When: 4 December 2025, from 17:30 to 19:30
Where: High Commission of Cyprus, 13 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4LB
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We are pleased to invite members to the AERL Christmas Drinks Reception, kindly hosted by the High Commission of the Republic of Cyprus. We are delighted to announce that our guest of honour and keynote speaker will be The Rt. Hon. Liam Byrne MP, Chair of the House of Commons Business and Trade Select Committee. He will discuss the UK government’s delivery of the growth agenda, including industrial and trade strategies. This will be followed by a Q&A and conclude with a networking reception.
The Rt. Hon. Liam Byrne MP is the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hodge Hill, Chair of the Parliamentary Network of the IMF & World Bank. He is also the Gwilym Gibbon Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford and the Chair of the UK House of Commons Business and Trade Select Committee. A former cabinet minister, he served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in No. 10 Downing Street during the global financial crisis and in the Treasury, where he designed Labour’s fiscal consolidation strategy as Chief Secretary. While in opposition, he served in a number of frontbench positions, chaired Labour’s policy review and served on the Council of Europe. He also founded the all-party parliamentary group on inclusive growth, which he chairs.
Programme
17:30 – Arrival and registration
18:00 – Welcome remarks
- HE Dr. Kyriacόs Kouros, High Commissioner for the Republic of Cyprus
- Mr. Stephan Schmid, Co-Chair AERL
18:05 – Keynote address
The Rt. Hon. Liam Byrne MP, Chair of the House of Commons Business & Trade Select Committee
18:25 – Q&A session
18:50 – Networking reception
19:30 – End
Location
High Commission Of The Republic Of Cyprus & Consulate-General
13 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4LB, UK