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Michael Grade's speeches

Here are the most recent speeches which Michael Grade has made as BBC Chairman.

2006 Speeches

Chairman's speech at the Westminster Media Forum
New Charter - New BBC. Speech given at the Westminster Media Forum in London
(30 March 2006)

Chairman's speech at the Napte 2006 Conference
Speech given at the Napte 2006 Conference in Las Vegas
(25 January 2006)

2005 Speeches

Chairman's speech at the Governors' AGM
Speech given to AGM audience at BBC Television Centre
(19 July 2005)

Chairman's speech at the Annual Report 2004/2005
launch

Given at Westminster (12 July 2005)

Response to the Green Paper
Given at the Westminster Media Forum (24 May 2005)

Goodman Media Lecture: The Future of Impartiality
Given at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (11 May 2005)

BBC Africa 2015 Conference
Opening address given at Guildhall, London (18 March 2005)

Connecting to Communities
Speech given during a visit by the BBC Board of Governors to BBC Broadcasting House, Belfast (22 February 2005)

Building Global Value - the BBC's International Role
Speech given to the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, London (09 February 2005)

Making the important interesting: BBC journalism in the 21st Century
The inaugural Cudlipp Lecture given at the London College of Communications (24 January 2005)

Changing the BBC
Speech given to the IPPR Media Convention, Oxford (20 January 2005)

2004 Speeches

Opening statement and statement on models of governance
DCMS seminar on governance (03 December 2004)

Grade says BBC is implementing radical change
Keynote address to the CBI Annual Conference, Birmingham (08 November 2004)

Interactive TV Show Europe 2004
Opening speech given to the Interactive TV Show Europe 2004 in Barcelona (14 October 2004)

Burns Panel Seminar - Governance and Regulation
Opening statement at the Burns Panel Seminar on Governance and Regulation (16 September 2004)

Building Public Value
Speech given as the BBC unveiled its vision of the future and manifesto for action (29 June 2004)

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