This particular dinner is by invitation only and is designed specifically for our Boardwave members with an ARR of £100m+.

Speaker:

Sir Nick Clegg: Former President, Global Affairs, Meta & Former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Event partners: Francisco Partners, Rothschild & Co & Wilson Sonsini

Join an intimate and off-the-record fireside conversation with Sir Nick Clegg, former President of Global Affairs at Meta, former UK Deputy Prime Minister, and one of Europe’s most influential political and technology figures.

In this candid session, Sir Nick will reflect on his extraordinary journey, from the frontlines of British politics to the heart of Silicon Valley, and will offer a uniquely European perspective on technology, democracy, and the global digital future.

The Conversation

From politics to Big Tech, Sir Nick Clegg will reflect on how power and influence have evolved across continents, and why he believes the global, open internet is now under real strain, caught between authoritarian control and fragmented democratic reactions.

We will also be examining the future of innovation and Europe’s place in it. With the US having dominated the internet era, Europe has lagged on investment, scale-up, and industrial policy, and risks falling further behind in AI, data, and technology leadership. Sir Nick will share the steps needed to turn European tech from laggard to leader, including talent, capital, culture, policy, and the risks and opportunities of a new digital paradigm that could reset the playing field.

About the Speaker

Sir Nick CleggFormer President, Global Affairs, MetaFormer Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Sir Nick Clegg is the former UK Deputy Prime Minister (2010-2015) and former President, Global Affairs at Meta (2018-2025). Prior to being elected to the UK Parliament in 2005, he worked in the European Commission and served for five years as a member of the European Parliament. He became leader of the Liberal Democrat party in 2007 and served as Deputy Prime Minister in the UK’s first coalition government since the war, from 2010 to 2015. He joined Meta, then called Facebook, in 2018 and became the company’s chief policy decision-maker and its principal interlocutor with world leaders, governments and policymakers around the globe. He has authored numerous publications, including, How to Save the Internet: The Threat to Global Connection in the Age of AI and Political Conflict; Politics: Between the Extremes; and How To Stop Brexit (And Make Britain Great Again).