Specialist Speakers Election 2010 Dream Speaker Team
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Specialist Speakers Speaker Bureau provide the interesting, witty, dynamic and thought provoking speakers you need. We specialise in the fields of business, politics and the media, in addition to the mainstream of celebrity speakers. Our unrivalled experience and expertise guarantee success for your events.
As the leading specialist speaker bureau in Europe, our team are drawn from the events, research, TV production, scriptwriting and financial and political journalism professions. Our staff offer in excess of 140 years of combined experience and contacts from the world of business, politics and media.
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Jonathan Gabay - Exclusive Speaker
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Jonathan Gabay is a regular contributor to the media on branding and marketing issues. Jonathan regularly appears on BBC News, Sky News, CNN and many other major new channels.
In the run up to the election Gabay will be giving up to the minute commentary of the brand values of the political parties as an addition to his regular speaking work.
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Maria Kempinska foresaw the future of comedy back in 1993 and founded Jongleurs, the UK's best known comedy calling card. A renowned businesswoman, she speaks on issues including branding, business leadership and what they don't teach you at business school.
Robin who hosts BBC Radio 4’s flagship programme The World Tonight, is well known for his humorous current affairs based talks. He explores the news stories of the day with witty observations and anecdotes drawn from his huge experience of interviewing and reporting.
The founder of YouGov, PoliticsHome, ConservativeHome and the worlds first political internet TV station 18 Doughty St. His crystal ball has predicted political outcomes with uncanny accuracy time after time. The former educator, political spokesman, now journalist and highly succesful entrepreneur.
Iain Dale is one of Britain's leading political commentators and political bloggers. He writes for the Daily Telegraph, a fortnightly diary for the Eastern Daily Press and is a feature writer and contributing editor for GQ Magazine.
Quentin Letts is The Daily Mail’s star Parliamentary sketch writer and a prolific contributor to the news and magazine press including The Telegraph, New Statesman and formerly, The Times.
John Willman is an Editorial Consultant based in London and a former Associate Editor of the Financial Times. In an 18-year career with the FT, he held a series of senior roles, including Chief Leader-Writer, Banking Editor, Consumer Industries Editor and latterly UK Business Editor.
Rt. Hon Michael Portillo attended a grammar school, Harrow County, and went to Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he gained a first class degree in History. Leaving Cambridge in 1975, he worked for a shipping company for a year before moving to the Conservative Research Department in 1976.
Dr James Bellini is a futurist, analyst, broadcaster and regular consultant to business and governments around the world. James is an expert in the future outlook for business and particularly within the context of the Internet, virtual markets and related developments in e-culture and business re-invention.
Julia-Hartley-Brewer is Assistant Editor and columnist on The Sunday Express and a regular guest on 'Have I Got News For You' and BBC 'Question Time'. She presented “Every Prime Minister Needs a Willie” and “The Worst Job in Politics” for the BBC to great acclaim.
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Eamonn Butler - 30th most politically influential Briton
Eamonn Butler has been identified as a key unelected political influencer. Dr Butler, who joined Specialist Speakers in January, is Director and founder of The Adam Smith Institute.
His latest book 'The Alternative Manifesto' is released this week on Thursday 25th February.
The list, compliled by top political magazine Total Politics, includes Will Hutton of The Work Foundation, Mervyn King the Governor of the Bank of England and News Corp CEO, Rupert Murdoch.
Michael Cockerell's series 'Great Offices of State' screens on BBC 4
Michael Cockerell explores the secrets of the three great offices of state in his series the first of which screened on BBC Four (Thurs 11th Feb 9.00pm).
Previously unseen footage, rare archive material and interviews with senior political figures such as Jacqui Smith and Alan Johnson combine to create a compelling and highly watchable programme.
Michael Cockerell is the BBC’s most senior political documentary maker, a respected political commentator and top after dinner speaker.
Iain Dale - most prolific political speaker for 2009!
Iain Dale is one of Britain’s leading political commentators and political bloggers the publisher of the monthly political magazine, Total Politics. Iain who was the chief anchor for the World's first political internet TV station 18 Doughty Street spoke at over 60 engagements for 40+ delighted clients in 2009.
Stephan Shakespeare joins Specialist Speakers
Stephan Shakespeare Specialist Speakers are delighted to exclusively represent Stephan Shakespeare, the founder of YouGov, PoliticsHome, ConservativeHome and 18 Doughty Street. The pollster with an enviable track record of accuracy in the field of politcal prediction and one of the most charismatic speakers and political innovators available.