How do you future-proof a nation’s trade, energy transition, and regional growth—when much of that future depends on infrastructure most people rarely see? In this episode, Geraint Evans, Chief Executive Officer of UK Major Ports Group, highlights the strategic role of ports at the intersection of infrastructure, trade, and national resilience.
Drawing on his experience as a Special Adviser under three Prime Ministers and later as a Partner at strategic consultancy Stonehaven, Geraint reflects on why ports are often overlooked despite being anchor employers in regional communities and critical enablers of supply chains, investment, and growth.
The conversation explores leadership in complex systems: why strategy is a process rather than an event; how trust, clarity, and pace matter when competitors sit around the same table; and why alignment between government and the private sector so often breaks down—even when both sides use the same language. From floating offshore wind to national security and resilience, Geraint offers a compelling perspective on the choices facing the ports sector today—and how what is decided, or not decided, now will shape the next hundred years.
Supported by Norman Broadbent: https://www.normanbroadbent.com/
Geraint Evans