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Gerald is a sought-after speaker, advisor, broadcaster and writer on change, risk and decision making. Covering risk analysis, strategy, behavioural economics and change management, he speaks on topics that affect any business at any level.
Gerald Ashley
Financial adviser and media pundit. Emmanuel is recognised for providing his expertise on Channel 4 Save Well Spend Better, BBC1 programme’s Your Money, Your Life, Watchdog, Morning Live and Rip Off Britain, alongside ITV’s This Morning.
Emmanuel Asuquo
Dame Harriett was elected the Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire in May 2010 after enjoying a successful career as Managing Director of JP Morgan
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Former CEO of Lloyds of London – the first female CEO in Lloyds history, who also championed diversity, and in particularly LGBTQ+ issues, as one of the few openly bisexual leaders of a FTSE company.
Inga Beale
Tanya has worked in broadcasting and the media for over twenty years. She started out at the FT, then went to work for CNBC, Sky News, CNN and, since 1998, the BBC.
Tanya Beckett
Financial expert, TV presenter, author, journalist, business commentator and humourist. She de-mystifies money and gives practical advice to help people get out of debt and manage their finances. Money expert and TV personality who puts the ‘funny’ into ‘money’.
Jasmine Birtles
Former BBC journalist and Communications Director at the Bank of England, Nils Blythe has extensive experience as a keynote speaker and conference chairman.
Nils Blythe
Award-winning speaker specialising in the future human, Artificial Intelligence and body responsive technologies. She is the studio expert for BBC World Service Digital Planet (formerly BBC Click) and is a Reader in Digital Immersion at the University of Greenwich.
Ghislaine Boddington
Managing Director of Capital Economics and Telegraph columnist. Roger won the Wolfson Economics prize last year for his analysis of how the Eurozone could break up, while his latest tome, The Trouble with Europe provides a thorough analysis of Europe: its history, its structures and its potential future. Very popular business and keynote speaker.
Roger Bootle
Gavin Brown is a Senior Lecturer at Liverpool University. He is also a Co-founder and Director of Blockchain Capital Limited – a London based cryptocurrency & blockchain hedge fund.
Gavin Brown
Philip Collins is a former columnist on The Times and the chief executive of the writing and rhetoric company The Draft. In 2021 Philip’s sixth book “To Be Clear” was released. It's an inspiring manual for all companies and communicators to speak or write clearly and renounce the boring jargon of contemporary business writing.
Philip Collins
Geoff is an award-winning thinker, author, broadcaster, and speaker on today’s most significant trends in business. As a longtime editor and columnist for FORTUNE, he has become one of America’s sharpest and most respected commentators on leadership, globalization, wealth creation, the infotech revolution, and related issues.
Geoff Colvin
Presenter on BBC5 Live’s Wake Up To Money and BBC Radio 4’s Money Box Live.
Louise Cooper
Former BBC Financial presenter (credits include 'Working Lunch', BBC Breakfast and 5 Live) who is now on LBC. A popular presenter and speaker at corporate events. As well as chairing, he can provide economic analysis/reviews of the economy.
Declan Curry
Head of Macroeconomics at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, He is Economic Advisor to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Charles Davis
Nick is one of the BBC’s most prominent political correspondents. He has been a familiar face at Westminster for several years, covering the biggest stories in the UK.
Nick Eardley
An award winning entrepreneur and disrupter, Jackie’s latest venture is REBEL Pi an ice wine brand. She is also the “Former Young Entrepreneur of the Year” and “Media Disrupter of the Year” recipient.
Jackie Fast
Most recently the editor-in-chief of Investment Monitor, a digital publication focused on cross-border investment, she previously spent 15 years with the Financial Times where she was head of content for fDi Intelligence and editor-in-chief of fDi Magazine. She now offers consultancy on foreign direct investment and speaks around the world on the subject.
Courtney Fingar
Best known for taking on the banks in his Channel 4 challenge 'Bank of Dave'…the story has just been made into a film on Netflix! A lively after dinner and business speaker.
Dave Fishwick
Professor of Politics and International Relations, and renowned researcher into British and European Politics, including immigration and extremism.
Matthew Goodwin
Presents More or Less on Radio 4 and writes The Economist's 'Undercover Economist'column
Tim Harford
Sunday Telegraph editor, and regular contributor to The Spectator and Daily Telegraph. Allister Heath's columns provide penetrating insights on economic and financial affairs. He is a regular on TV and radio, appearing on Newsnight, the Daily Politics and the Today programme.
Allister Heath
Aaron is the former BBC news anchor with a wealth of experience in the fields of geo politics and international business having interviewed many of the world's leaders in both.
