Speaking

Jo’s unique perspective and experience give him an unparalleled voice on policy and politics

Speaking topics include:

The British economy: How will the UK handle the combination of Covid-19 and Brexit? What policies might it follow and what might the implications be for future growth and employment?
The UK in a changing Europe: how will EU policies make a difference in areas such as the single market, financial regulation, trade, investment, growth and the free movement of people.
The future of universities and higher education: How will universities survive turmoil in the market for international education? Can they rise to the challenge of making a complex and changing world a better place, helping economies and societies to adapt and respond to the grand challenges we face, from tackling climate change to harnessing artificial intelligence?
The Indian economy: Will the idea of India as a large-scale, multicultural political union survive the Modi’s majoritarian rule? What chance does India have of reaping a demographic dividend as growth slows? What still has to happen if it is to achieve sustained success?
The rise of populism: Why is populism of both the left and right surging? Is it mainly the result of the global financial crisis? Or are longer-term trends, particularly rising inequality, driving it? What role is being played by immigration in transforming attitudes to globalisation?

Are the humanities in crisis?

430 Billion: The Global Tug of War for International Students

Keynote speaker in the ORF Colaba Conversation: Building the India-UK Knowledge Highway.

Keynote speaker at the THE World Summit: Is the UK too reliant on China?

Yidan Prize Conference at the University of Cambridge: Creating an equitable future through education. (starts at 4:35)

Keynote speaker at the ASU-GSV EdTech Conference: International Education in Action

Keynote speaker at the WonkHE@ Home conference: A whole new world: How universities can adapt and thrive in Global Britain

The China Question: The Party, the Propaganda, and the Schools: Jo Johnson in conversation with Samir Saran.

India-UK Post-Summit Discussion Feat. Ashok Malik and Jo Johnson, moderated by Indrani Bagchi

The China Question: Jo Johnson in discussion with former Chancellor Sajid Javid MP and former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls

Panel Speaker: “Finding ‘Global Britain’: From political slogan to hard economic policy choices, with Ed Balls and Jo Johnson”

Keynote Interview at the Financial Times Conference on Financial Services post Brexit - February 2021

Keynote interview at the Times Higher India Summit February 2021

Jo at the Milken Institute Global Conference