UK Trade Strategy Roundtable with Amanda Brooks, Director General, Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations (TPIN)
This roundtable will discuss the developments around UK trade strategy and how it aligns with industrial and investment strategies looking at the wider growth mission. It is intended specifically for Director of Government Affairs roles or equivalent; attendance is by invitation.
Please note attendee numbers at roundtables are strictly limited to ensure everyone is able to contribute to the conversation. Invitees are carefully selected in line with The Whitehall & Industry Group's charitable purpose, to bring a range of views and perspectives. If you or a colleague would like to be considered for future roundtables in this series, then please do email us on [email protected].
Speaker
Amanda Brooks became Director General for Trade Negotiations at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in February 2023. From 1 June 2021 she was Director General for Trade Negotiations at the Department for International Trade (DIT). She joined DIT in August 2016.
Amanda’s previous responsibilities include:
- leading the US negotiations
- bilateral trade relationships
- multilateral fora on:
- trade
- trade remedies and disputes
- export controls
She is the cross-government senior responsible owner (SRO) for policy learning and skills and head of the DBT Policy Profession.
Prior to joining DIT, Amanda spent much of her career in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). She worked on domestic and international economic policy.
Amanda has also served overseas as the Deputy High Commissioner and Director of Trade and Investment in Singapore.
