We have a new short podcast series, in partnership with Echo Research - "What After Woke: Are we witnessing a great reset in corporate activism, DEI, and ESG – or just a glitch?"

The first interviewee is Sir Howard Davies, who has just stepped down as Chairman of NatWest after a gruelling nine-year stint. He founded the FSA, was director general at the CBI (a gig he hated), was deputy governor of the Bank of England and a board member of both the Pru and Morgan Stanley. 

He’s smart, serious and doesn’t duck difficult questions. 

In our interview, he talks about culture wars, the grim fate of ESG and diversity initiatives, Trump, Nigel Farage and how the Reform leader manipulated the Coutts bank account scandal which took the scalp of the NatWest CEO. 

Jericho Conversations is one of a number of initiatives that spontaneously emerged during the first COVID lockdown – part of a determination to use moments of crisis to pivot towards a better, fairer, more equitable and sustainable future for all. By popular demand, we have reignited the series to help find surprising and refreshing solutions and insights into a world in constant flux. Each conversation – led by an expert speaker – is designed to keep Jericho communities engaged and thinking about “what comes next?” for business and society.