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David Aaronovitch
David Aaronovitch - Orwell Prize-winning journalist, author and long-running columnist for The Times. ... [more]
Andrew Adonis
Lord Andrew Adonis is a politician and former journalist who held several key roles during the Labour party's time in government.... [more]
Simon Akam
Speaker Simon Akam is a British journalist, historian of the British Army, and writer on the Covid-19 pandemic.... [more]
Danny Alexander
Danny Alexander - former Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Liberal Democrat politician, responsible for many of the fiscal changes implemented during the coalition government's tenure.... [more]
Audrey Allwood
Dr Audrey Allwood, speaker on health and well-being and anthropologist of Caribbean migration and belonging.... [more]
Anita Anand
Anita Anand has worked extensively for BBC Radio, presenting BBC Radio 5 Live's Drive and Double Take, Radio 4's Mid-Week and Any Answers? and on television, the Daily Politics.... [more]
Arni Pall Arnason
Arni Pall Arnason - Iceland Minister of Economic Affairs 2010-11, responsible for co-ordination of IMF plan and a process of restructuring in dealing with unprecedented levels of corporate debt.... [more]
Imran Awan
Imran Awan - author, academic, researcher, commentator and advisor to Government on hate crime, Islam, terrorism and cybercrime and its impact on society.... [more]
Farzana Baduel
Farzana Baduel is a specialist speaker in global strategic communications and public relations.... [more]
Faye Barker
Faye Barker - journalist and news presenter who has at times found herself working on Five News, Sky News and ITV News within a single week!... [more]
Emma Barnett
Speaker Emma Barnett is award-winning journalist, broadcaster, documentary maker, columnist for The Sunday Times and regular presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour... [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]
David Blunkett
David Blunkett became one of very few blind MPs to reach the front bench and Cabinet, previously chairing the Labour Party nationally and managing education and employment in Tony Blair's first government. ... [more]
Michael Bociurkiw
Michael Bociurkiw - global affairs analyst, writer, speaker, moderator. His new book 'Digital Pandemic' was published in 2021.... [more]
Sumit Bose
Sumit Bose has an easy charm and friendly persona which make him a great choice for corporate events, especially for financial and medical audiences both in-person and virtual.... [more]
Adam Boulton
Adam Boulton - influential British political broadcaster, worked at Sky News as Political Editor until stepping down in 2014, he now presents Sky News Tonight.... [more]
Colin Brazier
Colin Brazier - interviewing some of the most significant statesmen and women of the last twenty years and reporting from fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Libya.... [more]
Camilla Cavendish
Camilla Cavendish - investigative journalist and former Head of the Downing Street Policy Unit. ... [more]
Michael Cockerell
Michael Cockerell - legendary award-winning BBC documentary maker who has interviewed 9 PM's, written about British political leaders and their image-makers.... [more]
Reverend Richard Coles
Reverend Richard Coles - musician, journalist and Church of English vicar. Richard presents Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4 and BBC One's Big Painting Challenge.... [more]
Marie Le Conte
Marie Le Conte - French political journalist based in London she tells Brits what their politics look like from the point of view of someone arriving from outside the Westminster Bubble.... [more]
Pippa Crerar
Speaker Pippa Crerar offers deep insight into what is really going on inside British politics and beyond.... [more]
Rachel Cunliffe
Rachel Cunliffe is a political journalist, speaker, and broadcaster and is currently deputy online editor at the New Statesman.... [more]
Chris Deerin
Chris Deerin - Scotsman, political columnist, award winning journalist, controversial critic of the SNP and communications expert. ... [more]
James Delingpole
James Delingpole says in a loud voice plenty of the things sloshing around in your head that you hitherto have left unsaid. He makes you laugh, and he makes you think. You'll feel free again.... [more]
John Denham
John Denham speaks about the new identity politics of England, setting cultural and political developments in a comprehensive international context.... [more]
Victoria Derbyshire
Victoria Derbyshire is a superbly informed and highly accomplished host, presenter and moderator.... [more]
Michael Dobbs
Michael Dobbs offers a unique insight from the inside into the workings of politics today.... [more]
Paul Dolan
Professor Paul Dolan - speaker on happiness and how can we make better decisions.... [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]
Roger Evans
Roger Evans - former Deputy Mayor of London with insights into the workings and politics of one of the world's most sophisticated cities.... [more]
Hannah Fry