Aaron Heslehurst
Founder of The Next Big Thing consultancy who has worked with diverse blue chip clients across a wide range of sectors - from Finance to FMCG, Media to Music, Publishing to Personal Technology. A trend expert, futurist and marketeer.
William Higham
CNN PH Senior Anchor who was a popular presenter on BBC World's Asia Today based in Singapore. Rico is a popular choice for corporate events either hosting awards or chairing conferences.
Rico Hizon
Will Hutton is CEO of the Work Foundation and is a former economics journalist. Authoritative speaker on all things work/life related, and future trends surrounding them
Will Hutton
Executive Editor of The Scotsman writing regularly on finance and economics as well as covering politics and current affairs. A regular contributor to Scotland on Sunday and Spectator Business and a regular on BBC Scotland radio and television.
Bill Jamieson
Lecturer at the LSE specialising in international macroeconomics, finance and the Chinese economy. Her global banking experience includes working for the New York Fed, the World Bank, IMF, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.
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Was UK Minister of State for Trade & Investment until August 2008. Prior to this he was Director General of the CBI and appeared in the latest incarnation of the BBC’s Troubleshooter programme, following in the footsteps of Sir John Harvey Jones. A board member at Jaguar Land Rover, HSBC and Triumph Motorcycles, he is an enthusiastic champion of British business and has led trade delegations to the Far East.
Digby Jones
Anchor for BBC World News America in Washington. Author of The Confidence Code, Womenomics, The Confidence Code for Girls. Katty has interviewed prominent politicians and world leaders including Christine Lagarde.
Katty Kay
Lead business presenter on Sky. A former analyst at HSBC, Ian entered journalism with the Daily Telegraph and has worked at The Guardian, Mail on Sunday and was Business and City Editor at The Times where he was named Business Journalist of the Year.
Ian King
James is Emerging Markets Editor at the Financial Times, the main focus of which is in several areas: economic growth and development trends in emerging markets, connections between emerging markets (particularly China and the outside world), EM demographic themes and social trends.
James Kynge
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer on Black Wednesday whose staff included David Cameron. Now in the Lords, Lord Lamont is still a regular contributor to economic debates and a sought after commentator.
Norman Lamont
Gerard, a regular speaker at Davos, is the Chief Economic Strategist for a major UK wealth management company whose expertise is sought by private and public bodies worldwide.
Gerard Lyons
James Mackintosh is the Financial Times' Investment Editor and has been a reporter and editor at the FT for 18 years, he writes and presents the daily Short View column on markets and economics.
James Mackintosh
Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Emily Maitlis is one of the most influential people working in the world of modern international media with an enviable history of success in multiple fields. Came to prominence on Newsnight due to the car crash Prince Andrew interview, and now co-hosts the News Agents Podcast with Jon Sopel. IS selective about her corporate events these days, but could see this appealing.
Emily Maitlis
Former Economics Editor on Newsnight, Channel 4 News journalist, and editor of Computer Weekly . Now freelance. Very down to earth, yet incisive. His books include 'Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future'.
Paul Mason
He was a semi-finalist in the first series of The Apprentice. With a background in business, property and finance, James presents Early Breakfast on Talk Radio every morning and is a columnist for The Financial Times. He regularly appears on Channel 4, Sky News and ITV's This Morning. An accomplished interviewer, after dinner speaker, presenter and awards host.
James Max
Daisy is a radio and TV presenter, reporter and writer with 30 years' experience centred around UK politics, economics and business as well as the British Royal Family; an authoritative voice in a hugely competitive field.
Daisy McAndrew
Award winning former BBC Breakfast business presenter who now hosts Channel 4’s “Steph’s Packed Lunch”. Steph is a trained engineer, school governor and renowned for her northern vowels.
Steph McGovern
One of Europe's leading futurists. He is the author of the acclaimed work on the future "The World in 2020: Power, Culture and Prosperity. He speaks on The Global Economic Boom, Davos, Brexit, Bitcoin and more!
Hamish McRae
Editor of The Economist. Before joining The Economist she worked for the IMF. A graduate of Oxford and Harvard, she is a regular media commentator on the world economy and international financial issues.
Zanny Minton Beddoes
Financier, campaigner, author and mother of nine, Helena has a truly inspirational story of beating the odds in the male dominated industry of finance, she is regarded as one of the worlds greatest leaders. A feminist with a story of beating the odds.
Dame Helena Morrissey
Best known for presenting Channel 4's Superscrimpers and as an FT Columnist.
Mrs Moneypenny
Co-presenter on BBC Breakfast and has her own mid morning show on 5 Live. She previously presented The World Today on BBC World. Newspaper credits include financial columns in the Observer and Evening Standard. Naga hosted a range of conferences for us around the world, for leading companies and NGOs.
