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31 December 1999, I attended the opening ceremony at the Millennium Dome with my wife and five children, as guests of the New Millennium Experience Company. (Registered 16 February 2000)
16 February 1999, I attended the Brit Awards, accompanied by my wife and daughter, as guests of the British Phonographic Industry Ltd. (Registered 24 February 1999)
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60 registered interests in the House of Lords register
Chairman, Connect Capital Ltd (UK based AI innovation and investment firm)
Visit to Istanbul, Turkey, 28 November – 1 December 2024, to attend and speak on Africa at TRT World Forum 2024; travel and accommodation provided by Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
Chair of Council, Memorial Gates Trust
Trustee, Parliamentary Human Rights Trust
Advisory consultancy and speaking services for technical sessions of World Bank/IMF Africa 24 Caucus Meetings hosted by Central Bank of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Abuja, Nigeria, 1-3 August 2024 (the member's earnings for this work fall within the £90,000 - £120,000 band and were paid to his company (see category 1))
Member, Advisory Board, GEMS Middle East Holding FZ LLC (educational services company working in Africa and the Middle East)
Member, Independent Advisory Board, Harcus Parker Claimant Litigation Committee (business energy group litigation)
Vice President, Lotteries Council
Chairman, Church of England's Archbishops' Commission on Racial Justice
Akyem Law and Advisory Services Limited (company owned 100 per cent by member and wife which receives payments relating to legal, regulatory, political risk and business intelligence consultancy services provided by member)
Co-chair, Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission
Consultant Adviser on emerging market geopolitical and regulatory advice for investments largely in African agricultural sector, Alpha Talents Africa Ltd (agri-industry investment company)
Speaking engagement, 14-16 June 2022, Institute of Travel and Tourism Conference, Istanbul
Independent Non-executive Director, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Parliamentary Fellow, St Anthony’s College, Oxford (interest ceased 30 November 2022)
Member, Advisory Board, Centre for Charity Effectiveness, Cass Business School, City University of London
Member, Advisory Board, Tiso Foundation of South Africa (not for profit organisation promoting education in Africa) (honorarium is received)
Member, Advisory Board, Bobab Ltd (online digital platform promoting science and innovation in Africa)
Chair, The Sir Winston Churchill Archive Trust
Member of Council, Planet Earth Institute Foundation