Ex-England manager Southgate to appear at 2025 Biba conference

Biba has revealed that former England manager Gareth Southgate will be in attendance at its 2025 conference.

The trade body said that Southgate, who managed the Three Lions squad between 2016 and 2024, would deliver the closing keynote session.

During his spell as England manager, Southgate won 61 of the 102 games he oversaw. He stepped down from the role after England lost the Euro 2024 final against Spain.

At Biba, he will speak in a session called Back of the Net: Leadership That Scores Big and provide insights about leadership under national pressure, building a team and navigating challenges.

The conference

The conference, which is held in Manchester each year, provides an opportunity for the industry to network, do business together and hear from experts on a range of talking points.

This year, it will open at 8am on 14 May and finish at 4pm on 15 May at Manchester Central.

The theme for 2025 has been dubbed A New Era, with Biba looking to take the opportunity to lead the conversation in defining what brokers want the future of the industry to look like.

Graeme Trudgill, Biba’s chief executive, said: “Reflecting on what has impacted us since the millennium is incredibly important when looking forward.

“We have experienced much change in the last 25 years – seven prime ministers, a new regulator and its subsequent rules, Brexit, a cost-of-living crisis and changing risks.

“We have a new government with a challenging growth strategy that insurance brokers can help deliver.

“Now is the time to look forward with a fresh perspective on what’s to come and I know that our members will find insurance solutions for the new risks people and businesses will face as we enter ‘A New Era’ of broking.”