[2][3][4] She served as Joint Downing Street Chief of Staff supporting prime minister Theresa May, alongside Nick Timothy, until her resignation following the 2017 general election.

[9] She left government after being forced to resign as May's special adviser in a 2014 dispute with Michael Gove over alleged extremism in schools, prompting then Prime Minister, David Cameron, to insist that May sack her.

[2] Fiona Hill, one of Theresa May's closest advisers, played a pivotal role in the development of May's anti-human trafficking campaign, leading to the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act in 2015.

[16][17][18] Additionally, as noted by May biographer Rosa Prince, author of "Theresa May: The Enigmatic Prime Minister," Hill was likely consulted by May before the decision to call for the election in April.

This result was crucial in mitigating the loss of seats south of the border and appeared to question key elements of Hill and Timothy's election strategy.

The Forum was attended by a range of world leaders, including the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak,[27]  Senegal's President Macky Sall, Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid, former UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, Chairman of the Independent Energy Policy Institute Narendra Taneja, Minister for Digital in Japan Taro Kono, CEO Control Risks Nick Allan and two former heads of MI6, Sir John Scarlett and Sir Alex Younger and many others.