Government and delivery
How governments turn national strategy into results on the ground: devolution, city leadership and public service reform.
Speaking
Speaker, chair and moderator on government, cities and capital.
Phil Broadhead OBE speaks, chairs and moderates at conferences across the Gulf and beyond, on how governments and investors turn strategy into results.
Phil spent 15 years at the heart of UK government, attending Cabinet and serving as Leader of Local and Regional Government for the UK. He led a large city region on England's south coast and has an extensive corporate career - including founding and chairing FuturePlaces, a £3bn+ regeneration company. Now based in Dubai, he advises governments and investors across the Gulf.
He has spoken at and hosted dozens of conferences, including national government conferences. Organisers use him as a panellist, a chair and a moderator, on government and industry stages alike.
- 15 years in government
- 4 Prime Ministers worked with
- £3bn+ regeneration pipeline
- Dozens of conferences spoken at and hosted
Topics
Phil speaks across the policy areas where government and private capital meet.
Cities, regeneration and infrastructure
Master plans residents actually notice, and the institutions that build and run them.
Capital and partnerships
Public-private partnerships that outlast the launch, and what shifts in UK policy mean for Gulf investors.
Health and care
Building health and care systems, and the workforce to run them.
Education
Schools, universities and the infrastructure, including housing, that brings students and teachers in and keeps them.
AI and digital government
What governments get right and wrong when they adopt AI, from someone who led a city's digital transformation.
Formats
- Keynote
- 15 to 30 minutes, setting the frame for a day or a track.
- Panel
- A government and investor view, plainly put.
- Chair and moderator
- Panels and full conference days, from government sessions to investor roundtables.
- Fireside conversation
- On either side of the chair.
- Roundtables and private briefings
- Closed-door sessions for boards, chambers and delegations.
- Media commentary
- Broadcast and print on Gulf, UK and policy stories.
On stage
Speaking, chairing and hosting, from national government conferences to industry and investor events.
On air and in print
Phil has appeared on the BBC, Sky News, ITV and most major news broadcasters, and has been featured in the New York Times.
Invite Phil
For speaking, chairing or moderating, share a few details and Phil will reply personally. He takes on a selected number of events each year.