First Magazine Limited
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FIRST Magazine, or FIRST is a multi-disciplinary international affairs
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...

 organisation based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. The company was founded in 1984 and aims to promote communications between leaders in industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...

, finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...

 and government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...

 worldwide and to promote strategic
Strategy
Strategy, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. In military usage strategy is distinct from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements are linked...

 dialogue
Dialogue
Dialogue is a literary and theatrical form consisting of a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people....

. Rupert Goodman is the Chairman and Founder and in 2006 Lord Hurd of Westwell joined as Chairman of the Advisory Council. Lord Woolf of Barnes succeeded Lord Dahrendorf as Chairman of the Award Judging Panel in 2005. Lord Cormack FSA DL is Consultant, Public Affairs. The company opened a Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 office in 2009. FIRST received The Queen's Award for Enterprise 2010 in recognition of its success in international markets.

Operations

The company operates in international publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...

, event and award organisation. As well as its flagship title FIRST the company publishes specialist titles including Global Energy and World Petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...

 and a range of regional and country reports and books on current economic and political affairs, providing analysis of global issues and the thinking on business and political leaders. In 2011, FIRST published "Britain's Foreign Policy - A new approach in a networked world".

The company organises and manages a range of high level meetings and special events for governments and corporations including conferences and round table meetings. Attendees include chairman and chief executives of global companies, leading academics and government ministers.

In 2000 the FIRST Award for Responsible Capitalism was instituted to honour business leaders who have excelled both by achieving commercial success and demonstrating social responsibility. Award winners have included Lord Browne of Madingley
Lord Browne
Lord Browne or Lord Brown may refer to*John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley , former BP executive*Nicholas Browne-Wilkinson, Baron Browne-Wilkinson, , jurist*Wallace Browne, Baron Browne of Belmont, Ulster Unionist politician...

, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Sir Robert Wilson, Dr Daniel Vasella, Morris Tabaksblat, Jaime Zobel de Ayala
Jaime Zobel de Ayala
Jaime Zobel y Fitz , also known as Jaime Zobel de Ayala, is a prominent Filipino businessman and philanthropist. He was the last managing partner of Ayala y Compañía in 1967 when the company changed to a corporation. He served as both president and chairman of Ayala Corporation from 1983 to 2005...

, Ratan Tata
Ratan Tata
Ratan Naval Tata is the present chairman of Tata Sons and therefore, Tata Group. Also, he is one among the few in the world...

, Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz is an American business magnate. He is the best known as the chairman and CEO of Starbucks and a former owner of the Seattle SuperSonics...

, Thomas Bata
Thomas J. Bata
Tomáš Jan Baťa, , also known as Tomas Bata Jr. and Tomáš Baťa ml. and "Shoemaker to the World", ran the Bata Shoe Company from the 1940s until the '80s. His last name pronounce baht-ya....

, Dr Mohamed Ibrahim and Sir Sigmund Sternberg
Sigmund Sternberg
Sir Sigmund Sternberg, is a British philanthropist, businessman and Labour Party donor.-Early life:Sternberg is Jewish and was born in Hungary. He emigrated to Britain in 1939 and was naturalised as a British citizen in 1947.-Career:...

, Andrew Witty
Andrew Witty
Andrew Philip Witty is the chief executive officer of GlaxoSmithKline.-Early life:Witty attended Malbank School in Nantwich, and then gained a BA in Economics from the University of Nottingham.-Career:Witty joined Glaxo UK in 1985 as a management trainee...

, Charlie Mayfield, Indra Nooyi
Indra Nooyi
Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is an Indian-born American business executive. She is the current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, the second largest food & beverage business in the world ....

 and Sophi Tranchell

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