Mel Cappe is the Co-Chair of the Canada-UK Colloquium. He is a former deputy minister in a number of federal Canadian departments, and was Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet from 1999 to 2002. From 2002 until 2006 he served as Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

Anthony is Chairman of the Canada-UK Council. His career was in the FCO, where he was British Ambassador to Sweden (2003-2006) and High Commissioner to Canada (2007-2010). Other postings included Berlin, Kuala Lumpur and Washington DC. He served twice on secondment to the European Commission, latterly as Chris Patten’s chef de cabinet.

Nicolas Maclean CMG was formerly active in banking and insurance, as well as serving in local government as an elected Councillor and for 15 years in national government as part-time Political Assistant to the then Prime Minister. He initiated the UK prototype for the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET) and was twice elected to Council of Chatham House.

Matthew Bondy is CEO of Bondy & Associates, a government relations and industry intelligence firm. Bondy also served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Hon. Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario. His writing on foreign policy has appeared in a variety of international publications, including the National Post, Toronto Star, Australian Naval Review, and Foreign Policy. In 2012 he was awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for Service to Canada.