Sir Andrew Likierman, keynote speaker, is Professor of Management Practice at the London Business School. His current research focuses on the role of judgment in management, driven by his curiosity about why judgment, though highly valued, is not apparently developed or used in management.

Andrew’s extensive career spans the public and private sectors, as well as professional life. In the public sector, he was a member of the Cabinet Office Central Policy Review Staff and served for 10 years as one of the Managing Directors of the UK Treasury and Head of the UK Government Accountancy Service.

In the private sector, Andrew worked as a management accountant with Tootal Ltd, managed a textile plant in Germany, and was Managing Director of the overseas division of Qualitex Ltd, with subsidiaries in France, the US, and Malta. He is currently a national independent non-executive director of Times Newspapers Holdings Ltd and the quoted insurance Lloyds underwriter Beazley plc.

In his professional capacity, Andrew has advised the House of Commons Treasury, Employment, Transport, and Social Services Select Committees. He is a past President of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and was a member of the Financial Reporting Council.