Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy home pageJim Bacchus is Distinguished University Professor of Global Affairs and Director of the Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity, University of Central Florida. From 1991 to 1995 he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, from Florida. A founding member and chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, he later became a fellow of the European Institute for International Law and International Relations.
David Barnes is Deputy Director for Trade Policy at the Scottish Government in Edinburgh. He joined the Scottish Government in 2008 as Head of Agriculture and Rural Development Policy, and later became its Head of EU Exit Strategy and Negotiations. Before moving to Scotland he was a Counsellor at the United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels, and Agriculture Attaché at the British Embassy in Paris, having previously worked in a number of policy posts in the UK government in London. He was made an Honorary Fellow of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) in summer 2018, and is a presenter for the Civil Service Policy Profession’s Knowledge Series.
Hemita Bhatti is Head of Trade Policy and Women in Trade Champion at the Institute of Exports and International Trade, and on the advisory board of qLegal. Prior to this, Hemita was Principal Policy Advisor (Asia Trade Policy Lead) and Head of International Policy at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Amar Breckenridge is Senior Associate and Manager of public policy practice at Frontier Economics (Europe), leading its work on international trade policy. Amar’s work on trade spans trade policy analysis and modelling, support to dispute settlement and litigation, and trade negotiations. He spent five years as a staff economist at the World Trade Organisation prior to joining Frontier and is also a member of the Experts Network at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD).
Kerry Curran is Director of the GB and EU Trade division at the NI Department for the Economy, resolving trade issues for firms arising from the new UK/EU trading relationship. She worked at InterTrade Ireland for 5 years where she led policy on all things Brexit. Her career spans strategic management roles, policy-related research, development and implementation of plans for strategic partnerships, research, new fund development, public affairs and relations, and corporate social responsibility.
Iana Dreyer is the founder and editor of Borderlex. She launched the trade policy news site in 2014 and remains its driving force. Iana has deep international trade policy expertise spanning over fifteen years. She has worked as policy analyst in think tanks with a focus on international trade and international energy policy, and consulted on occasion for governments.
Jun Du is Professor of Economics at Aston Business School. Jun is an applied economist whose main research interest is to understand the driving forces and impediments of productivity enhancement and economic growth, from multi-level dimensions of individuals, firms, industries, regions, governments, and their interplays, in both developed and emerging economic contexts (China in particular).
Graham Floater is the UK's Chief Negotiator for Trade with the United States and the Policy Director for Trade in Services, Investment, and Digital. He was Chair of the Digital Trade programme under the UK’s G7 Presidency, culminating in the G7 Digital Trade Principles. Previous roles include UK Director for International Digital and Data Policy at DCMS, Deputy Director of the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, and Head of Banking and Risk (Financial Services) at HM Treasury.
Michael Gasiorek is Co-Director of the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP) and Professor of Economics at the University of Sussex, Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory and Managing Director of a University spin-out company, InterAnalysis. Michael Gasiorek is a specialist in international trade policy and regional integration with a keen interest in the policy relevance of his work.
Dmitry Grozoubinski is the Executive Director of the Geneva Trade Platform and founder of the consultancy ExplainTrade as well as Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde’s School of Law. He is a negotiations and trade policy expert specialising in accessibly communicating these complex worlds in a way that's relevant to businesses, officials and the general public. Prior to launching ExplainTrade.com, Dmitry served as an Australian diplomat and trade negotiator at the World Trade Organisation and beyond
Peter Holmes is Emeritus Reader in Economics at the University of Sussex and is an Associate Fellow of the Science Policy Research Unit. He also works with the Sussex European Institute and is a specialist in European Economic Integration and other global public policy issues, including the EU's relations with the WTO. Peter is interested in the relationship among the complex policies on trade, competition, regulation, and technology; he has collaborated with lawyers and political scientists.
Mashamishi Ito is Director at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry at Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro). Prior to that he was at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of the Japanese government for over 20 years.
