2022 British-American Parliamentary Group Luncheon

On July 20, 2022, the Meridian Corporate Council partnered with Fiserv to host eight members of parliament from the United Kingdom, for a discussion on the U.S-UK friendship and luncheon with members of the corporate council. The conversation was moderated by Puru Trivedi, Vice President, External & Corporate Affairs, Meridian International Center.

The 2022 iteration of the British American Parliamentary Group welcomed:

• Mr. Scott Benton - Blackpool South, Conservative
• Mr. Antony Higginbotham - Burnley, North West, Conservative
• Mr. Tom Hunt - Ipswich, Conservative
• Mr. Justin Madders - Ellesmere Port & Neston, Labour
• Mr. Gagan Mohindra - South West Hertfordshire, Conservative
• Ms. Anum Qaisar - Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
• Ms. Yasmin Qureshi - Bolton South East, Labour
• Mr. Daniel Zeichner - Cambridge, Labour

In partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), British parliamentarians (MP) are welcomed to the U.S. to take part in an intensive ten-day exchange that includes Congressional appointments in Washington, several days of shadowing a Member of Congress in their home district, and a closing session in Boston that ties their experiences together while learning about the functions of local and state government. These exchanges seek primarily to strengthen U.S.-U.K. relations and educate parliamentarians on the U.S. federalist system of government; in addition, the program offers the opportunity for participants to examine the role of non-governmental players in the formation of domestic and foreign policy. Some notable previous members of the British-American Parliamentary Group include Former Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May, and Tony Blair.

The eight Parliamentarians give opening introductory remarks at the British-American Parliamentary Luncheon on July 20, 2022. Photo by Jess Latos

Antony Higginbotham (MP-Burnley) & Tom Hunt (MP-Ipswich) take questions from members of the corporate council. Photo by Jess Latos

Lisa Shoemaker (IDEMIA) and Tom Hunt (MP-Ipswich) engage in conversation ahead of the British American Parliamentary Luncheon on July 20, 2022. Photo by Jess Latos

Daniel Zeichner (MP-Cambridge) and Danielle Gilliam-Moore (Salesforce) in conversation ahead of the British American Parliamentary Luncheon on July 20, 2022. Photo by Jess Latos

Juan Flores (AT&T) Introduces himself at the British-American Parliamentary Luncheon on July 20, 2022. Photo by Jess Latos

Yasmin Qureshi (MP-Bolton South East) & Daniel Zeichner (MP-Cambridge) answer questions from members of the corporate council. Photo by Jess Latos

Majida Mourad (Tellurian) Introduces herself at the British-American Parliamentary Luncheon on July 20, 2022. Photo by Jess Latos

Anum Qaisar (Airdrie and Shotts) & Yasmin Qureshi (MP-Bolton South East) introduce themselves to members of the corporate council. Photo by Jess Latos

Kim Ford (Fiserv) introduces the eight parliamentarians from the United Kingdom at the British-American Parliamentary Luncheon on July 20, 2022. Photo by Jess Latos