Hugh Kay was first Secretary and then Director of CABE from 1971 until his death in 1986. His obituary in the Times included a comment that ‘he inspired affection in many for his dogged Christian realism and for his patient fellow-feeling in exposing his own hard-won faith – qualities appreciated in his regular domestic and foreign broadcasts, including Thought for the Day.’ In 1989 the Trustees of CABE decided to hold an annual Lecture in his memory, the first of which was delivered in 1990.

Recent lectures include:

Stephen Green, Group Chairman of HSBC delivered the 17th Annual Hugh Kay Lecture on 30 November 2006 "Sustainable Shareholder Values, why Values Matter". Click here to download or read the transcript: lecture notes


In 2005, for the first time, the Lecture was combined with the Day Conference at St Paul’s Cathedral on 17 November. Full details of the Conference can be viewed by accessing the Conference leaflet:

Leaflet (outside)
Leaflet (inside)

The Lecture itself was given by Dr Laura Nash, senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. Her subject was ‘Reframing Faith and Work for Lasting Success’, and a write-up on the Conference and the full text may be viewed by accessing the relevant booklet:

Booklet

Hard copies of the booklet may also be obtained through a request made to mclean.fox@btinternet.com; donations of £1 per copy are suggested.

2004 Rt Rev’d James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool:
'Must Business Cost The Earth?'

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