Prof Sir Adrian Smith FRS
former Vice-Chancellor, University of London
The Rt. Hon Lord Michael Bates
House of Lords
Mr Peter Batey OBE
Chairman, Vermilion Partners Ltd
Mr Jaspal Bindra
former Group Executive Director & CEO Asia, Standard Chartered Bank
Prof Stephen Blackmore CBE FRSE
former Regius Keeper, Royal Botanic Gardens-Edinburgh
The Rt Hon Tony Blair
former Prime Minister
Lord Michael Boyce KG GCB OBE DL
former Royal Navy, House of Lords
Sir Martin Broughton
Deputy Chairman, International Airlines group
Sir Stephen Brown
former Chief Executive, UK Trade & Investment
The Lord Browne of Madingley,
former Partner, Riverstone Holdings LLC
Mr Peter Budd
Consultant and former Director, ARUP
The Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable MP
former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
Sir Andrew Cahn KCMG
former Chief Executive, UK Trade & Investment
Mr Ben Chapman
former Chairman, All Party Parliamentary China Group
Mr Victor Chu
Chairman, First Eastern Investment Group
Lord Clement-Jones CBE
House of Lords
Allan Cook
former Chairman, WS Atkins plc
Lord Davidson of Glen Clova QC
Partner, Axiom Advocates
The Lord Davies of Abersoch CBE
non-executive Vice Chairman, L1 Holdings
Sir Howard Davies
former Director, The London School of Economics and Political Science
Lady Linda W Davies
Founder KT Wong Foundation
Sir Andrew Dilnot CBE
former Principal, St Hugh’s College
Sir Lloyd Dorfman CBE
Chairman, Travelex
Mr Nick Earlam
Chairman, Plexus Cotton Limited
Mr Bernie Ecclestone
former Chief Executive Officer, Formula One Management Ltd
Sir William Ehrman KCMG
former British Ambassador to China
Sir Terry Farrell CBE
Principal, Farrels
Sir Douglas Flint CBE
former Group Chairman, HSBC Holding plc
Dame Clara Furse DBE
former Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange Group
Sir Anthony Galsworthy KCMG
former British Ambassador to China
Lord Edward Garnier Kt PC QC
House of Lords
Marquess of Salisbury
House of Lords
Sir Patrick Gillam
former Chairman, Standard Chartered plc and Asia House
Mr Tom Glocer
former CEO, Thomson Reuters
Earl of March and Kinrara
Goodwood Estate
Professor Sir Malcolm Grant
former Chairman, NHS England
The Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint
former Minister of State for Trade and Investment
Lord Gerry Grimstone
former Chairman, Standard Life Plc
Mr Tony Hayward
Chairman, Genel Energy
Sir Mark Hendrick MP
Labour & Co-operative Member, Parliament
Sir Michael Hintze
Founder & Group Chief Executive and Chief investment Officer, CQS (UK) LLP
Prof Christopher Howe MBE FBA
SOAS University of London
The Rt hon. The Lord Howell of Guildford
House of Lords
Mr Nick Hurd MP
House of Commons
Prof Sir James Drummond Bone
former Master of Balliol, University of Oxford
Prof Dame Jessica Rawson DBE FBA
Professor of Chinese Art and Archaeology, Merton College
Mr Liqun Jin
President, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Sir Henry Keswick
Chairman, Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd
Ms Pamela Kirby Johnson OBE
Director General, The Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA)
Lt Gen Sir Graeme Lamb KBE CMG DSO
former Director UK Special Forces and Co-ordinator of the China UK Sanya Intiative, British Army
Mr Martin Lamb
former Chief Executive Officer, IMI Plc
Mr Sonny Leong CBE
Chairman, Chinese for Labour
Sir David Lewis
former Lord Mayor of London
Sir David KP Li
Chairman & Chief Executive, The Bank of East Asia Ltd
The Rt Hon Sir David Lidington
former Minister of State responsible for European issues and NATO, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Mr Ken Livingstone
Former Mayor of London
Mr Vincent HS Lo
Chairman, Shui On Holdings Ltd
Mrs Anna Lo MBE
former MLA, Northern Ireland Assembly
Mr Stuart Logan
Chief Executive, Federation of Oil Seeds and Fats Association
Mr Neil Macgregor OM AO FSA,
former Director, British Museum
The Rt Hon The Lord Mandelson PC
House of Lords
Mr Michael Mates
former MP for East Hampshire Petersfield
Mr Kevin McCabe
former Chairman, Sheffield United Football Club
Dr Judith McClure CBE
Chairman, The Scotland-China Education Network
The Rt Hon The Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale PC
Former First Minister, The Scottish Parliament
The Rt Hon The Lord McNally of Blackpool
House of Lords
Ms Mee Ling Ng OBE
former Chair, Chinese for Labour
Prof Peter Nolan CBE
Director of Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge
Lord Jim O’Neill
former Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Sir John Peace
former Chairman, Standard Chartered Bank
Professor David Phoenix OBE
Vice Chancellor of London South Bank University and CEO of LSBU Group
Mr Andre Pienaar
Founder, C5 Capital
Dr Dickson Poon CBE
Chairman, Harvey Nichols & Co Ltd
Mr Jonathan Powell
former Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
The Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG
former President, China-Britain Business Council
Sir William Purves CBE DSO
Former Chairman, HSBC Holdings
Mrs Elizabeth Reid
former Chief Executive, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
Mr Richard Reid
former London Chairman, KPMG
Ms Angela Rippon
Jounalist & TV Presenter
Sir John Rose
Chairman, Holdingham group
Prof Christopher Rudd
former Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Nottingham and Provost of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China
The Lord Sainsbury of Turville
former Minister of Science & Innovation, House of Lords
The Rt Hon First Minister Alex Salmond
former First Minister of Scotland
Mr Peter Sands
former Group CEO, Standard Chartered Bank
The Lord Sassoon KT CA ICAEW
President, China-Britain Business Council
Bingjun Si
former CCCUK Chairman
Mr Paul Skinner
former Chairman, UK Infrastructure at The Treasury
Sir Martin Sorrell
former Group Chief Executive, WPP 2005 Limited
Rt Hon Jack Straw MP
former Shadow Deputy Prime Minister, House of Commons
Prof Dame Joan K Stringer DBE CBE
former Principal & Vice Chancellor, Napier University
Sir John Stuttard
former Vice Chairman of UK Advisory Board, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mr Malcolm Sweeting
Partner, Clifford Chance LLP
The Lord David Triesman
Director, Salamanca Group
Mr Mark Tucker
former Chief Executive and President, AIA Group Ltd
Mr Willie Walsh,
Chief Executive, International Airlines Group
Mr Paul Walsh
former Chief Executive Officer, Diageo
Sir Malcolm Williamson
Retired Chairman, Clydesdale Bank PLC
Sir Sebastian Wood KCMG
former Ambassador to China
The Rt Hon The Lord Woolf of Barnes
House of Lords
Sir David Wright GCMG LVO
former Vice Chairman, Barclays Capital