has a particular interest in education policy and has worked in education prior to the IEA. She also has an interest in tobacco harm reduction and tax policy.
Reem is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Conor Holohan, Media campaign manager, TaxPayers’ Alliance
After graduating from Cardiff University in 2018, Conor worked in the Welsh Parliament as an adviser before managing communications for the Leader of the Opposition in Wales.
Conor moved to London in 2023 to join the TaxPayers’ Alliance.
Matthew Lesh, Director of public policy and communications, Institute of Economic Affairs
Matthew is the Director of public policy and communications at the Institute of Economic Affairs. His papers include Bangers and Cash: Cutting red tape to put Britain at the centre of the cultivated meat revolution, Expanding the Web: The case against net neutrality and An Unsafe Bill: How the Online Safety Bill threatens free speech, innovation and privacy.
Matthew often appears on television and radio, is a columnist for London’s CityAM newspaper, and a regular writer for publications such as The Times, The Telegraph and The Spectator. He is also a Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute and Institute of Public Affairs.
Matthew graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours) and completed a Masters in Public Policy and Administration at the London School of Economics, where he received the Peter Self Prize for Best Overall Result.
Maxwell Marlow, Director of research, Adam Smith Institute
Maxwell is the Director of research at the Adam Smith Institute.
Before working at the Adam Smith Institute, he worked as a Public Affairs and Communications Executive at strategic consultancy Hanbury Strategy. Clients he worked with included leading financial institutes, crypto firms, fundraising platforms, and transport providers. He was previously Development and Research Officer for the ASI. He is also a Non-Executive Director at the Masonic Charitable Foundation, one of the UK’s largest charities, where he advises on policy horizons and strategic vision.
Maxwell graduated with a first class Joint Hons BSc in Politics and History from the London School of Economics & Political Science, where he was also twice consecutive President of the Hayek Society. Whilst at LSE, he was a Don Lavoie Fellow in Political Economy at the Mercatus Center, George Mason University. He is a Fellow at the Consumer Choice Center.
Karl Williams, Deputy research director, Centre for Policy Studies
Karl Williams is Deputy Research Director at the Centre for Policy Studies. A data specialist with a background in energy and seaborne trade research in the City, his work at the CPS has focused on political economy, energy and immigration. He is a frequent contributor to CapX and has written for a range of national news outlets.
Before joining the CPS in 2021, he achieved a distinction in the Political Thought and Intellectual History MPhil at Cambridge, writing variously on anti-Rawlsian political realism, Roger Scruton’s conceptions of conservatism and the geopolitical thought of James Madison. His political hero is Norman Tebbit.
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