Society of Business Economists
The Society of Business Economists is the leading organisation serving business economists within the United Kingdom (UK). Its primary role is to offer its members scope to network through events, conferences, dinners and meetings. It also promotes enhanced professional development through masterclasses and an educational programme.
The Society exists to help all those who use economics in a business environment, whether in industry, commerce, finance, consultancy or public service. The Society’s activities aim to advance the use of economic analysis as a tool to support business decision-making and to enhance the standing of the professional economist working outside academia. It provides a forum for its members to discuss and debate economic issues and helps them keep in touch with practical and theoretical developments within the discipline.
The membership of the Society is drawn from a broad spectrum of business life, spanning the City (London, UK), commerce and industry, public and private sectors, large and small businesses. Members have access to a wide network of professional economists, providing a means of establishing contact with other leading economists in the field as well as in other areas, for example, through links with similar associations in North America.
The Society organises a comprehensive and varied programme of meetings, seminars and conferences to enable members to keep updated on key developments in British and international economics. The programme includes evening and lunchtime meetings at which guest speakers discuss and debate current economic issues. The Society also holds an annual dinner and conference. There is an annual essay prize and members receive a yearbook with the contact details of all Society members.
The core of the SBE’s activities is a programme of monthly meetings from September to June. Distinguished guest speakers from the UK and abroad address the Society on a wide range of economic issues.
Conferences are periodically arranged for the consideration of the broader domestic and international issues affecting the business environment with the help of expert speakers.
The Annual Dinner is an opportunity to meet informally with other economists, and to hear leading after-dinner speakers addressing topical issues. Former speakers include: Sir Gus O’Donnell, Sir Howard Davies, Jean-Claude Trichet, Sir Edward George, Sir Peter Sutherland, Mario Draghi, Lucas Papademos, William C Dudley, Prof Axel Weber and Christian Noyer.
The Society regularly organises seminars on topical issues, new developments and techniques led by recognised experts in their own field.
A monthly newsletter keeps members informed of all the Society’s activities, with regular news of related groups. Recruitment advertisements are also circulated. Once a year the Society surveys members’ salaries. Book reviews and articles can also be found on the website (www.sbe.co.uk).
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