Lord Adair Turner

Chairman, Energy Transitions Commission

Lord Adair Turner chairs the Energy Transitions Commission, a global coalition of major power and industrial companies, investors, environmental NGOs and experts working out achievable pathways to limit global warming to well below 2˚C by 2040 while stimulating economic development and social progress.

"A world-renowned expert on global economic trends"

Topics

Global Financial Regulation
Climate Change
Financial Services Industry
Corporate Governance
Lessons from the Global
Financial Crash

Languages

He presents in English.

How he presents

Lord Adair is in great demand as a speaker on a wide range of issues at major conferences throughout Europe.

Publications

2015
Between Debt and the Devil
2012
Economics after the Crisis
2001
Just Capital - The Liberal Economy

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In Detail

Lord Turner became a cross-bench member of the House of Lords in 2005. He was Chairman of the Pensions Commission from 2003-06, and of the Low Pay Commission from 2002-06. He was the Chairman of the Overseas Development Institute 2007-10. In 2009 the FSA produced a report recommending a revamp of global banking regulation in response to the credit crunch and collapse of global banking liquidity. Adair lead the FSA as it wrestled with the challenge of rebuilding a tarnished reputation and negotiated changes to the regulatory regime. He is Senior Fellow at the Centre for Financial Studies (Frankfurt), and a visiting professor at the London School of Economics and at Cass Business School.

What he offers you

Lord Turner’s wealth experience and expertise mean he is a well-placed to discuss a range of issues in the business and public arena, including Britain’s exit from the European Union. He answers the big questions facing macroeconomic policymakers across the world.