Programme:
9.30 am - Welcome: Jesse Norman and Colin Kidd
9.35 am - Jesse Norman: "Agency and government: constitutional implications"
9.50 am - Colin Kidd: "Norms of governance?"
Discussants: Rachel Wolf, Jim Gallagher
General Discussion
11 am - Tea in the Old Library
11.30 am - Sam Freedman: "Why the British state has stopped working" Discussant: Robert Lisvane
General Discussion
1 pm - Close

Recean is an experienced politician who has held a number of senior positions in Moldova's government. He served as interior minister from 2012 to 2015 under two prime ministers, and was the first civilian to hold the post.

Recean spearheaded several important reforms, bringing Moldova closer to European Union standards. Before that, he was deputy minister for Information and Communication Technology.