The World Traders annual Tacitus Lecture is held on the fourth Thursday in February at Guildhall.
The date for 2026 is Thursday 26th February 2026
Eligibility: livery masters are invited to attend; tickets for others by invitation.
Further details are at this link.
Or you may email the organiser, the World Traders’ Company
Previous lecturers (titles and honours as at the date of the lecture):
2026 Dr Fiona Hill
2025 Pamela Coke-Hamilton
2024 Lord (John) Browne
2023 Rory Stewart OBE
2022 Prof. David Olusoga OBE
2021 Dr Kirsten Dunlop
2020 Mr Kitack Lim
2019 Mme Christine Lagarde
2018 Dr Nathan Myhrvold
2017 Sir Simon Fraser GCMG
2016 Sir Paul Tucker
2015 Alderman the Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC
2014 Angela Knight CBE
2013 Sir Richard Lambert
2012 Mr Terry Smith
2011 His Excellency Mr Georg Boomgaarden
2010 Mr Donald Brydon CBE
2009 Vince Cable MP
2008 Mrs Naina Lal Kidwai
2007 Mr Antony Burgmans
2006 Sir Mark Moody-Stuart
2005 Sir Howard Davies
2004 Mr Digby Jones
2003 Mr Peter Sutherland
2002 The Rt Hon the Lord (David) Owen
2001 Dr David Potter
2000 His Excellency Philip Lader
1999 Mr Peter Job
1998 Sir Richard Sykes
1997 Dr Helmut Sohmen
1996 HE Yousef Shirawi
1995 Dame Mary Soames
1994 Sir Colin Marshall
1993 Sir Kit McMahon
1992 Sir Crispin Tickell
1991 Sheikh Salim Al-Sabah
1990 Mr David Emms
1989 Lord Harris of High Cross, Chairman of the Institute of Economic Affairs.
1988 Professor Hugh Murray
Transcripts and further details at this link.
