Lord Michael Spencer: The Future of Enterprise

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Lord Michael Spencer on the CPS, Conservative Renewal, and Making the Case for Enterprise Jimmy interviews Lord Michael Spencer at the Centre for Policy Studies’ Margaret Thatcher Enterprise Conference in London, discussing Spencer’s career founding ICAP and his current role chairing the CPS as it recruits a new executive director to succeed Robert Colvile. Spencer explains what a think tank and its chair do, arguing the CPS should build detailed, sequenced pro-growth policy plans for a Conservative opposition and communicate them more effectively through broadcast media and podcasts. 00:00 Conference Setup 01:44 Meet Lord Spencer 01:52 Building ICAP 03:47 Conservative Party Years 06:42 Leading the CPS 10:17 Hiring New Director 14:36 Making Case for Business 17:38 Westminster Talent Problem 19:17 Think Tanks and Funding 24:15 Closing Thanks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:44.5	A couple of weeks ago, we were at the heart of the City of London at the Guildhall at the
0:48.6	Centre for Policy Studies Margaret Thatcher Enterprise Conference.
0:53.7	It was an amazing day filled with speakers looking at how we grow the economy.
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1:03.0	the chief executive and founder of Octopus Energy.
1:07.0	The media partner for the day was the Teleggraph and it was really inspiring afternoon of speakers.
1:12.6	But at the side of it, I actually spoke to one of Britain's most famous industrialists, one of the most consequential business leaders of the last four decades, Lord Michael Spencer.
1:25.6	He founded ICAP way back in the day and was one of the first
1:29.9	fintech companies to ever exist in the city of London. He has been a friend and a mentor over the
1:36.9	years to me. So it was great to sit down with him and talk about his role as chairman at the
1:42.2	Centre for Policy Studies and how they're recruiting for a new executive director
1:46.4	who is going to take over from the great Robert Colville. So we were specifically speaking about that,
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