Keynote Speech: the Future of Green Trade with the Secretary of State for International Trade
Listen to an exclusive keynote speech from the Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, the Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP. In this address, the Secretary of State sets out her vision for the future of green trade; and what this means for the UK's own trade model post-Brexit.
Following her speech, the Secretary of State sat down with Constantin Cotzias, European Director, Bloomberg L.P. to discuss her perspective on the ongoing trade negotiations around the world and the future opportunities for the UK.
Speakers
Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
Secretary of State for International Trade
The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP was appointed as Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 8 January 2021. Anne-Marie is also currently the UK's International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for the COP26 Presidency. A chartered accountant by trade, Anne-Marie sat on the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee, and has previously served as Secretary of State for International Development, Minister of State for the Armed Forces and Minister for Defence Procureme
Constantin Cotzias
European Director
Bloomberg
Constantin M. Cotzias is European Director at Bloomberg L.P. and chair of Bloomberg London. He is Global Head of External Affairs. He is a Director of Bloomberg Tradebook and Bloomberg Multilateral Trading Facility. He sits on the Mayor of London Economic Advisory Board and the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council. He was previously CEO of Bloomberg’s legal and regulatory news and research division. He joined Bloomberg in 2001 as Chief Counsel. Prior to Bloomberg, Cotzias was a senior mergers and acquisitions lawyer at SNR Denton (formally Denton Wilde Sapte), one of the United Kingdom's largest law firms, where he advised on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and IPOs within the media, telecoms, technology and energy sectors. From 1998 - 2000, he was chief counsel at Denton Wilde Sapte's Moscow office.