Dr Hannah Fry - Associate Professor in the Mathematics of Cities at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at UCL, presenter of 'Contagion! The BBC Four Pandemic'... [more]
Janan Ganesh
Janan Ganesh speaker, FT principal political columnist and author of the biography 'George Osbourne: The Austerity Chancellor'.... [more]
Shane Greer
Shane Greer is a political writer, commentator, the Chief Executive of Biteback Media, Total Politics and Campaigns & Elections magazine.... [more]
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Krishnan Guru-Murthy host, speaker, presenter, journalist, presenter and foreign affairs reporter for Channel 4 News. ... [more]
Isabel Hardman
Isabel Hardman - blogger and journalist, currently assistant editor of the Spectator where she writes and edits the popular Coffee House blog. Isabel is also a columnist for the Daily Telegraph.... [more]
Tom Harris
Tom Harris - columnist for the Daily Telegraph, as an MP he became the Labour government's longest serving railways Minister and is a pioneer of political social media.... [more]
Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan - Political Editor for Huffington Post, contributor to The Guardian and The Times and author of Summer of Unrest: the Debt Delusion.... [more]
Daniel James Henry
Daniel James Henry. TV and event host and speaker Daniel is currently with BBC Africa where has produced and presented the documentary series African Diaspora Diaries.... [more]
Anthony Hilton
Anthony Hilton - author, broadcaster, journalist and speaker, and former Managing Director of The Evening Standard... [more]
Gaby Hinsliff
Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist, political columnist and interviewer for Grazia, a prolific writer and blogger with an inside track on the exercise of power and the development of policy.... [more]
Jeremy Hunter
Jeremy Hunter - photo-journalist, writer, broadcaster and lecturer, noted for his acclaimed illustrated first-person reportage - North Korea Exposed.... [more]
John Hutton
John Hutton - leading expert on policy issues including pensions and public health as well as engineering and manufacturing.... [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]
Alan Johnson
The Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP is the shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and Member of Parliament. He rose to power in the Blair New Labour Government, eventually becoming Home Secretary, the office he held until Labour's defeat in the 2010 election. ... [more]
Martha Kearney
Martha Kearney presents BBC Radio 4's early morning Today and is now one of the corporation's most respected political journalists.... [more]
Lucy Kellaway
Lucy Kellaway - writer on management and corporate culture turned teacher of mathematics... [more]
Laura Kuenssberg
Laura Kuenssberg: probing political interviewer, BBC Political Editor, and the first woman to take the role in the history of the corporation. ... [more]
John Lloyd
John Lloyd is a Contributing Editor for the Financial Times; Director of Journalism at the Reuters Institute and a columnist for La Repubblica of Rome.... [more]
Sally Magnusson
Sally Magnusson - highly experienced, award-winning journalist, broadcaster, author, skilled interviewer, conference facilitator and awards host... [more]
Eliza Manningham-Buller
Eliza Manningham-Buller headed MI5 from 2002 to 2007, leading the organisation though substantial change in the wake of 9/11 and the growing threat from Al-Qaeda. ... [more]
Iain Martin
Iain Martin - political commentator, editor of Reaction, author and former editor at CapX, The Scotsman, and former deputy editor of The Sunday Telegraph.... [more]
Esther McVey
Esther McVey worked for 12 years as a broadcaster and producer and was the youngest female host of ITV's breakfast news. In 2010 she was elected as the first Conservative MP on Merseyside since 1997. She was Minister of State for Employment from 2013 – 2015. ... [more]
David Mellor
David Mellor won the marginal seat of Putney from Labour in 1979. He served in six Departments of State, including Home and Foreign Office and Treasury, in Margaret Thatcher's government from 1981. David is an after-dinner speaker, and commentator on current affairs and political issues.... [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]
Jane Merrick
Jane Merrick - former political editor and is now a contributor for The Independent and co-editor of the online news and opinion platform @the spoon... [more]
Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills - Editorial Director of The Sunday Times, award winning journalist, author and one of Britain's most high profile commentators.... [more]
David Murrin
David Murrin, investor, polymath and author of Breaking the Code of History talks about investment and the great themes of our times - the shifting balance of power in favour of Asia and Africa.... [more]
Clive Myrie
Clive Myrie - BBC News presenter and correspondent with specialist interests include US politics. An accomplished conference chairperson and discussion panel host.... [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]
Catrin Nye