Naga Munchetty
Editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy magazine, he has also written extensively on international politics and economics. He has been an executive director of the World Bank, is an authority on globalisation and served as Venezuela's Minister of Trade & Industry in the 1990s.
Moisés Naím
Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2010-13); Head of Global Economics, Commodities and Strategy Research, Goldman Sachs (2001-2010). Creator of the BRICs acronym. Author of The Growth Map. Talks on international economics and financial topics.
Jim O'Neill
Property Expert and Mortgage Broker, Tayo Demystifies confusing property focused topics for the everyday person. Host of The Great House Giveaway on Channel 4.
Tayo Oguntonade
Co-CEO of Decoded, a technology education company and expert on digital transformation, artificial intelligence and blockchain
Kathryn Parsons
Former MP and cabinet minister who has now built a successful career in the arts and media as a popular BBC TV presenter, particularly with his series Great British Railway Journeys.
Michael Portillo
Former Director General for Economics, the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills who is on the board of the CEBR. Insightful economics speaker.
Vicky Pryce
Former Chief Executive and Chairman of Marks & Spencer. A stalwart of business, and a leading authority on retail and management with a reputation and track record for turning around struggling retailers. He is an impressive keynote speaker on business issues and has just been appointed to the House of Lords.
Stuart Rose
Business and Financial Presenter/Host/Commentator, Head of Investment at Interactive Investor, Moderator, Keynote Speaker
Victoria Scholar
Capital Economics' Chief Emerging Markets Economist. Neil was formerly Economic Adviser on tax policy analysis and emerging markets research at HM Treasury.
Neil Shearing
Economics editor of The Sunday Times since 1989. Also writes for Professional Investor, British Industry and The Manufacturer, and is a regular contributor to the CBI's Business Voice.
David Smith
Editor-in-Chief of MoneyWeek and a respected commentator on economics, financial markets and personal finance.
Merryn Somerset Webb
Business woman, entrepreneur and writer who regularly hosts corporate events. Julia’s team have always worked remotely, something she introduced as she saw it was a way of avoiding the loss of female talent due to family commitments, and so is experienced in leading and inspiring a remote team.
Julia Streets
Director of the Greater London Group, a research centre at the London School of Economics. He is a regular contributor to the media on the economy and local government.
Tony Travers
Lord Turner is the former chairman of the FSA, and now chairs the Energy Transitions Trust a coalition of organisations finding achievable routes to keeping global warming below 2C. He's also very knowledgeable on global finance with extensive knowledge and experience of China.
Adair Turner
Justin is one of the best known financial commentators in the UK being the co-founder of 7 Investment Management in 2001, building it up to £15 billion funds under management before his retirement in 2019.
Justin Urquhart Stewart
Andy is the award-winning Economics Correspondent for BBC News, covering personal finance and business on BBC Radio and TV as well as reporting for Panorama, BBC Newsnight, and File on Four.
Andrew Verity
Nina Warhurst is the BBC Breakfast’s main business presenter who often anchors the programme from the famous red sofa. She also presents on 5Live, and is hosting the BBC's official Eurovision podcast. Nina is a popular corporate host.
Nina Warhurst
Financial Services Trainer, Compliance Consultant and after dinner speaker. Jonathan’s engaging and humorous style is fuelled by his passion about the importance of education in financial services in a professional context. Jonathan has presented to fund managers on anti-financial crime and broader compliance issues and is able to utilise practical examples from his many years as a practitioner. He has written for industry journals such as Compliance Institute's "The Gazette" and leading financial crime publication "Fraud Watch
Jonathan Wernick
Chairman of the Resolution Foundation, a think tank, and former MP and Minister for Universities and Science. Renowned as a big thinker, he was nicknamed Two Brains, and was a leading member of the HM Treasury and No 10 Policy Unit
David Willetts
Former Lloyds Bank Chief Economist, who is now a sort after economic speaker and consultant. Renowned for bringing clarity to the most complex subjects.
Trevor Williams
Dr Matt Winning is a comedian unlike any other; a stand-up comic by night, by day he works as an environmental economist at the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources. PowerPoint based comedy sets entertain and educate audiences, giving them a fast-paced look into the planet’s future if the human race doesn’t get its act together on climate change.
Matt Winning
Economist and author, he recounts his adventures trading goods all over the world, conveying the message that trade and enterprise are the fundamental pursuits that connect us all. A popular speaker and host for corporate events.
Conor Woodman
A multi-media journalist known for her many years as an anchor and health reporter for Boston's NBC station. A key interest is in medical reporting. She is based in the USA.
Janet Wu
Richard has a background in consulting and financial services where strategy, customer focus, change implementation and leadership are the core focus of Richard's work. He has developed and implemented strategies with many companies and is an experienced conference speaker and chairman.
Richard Wyatt-Haines