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Global Politics Speakers
Speakers on global politics and geo-political affairs including diplomacy, trade, war, peace, cross-border health concerns, and defence.
Michael Arthur
Michael Arthur - President of Boeing Europe, and MD, UK and Ireland. A former top diplomat. Led the Maastricht Treaty negotiating team. Ambassador postings included Africa, Paris, Washington, India, Germany and as DG for Europe and Economic issues.... [more]
Jose Maria Aznar
Jose Maria Aznar - former Spanish Prime Minister, who stood firm against corruption and terrorism.... [more]
Charlie Beckett
Charlie Beckett is the founding Director of Polis, a forum for the debate, research and teaching of journalism and society at the LSE and London College of Communication.... [more]
Tanya Beckett
Tanya Beckett - former materials scientist and investment banker -presents BBC World News' Business Live and the business news on Radio 4's Today.... [more]
Zanny Minton Beddoes
Susan Zanny Minton Beddoes is the seventeenth editor and first female Editor-in-Chief of The Economist in its 170 year history. ... [more]
Dr James Bellini
James Bellini - renowned futurist, analyst, broadcaster, regular consultant to business and governments and an expert in the future outlook for business... [more]
Graham Bishop
Graham Bishop is a leading technical analyst and architect of economic and structural developments in the financial markets of Europe.... [more]
Dr Hans Blix
Dr Hans Blix served as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, 1981-1997, and is now Director General-Emeritus.... [more]
Michael Bociurkiw
Michael Bociurkiw - global affairs analyst, writer, speaker, moderator. His new book 'Digital Pandemic' was published in 2021.... [more]
Jeremy Bowen
Jeremy Bowen - Sony Gold Award-winning Journalist, BBC reporter and war correspondent with extensive Middle-East experience.... [more]
Michael Crawford CMG
Michael Crawford has served the British Government overseas in Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Poland and Pakistan and has worked on global issues, the Middle East, proliferation, terrorism and security in London in the course of his 30 year career.... [more]
Kenneth Clarke
Ken Clarke: Lord Clarke of Nottingham, former Minister for Health, Trade & Industry, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Shadow Business Secretary. One of the most experienced figures in British politics. ... [more]
Peter Conradi
Peter Conradi worked in national and international journalism for more than three decades. Author of 'Who Lost Russia? How the World Entered a New Cold War'... [more]
Pippa Crerar
Speaker Pippa Crerar offers deep insight into what is really going on inside British politics and beyond.... [more]
Stephen Dalziel
Stephen Dalziel - former BBC Russian Affairs Analyst and Director of Russo-British Chamber of Commerce. Worked as a military analyst and political commentator.... [more]
Amir Dossal
Amir Dossal - Exec Director of UN's Office for Partnerships, blazed a trail for investment in programmes for child health, women's issues, climate & biodiversity.... [more]
Gary Duncan
Gary Duncan speaker, former Economics Editor of The Times and one of the UK's leading financial commentators. ... [more]
Jonny Dymond
Jonny Dymond presents The World At One on BBC Radio 4 and The World This Weekend.... [more]
Gavin Esler
Gavin Esler - award winning television and radio broadcaster, novelist and journalist. He is the author of five novels and two non-fiction books.... [more]
Dr Marc Faber
Dr Marc Faber publishes a definitive monthly investment newsletter, "The Gloom Boom & Doom Report" which highlights unusual investment opportunities, he is also a regular contributor to many leading financial publications around the world. ... [more]
Alan Fisher
Alan Fisher - Washington DC correspondent for Al Jazeera International, political speaker and presenter.... [more]
Myriam Francois
Dr Myriam Francois is a TV presenter, producer and writer with a focus on current affairs, Islam and France.... [more]
Frank Gardner
Frank Gardner was shot six times by Al-Qaeda terrorists in Saudi Arabia, and returning to work as a wheelchair user, Frank, 44, has become the country's most recognisable disabled journalist. A fluent Arabic speaker reporting for TV and radio on domestic and international security.... [more]
Misha Glenny
Misha Glenny - speaker on organised crime and cyber-security, author of McMafia.... [more]
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Krishnan Guru-Murthy host, speaker, presenter, journalist, presenter and foreign affairs reporter for Channel 4 News. ... [more]
William Hague
William Hague - former secretary of state, foreign secretary and leader of the Conservative party. A renowned and outstanding speaker and political insider.... [more]
Roger Hearing
Roger Hearing is one of the BBC's most experienced presenters and correspondents. Since 1999 he has been presenting the World Today, Newshour and other BBC World Service programmes, along with the World Tonight on Radio Four, and Talking Point on BBC World TV.... [more]
Charles Hendry
Charles Hendry was UK Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change and speaks on renewables including tidal and offshore wind power.... [more]
Anwar Ibrahim
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1993-1998. He also served as Minister of Finance. Highly respected for his principled stance against corruption and his skillful management of the Malaysian economy... [more]
Azeem Ibrahim
Azeem Ibrahim - entrepreneur, adviser to world leaders and youngest on the Sunday Times Rich List and Carter Anderson's Power 100 list.... [more]
Bill Jamieson
Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Bill Jamieson, a great journalist and a remarkable voice for Scotland. He was a friend and valued colleague. ... [more]