Catrin Nye is an award-winning investigative journalist, documentary maker and presenter for the BBC with expertise in politics, media, and current affairs.... [more]
Isabel Oakeshott
Isabel Oakeshott - British political journalist and commentator, former Sunday Times Political Editor and Political Journalist of the Year 2013. Co-author of 'Call Me Dave', a controversial unauthorised biography of David Cameron.... [more]
David Olusoga
David Olusoga speaker, broadcaster, author, film-maker - historian of Black Britain. Contact David Olusoga via a Specialist Speakers agent for engagements, virtual or in-person.... [more]
Matthew Parris
Matthew Parris is a Times political columnist, political commentator, and former Conservative MP.... [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]
Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman - charismatic award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster.... [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]
Katie Perrior
Speaker Katie Perrior - first female Director of Communications at 10 Downing Street... [more]
Robert Peston
Robert Peston - one of the best known media voices in politics and economics in the UK today.... [more]
Trevor Phillips
Trevor Phillips - speaker and broadcaster on today's society and racial equality. ... [more]
John Pienaar
John Pienaar - senior British political correspondent at the BBC and soon at Time Radio.... [more]
Amanda Platell
Amanda Platell writes a weekly column for The Daily Mail and regularly writes for the Independent on Sunday and New Statesman; Amanda was recently seen on Sven: The Coach, The Cash & His Lovers for Channel 4. Find out more about Amanda as a speaker for your event.... [more]
Jonathon Porritt
Jonathon Porritt - dedicated to the environment since 1974, former Director of Friends of the Earth and the UK Sustainable Development Commission.... [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]
John Prescott
Lord John Prescott - former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, now serving as a life peer. A key figure within Tony Blair's New Labour government.... [more]
Katie Prescott
Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor at The Times, speaker on AI, and author of 'The Curious Case of Mike Lynch: The Improbable Life & Death of a Tech Billionaire'... [more]
Geoffrey Robertson QC
Geoffrey Robertson QC - Human rights barrister, academic, broadcaster and author.... [more]
Beth Rigby
Beth Rigby is one of the UK's most respected and instantly recognised TV journalists.... [more]
Sir Ivan Rogers
Sir Ivan Rogers - formerly the UK's Permanent Representative to the EU and one of the foremost experts on the European Union and the issues arising from Brexit.... [more]
John Sergeant
John Sergeant is a freelance broadcaster, writer and sometime dancer. After his best selling memoirs, 'Give Me Ten Seconds' he has written another book - describing the final part of Margaret Thatcher's career.... [more]
Emily Sheffield
Emily Sheffield was editor of London's Evening Standard and drove the digital transformation of the celebrated title.... [more]
Tim Shipman
Tim Shipman - Political Editor of the Sunday Times - is one of the most experienced reporters and observational commentators of Westminster life. He is one of the UK's most informed commentators on Brexit.... [more]
Samantha Simmonds
Samantha Simmonds - journalist, broadcaster, influential blogger, motivational speaker and presenter - has over 20 years experience in journalism and broadcasting. She's a great anchor for the discussion of major topical events. ... [more]
Jamie Susskind
Jamie Susskind speaker on how digital will shape our futures and how the ability of government and big business to use technology to control society will demand new moral codes and ethics.... [more]
Loveena Tandon
Loveena Tandon - foreign Correspondent and presenter for the India Today Group in London... [more]
Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee is a highly respected and renowned columnist writing for The Guardian and campaigner on social justice issues.... [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]
Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Vine presents the aptly titled Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2, daily between 12 & 2 and The Politics Show on BBC 1, Sunday's at 12.00. Prior to this he presented BBC 2's Newsnight.... [more]
Kirsty Wark
Kirsty Wark - superb moderator, well informed and highly skilled. Award-winning Journalist and favourite as an awards host.... [more]
Nigel Waterson
Nigel Waterson, former lawyer, MP and Shadow Pensions Minister, expert on financial issues relating to ageing.... [more]
Admiral Lord West
Admiral Lord West: speaker and expert on 21st Century security issues including cyber-warfare, asymmetric conflict and drones, as well as national and commercial risk.... [more]
David Yelland
David Yelland, former editor of The Sun, speaker on crisis management and communications.... [more]
Peter York
Peter York - his primary preoccupation is in social behaviour and groups, especially amongst the elite.... [more]
