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Farmida Bi, Chair

Farmida Bi is a banking lawyer based in the London office of Norton Rose Fulbright, where she is European Head of Islamic Finance. She has specialised in capital markets and Islamic finance for over 20 years, and speaks frequently in academic and professional forums. She has recently spoken at Cambridge University, Harvard University, Cass Business School, the London School of Economics, University College Dublin and Nottingham University. Farmida is a graduate of Downing College, Cambridge and is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and a New York attorney.

Farmida has collected many accolades for her work and has twice been awarded ‘Best in Banking and Finance’ at IFLR’s European Women in Business Law Awards; named one of the five most powerful Muslim women in the UK at the inaugural Muslim Women Power List published by The Times; and named Commercial Lawyer of the Year by the Society of Asian Lawyers.

Jonathan Holt

Jonathan Holt is KPMG’s Head of Financial Services in the UK. He joined KPMG in 1994 and, after five years with the firm, Jon completed a two-year assignment in London with HM Treasury, being appointed as an one of three Investigators tasked with assessing the Sound and Prudent Management of an insurance company. From 2003 – 2005, Jon was the EA to KPMG’s Head of Risk and Regulation with specific responsibility for Professional Affairs in London and Brussels. In 2006, Jon was made a Partner in Financial Services where he led a wide range of assurance and advisory assignments for insurance, banking and asset management clients. From 2013-2017, Jon was the Office Senior Partner in Manchester, KPMG’s third largest office and was responsible for driving KPMG’s strategy in the North. Jon is now the UK Head of Financial Services with overall responsibility for a third of the Firm’s revenue. Jon continues to be a Global Lead and a signing Partner on a number of FTSE 100 clients. Jon has always taken an active role in promoting partnerships within the public and private sector communities and as well as being involved in a number of charities focused on social and political inclusion.

Harris Bokhari OBE

Harris founded Patchwork Foundation in 2010, recognising the vital need of a vehicle by which to promote the political and democratic engagement of under-represented communities. In 2018 he was awarded the Diversity Champion Award by the Cabinet Office as part of its inaugural National Democracy Week.

Harris is a Board member of Mosaic, HRH The Prince of Wales’s mentoring charitable initiative, and the co-founder of the Naz Legacy Foundation, which aims to enhance educational excellence and positive integration.Through this Foundation, Harris organised the first youth Interfaith Iftar at Lambeth Palace, which brought together the Archbishop of Canterbury, Chief Rabbi, Mayor of London and over 100 youth leaders from each of London’s boroughs – representing all faiths and none.

Temi Shogelola

Temi is a graduate of Patchwork’s masterclass class (2014) and an advocate and activist of women rights. She joined the Civil Service in 2015 and has worked in the Cabinet Office and the Department for Exiting the European Union. Since February 2018, she has worked at the Ministry of Defence is currently delivering the UK’s government’s strategy on Shipbuilding.

Melanie Dawes CB

Melanie Dawes took up her role as Permanent Secretary for DCLG on 1 March 2015. She continued this role for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government from 8 January 2018. She is also gender champion for the Civil Service and sits on the Civil Service Board and Senior Leadership Committee.

Melanie was Director General of the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat (EDS) at the Cabinet Office from October 2011, responsible for overseeing the system of Cabinet decision-making. Between 2006 and 2011 she was at HMRC, including as one of the department’s Commissioners. Before joining HMRC, Melanie spent 15 years at the Treasury, including as Europe Director from 2002 to 2006. She started her career as an economist and has worked on public spending, tax and tax credit policy, macroeconomics, monetary policy and the euro.

Sir Simon Fraser KCMG

Simon Fraser is Deputy Chairman of Chatham House and serves as Adviser to the Europe Programme. He is also Managing Partner of Flint Global. He previously served as Permanent Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Head of the UK Diplomatic Servicefrom August 2010 to July 2015.

Prior to that he was Permanent Secretary at the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. He has also served as Director General for Europe in the FCO; Chief of Staff to European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson; Political Counsellor at the British embassy in Paris; and Head of Policy Planning in the FCO. He is currently Visiting Professor at King’s College London and Adjunct Professor at Sciences Po.

 

 

Poppy Mitchell-Rose

Poppy started her career in journalism, before working in Parliament, Downing Street and HM Treasury as a Special Advisor to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, working alongside the Prime Minister, Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet. She delivered media strategies, campaigns, and global business relations, including international trade missions to promote the UK overseas.

At freuds she works with global investment clients as well as philanthropists, foundations and NGOs.

 

 

Sheikh Aliur Rahman

Sheikh Aliur Rahman is the Chief Executive of the London Tea Exchange. Prior to joining the London Tea Exchange he worked for a leading investment company in the City and has extensive senior management experience. He still acts as a senior advisor to a number of high profile clients on major developments across London and recent projects include delivering three of the tallest residential towers in Europe. Aliur currently holds various advisory roles at a local, regional and national level and remains active in urban regeneration programmes across Europe and Asia.

 

 

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