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov has successfully defended his title more times than any other chess champion of modern times. He speaks eloquently both on chess and his political and economic views relating to his Russian homeland.... [more]
Dan Lefkovitz
Dan Lefkovitz is Director of Business & Operations, Pan European Research Team for Morningstar Europe. He co-authored The Kimchi Matters: Global Business and Local Politics in a Crisis-Driven World. He has written for the Wall Street Journal and commented regularly for Bloomberg and CNBC.... [more]
Jason MacKenzie
Jason MacKenzie - a former President of the CIPR in 2017, speaker Jason MacKenzie is a geopolitical communications consultant working with presidents and prime ministers.... [more]
Dr Denis MacShane
Denis MacShane - Europe expert and political insider specialising in penetrating analysis. Offers frank insight into how ministers and politicians arrive at decisions.... [more]
David Madden
Sir David Madden - former British ambassador to Greece assisted with planning the security of the 2004 Olympics.... [more]
George Magnus
George Magnus - an economist and commentator - is an Associate at the China Centre, Oxford University. He is author of 'The Age of Aging' and 'Uprising: will emerging markets shape or shake the world economy?' ... [more]
Emily Maitlis
Emily Maitlis - presenter of the BBC flagship current affairs programme, Newsnight an RTS Presenter of the Year 2019.... [more]
Rachel Marsden
Rachel Marsden, Paris-based, is a political and international affairs commentator, analyst, journalist and broadcaster. She has presented for Fox News and worked as a weekly columnist with Sun Media, the Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Washington Times.... [more]
Hamish McRae
Hamish McRae is one of Europe's most respected financial journalists and commentators.... [more]
Dr Alan Mendoza
Dr Alan Mendoza is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Henry Jackson Society which advocates the view that supporting and promoting liberal democracy should be an integral part of Western foreign policy. ... [more]
Anand Menon
Professor Anand Menon is a leading analyst of British and European politics, and one of the UK's foremost commentators on Brexit and the future of the European Union.... [more]
Tim Montgomerie
Tim Montgomerie - Columnist for The Times, founder of ConservativeHome, who writes for The Spectator, New Statesman, London Evening Standard, City AM, Wall Street Journal & the FT. ... [more]
Andrew Neil
Andrew Neil - publisher, editor, writer, broadcaster, public speaker and consultant on media working out of London, New York, Edinburgh and France. His knowledge of global political and economic affairs is unsurpassed.... [more]
Christine Ockrent
Christine Ockrent is an internationally respected and award winning journalist, broadcaster, businesswoman and author.... [more]
William Patey
Sir William Patey is a leading expert on the Middle East after diplomatic postings in Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. He advises businesses working in the Middle East in energy, financial services, and defence.... [more]
Chris Patten
Lord Patten - Chris Patten was last Governor of Hong Kong and oversaw the return of the colony to China in 1997.... [more]
Rita Payne
Rita Payne - former BBC Asia Editor and news editor, producer and presenter at BBC World Service radio. Expert moderator and current affairs discussion leader.... [more]
Michael Portillo
Rt Hon Michael Portillo is a former Minister of State turned author, columnist, political commentator and broadcaster. He's a highly sought after conference, after dinner speaker and raconteur. Keen on trains.... [more]
Ivor Roberts
Sir Ivor Roberts is one of the most experienced and highly respected British diplomats alive today. He first entered Her Majesty's diplomatic service in the West African Department in 1968.... [more]
Nina Schick
Nina Schick speaker on generative AI, misinformation, deep fakes, and the future of ethics and artificial intelligence.... [more]
Stephan Shakespeare
Stephan Shakespeare - Founder of YouGov, PoliticsHome & the first political internet TV station. Inspiring innovator & highly influential in modern political communication.... [more]
Jack Straw
Jack Straw served in senior Cabinet positions from 1997 to 2010 and took a leading part in momentous political decisions in national and international politics.... [more]
Loveena Tandon
Loveena Tandon - foreign Correspondent and presenter for the India Today Group in London... [more]
Joe Twyman
Joe Twyman - one of the UK's best known and most respected political and electoral pollsters, co-founder and director of Deltapoll.... [more]
Marco Vicenzino
Marco Vicenzino - leading specialist and commentator on American politics and in particular, the possible shape of a Trump Presidency and its impact upon Europe and the UK.... [more]
Sayeeda Warsi
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi is one of the strongest personalities in British and European politics. A lawyer with a powerful advocacy record and significant foreign policy experience.... [more]
Sam Wilkin
Sam Wilkin speaker and one of the world's most respected analysts and consultants in the field of geopolitical risk. He is director of political risk analytics for Willis Towers Watson in Washington DC.... [more]
William Wintercross
Will Wintercross is a renowned foreign correspondent and is expert in contemporary geopolitics.... [more]
Michael Wolff
One of our great narrative journalists. Chronicler of the Trump White House, Michael Wolff writes and speaks on the rich and famous, the good and the bad, and the exercise of great power.... [more]
Dr Linda Yueh
Dr Linda Yueh speaker, economist, broadcaster and author. A fellow in economics at Oxford University, she is also an economics correspondent for Bloomberg TV.... [more]
Amani Zain
Amani Zain brought to life the ancient Arab world with What The Ancients Did For Us and language of the modern Arab world alive in BBC's Primary Arabic plus the issues of rural Britain in Countryfile. ... [more]