Halima Jibril is an Assistant Professor (Research) in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Warwick Business School. She is Co-Investigator on the Innovation and Research Caucus (IRC), a UKRI-funded research centre that aims to improve the use of robust evidence in research and innovation funding. Halima’s research is on the determinants of business innovation, resilience, and performance, focusing on firm-level enablers as well as the role of business support policies and programmes.
Emily Lydgate is Professor of Environmental Law and Deputy Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory. Here research focuses on the relationship between environmental regulation and economic integration through trade. Emily is also a Specialist Advisor to the EFRA Committee (UK House of Commons), and was an instructor for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Advanced Diplomatic Academy.
Sally Jones leads the EY Trade Strategy and Brexit team. She is a leading specialist in trade policy from both a global and UK/EU perspective. Sally is the deputy chair of the Professional and Business Services Council and co-chairs its International Trade Group.
Soumaya Keynes is a British journalist, economist, and current economics columnist at the Financial Times. Working for eight years as the Britain economics editor at The Economist magazine, she co-hosted The Economist's Money Talks podcast, and co-founded and co-hosted Trade Talks, a podcast covering economic trade. Her career in economic research began as a policy adviser for Her Majesty's Treasury in London, looking at banking and credit, then at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, focusing on pensions and public finances.
Judith Kirton-Darling is Deputy General Secretary at industriAll Europe, the European Trade Union. She also served as MEP for the North East England region for the Labour Party between 2014 and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU.
Barry Leahey MBE is President of Playdale Playgrounds and Honorary Teaching Fellow – Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation at Lancaster University Management School. Barry is also Entrepreneur in Residence at Lancaster University Management School and the chair of the Institute of Directors (IoD) Cumbria Branch.
Anthony Mangnall is a Conservative Party politician and MP for Totnes and currently a member of the Business and Trade Committee. He worked in London and Singapore as a shipbroker before entering politics as a Special Adviser on foreign affairs. He joined the International Trade Select Committee in 2020, becoming an advocate of the need for Parliament to have greater scrutiny over UK trade deals. A strong proponent of free trade, in 2020 he co-authored a paper with the Policy Exchange on the benefits of UK membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Minako Morita-Jaeger is a researcher at the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP) and has been working intensively on international trade policy across the globe for decades. She currently focuses on analysing UK trade policy and its economic and social impacts. Prior to her research work in academia, she held various roles in policy analysis, trade negotiation and economic affairs and is a frequent speaker at international conferences organised by governments, think tanks and business organisations.
Dr Ludivine Petetin is a member of the Leadership Team at the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP) and a Senior Lecturer in Law at the School of Law and Politics of Cardiff University. Her expertise lies in agri-environmental-food issues and international trade as well as the challenges that Brexit and COVID-19 pose to these areas. She regularly engages with governments, legislatures and stakeholders across the UK on these matters.
Raoul Ruparel is Director of the Boston Consulting Group's Centre for Growth. An expert in economic policy, trade and investment, and the wider political and policy landscape in the UK and the European Union, Raoul has worked in both the private and public sectors. He has advised extensively on the implications of Brexit, helping businesses to best position themselves to mitigate any impact and take advantage of the opportunities arising from the UK’s exit from the EU.
Jill Rutter is a Senior research fellow at UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE). Having worked at the Institute for Government from 2009-2019, Jill is one of their senior fellows. She has also worked extensively within the UK civil service including Defra and the Treasury, and at BP and the Advocacy Institute in Washington DC.
L. Alan Winters is Co-Director of the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP) and Professor of Economics and Founding Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory at the University of Sussex, a leading contributor to the debate on Brexit and post-Brexit trade policy. From 2008 to 2011 he was Chief Economist at the Department for International Development (DFID), and from 2004 to 2007 Director of the Development Research Group of the World Bank. He was editor of The World Trade Review (2009-2020).