FMO books keynote speaker

Economic guru Simon Walker has been booked by the Federation of Manufacturing Opticians as a speaker for its next meeting.

The new director general of the Institute of Directors has been named as the keynote speaker for a meeting on March 21, to be held at the Association of Optometrists' offices in Clerkenwell, London.

'Guaranteed to provide a highly topical view on the outlook for the economy, Simon will be speaking on behalf of the country's top business leaders,' a statement by the organisers said.