Chatham House provides a unique forum in the heart of London where world leaders, policy-makers and opinion-formers can be heard and their views discussed in an impartial environment. Learn more about our events.
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Chatham House is an independent, non-partisan organisation. Its charter forbids it from any political alignment. The institute’s internal processes are designed to avoid partisanship, in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines.
Chatham House welcomes speakers and representatives from all political parties and countries around the world.
Each year Chatham House hosts several one- and two-day business-focused conferences on key global issues, featuring high-profile speakers and exclusive insights.
Conferences are open to the public and subject to a booking fee. Panels are held under the Chatham House Rule. Discounted access is available for our corporate members.
If you are an individual member wishing to attend in a personal capacity, please note that commercial conferences do not form part of our members events programme, which is included in your subscription.
Individual members attending on behalf of their organization should choose their companies rate on the registration page.
Throughout the year, the institute’s research programmes convene many events featuring policymakers and experts in their areas.
Many of these events are open to the public, who can register their interest in attending. However, attendance at these events is at the discretion of the organising research programme(s) and is not included in the benefits of membership.
Chatham House also organizes other events throughout the year, including the annual Chatham House Prize ceremony and dinner and the London Conference.
Each year, Chatham House hosts a series of events for members ranging from major policy speeches from heads of state and government representatives to discussions involving influential authors, academics, policymakers from across a vast range of subjects in international affairs.
Due to the institute’s limited capacity and very high demand we are unable to register everyone for every event. Successful registration for events is confirmed in advance. Those who come to Chatham House without a confirmed registration will not be admitted.
Many events are held on-the-record, and Chatham House produces a variety of multimedia, transcripts or meeting summaries from these events. Those which are not on the record are often held under the Chatham House Rule.
In the case of members events where demand is anticipated to exceed available capacity, places for members will be awarded by ballot. In these circumstances, successful registrants will be notified by email prior to the event.
Those who do not receive email confirmation will automatically be placed on a waiting list. To allow as many members as possible to attend, members are not able to register guests for balloted events.
All event attendees, including those participating remotely, are expected to uphold a high standard of behaviour and to treat other guests, Chatham House members, staff and speakers with courtesy and respect.
Attendees are expected to comply with all reasonable instructions from Chatham House staff or officials appointed by the institute. Chatham House staff are expected to be diligent, professional and courteous at all times. However, if you have a complaint regarding staff behaviour please contact our human resources team.
At every Chatham House event time is made available for the audience to put their questions to the speaker(s). If you intend to ask a question please ensure it is concise and to the point, to provide as many participants as possible with an opportunity to speak.
Aggressive, discriminating, disrespectful or otherwise inappropriate behaviour by any member, guest or other attendee will not be tolerated. In these cases, Chatham House reserves the right to refuse access of the person(s) involved to future events.
Chatham House reserves the right to terminate membership of any individual acting in this way with immediate effect. A right of appeal to the Chair is available to members in this situation.
Chatham House event attendees are not permitted to distribute literature or marketing materials within Chatham House without prior written authorization by the institute.
It is very important to Chatham House that it is as accessible as possible to visitors. Our second entrance on Duke of York Street is fully accessible to those with wheelchairs and restricted mobility.
Internally we have facilities in place to support access to our primary event rooms. If you have restricted mobility and are attending an event, please contact the event organiser in advance of your arrival, so that we can ensure the necessary steps are taken to enable you to access the event.
Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian when attending Chatham House events. For more information on the rights of members aged under 18, please see the terms and conditions of individual membership. Chatham House reserves the right to not admit anyone under the age of 18 to any event or reception where alcohol is being served.
Additional security measures may be in place for some events. For high security events for which additional checks need to be carried out, attendees are advised to bring photographic ID. Places at these events are strictly non-transferable.
At such events, attendees are advised not to bring any large bags or cases into Chatham House. Smaller handbags and cases will be permitted but may be subject to security checks by the police. In very special circumstances, attendees may be required to pass through a metal detector.
To ensure that security checks do not delay the start of an event, attendees may be required to arrive and register within a specified period prior to the listed event start time. Attendees will be notified of this in advance. Those arriving late will not be admitted.
By registering for a Chatham House event, you confirm that you and your guest(s) consent to appearing in any official event photographs and video footage.
This footage can be used by the institute for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media, or in a third-party publication.
In addition, photography or video footage may be taken by other event attendees and publicly shared without the knowledge of Chatham House, for which the institute cannot be held responsible. Please contact the event organiser if you have any concerns.