The Honourable Mike Rann was the Premier of South Australia and Minister for Economic Development from 2002 to 2011. He also served as National President of the Australian Labor Party.

In 2012, he was appointed Australian High Commissioner to the UK and a Governor of the Commonwealth Secretariat. In 2014, he was appointed Ambassador to Italy, San Marino, Albania, Libya and as the Permanent Representative to the UN’s World Food Program and Food and Agricultural Organisation.

Now based in London and Italy, Mr Rann is Chairman of the UK charity Power of Nutrition, and a member of the UK, US and Global boards of The Climate Group which operates in 45 countries. He is a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute of King’s College London.

Mr Rann is the Co-Chair of the UK-Italy business bilateral “Conversazioni” and was the Co-Chair of the Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum.

Latika Bourke is a reporter with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She has been based in London for the past three years covering a variety of topics, including of course – Brexit, the rest of British politics. She takes a keen interest in the burgeoning debate around China in the UK as well as highlighting the role and talent of Australians in the UK, whether they be in the arts, business or finance sectors.

Latika previously spent seven years in the Canberra press gallery reporting on federal politics and has previously worked for the ABC and Radio 2UE.