International Affairs
A stellar line up of news journalists and reporters, media broadcasters, international ambassadors, diplomats and experts in the field of international affairs and diplomacy.
David Bull
A successful, pioneering and high profile leader in the charity world, David has been a CEO for 27 years, working in the fields of development, human rights, education and environment.
Julia Stephenson
Julia writes the Green lifestyle column, The Green Goddess in The Independent every Thursday and writes regularly about environmental subjects for The Daily Mail, The Evening Standard, Tatler and The Sunday Times.
Alan Fisher
Keynote speaker on terrorism and communication, and international conference chair London based Alan Fisher is a senior correspondent for Al Jazeera (English) the global 24 hour news and current affairs channel.
Ross Westgate
Ross Westgate is one of CNBC’s most experienced business journalists with 15 years in financial broadcasting. Every day Ross talks to key market players, chief economists and CEOs across industry sectors, bringing the news to an audience of business leaders and investors in Europe and across the world.
Sue Lawley
Outstanding facilitator and event host Sue Lawley is one of Britain’s best known broadcasters and journalists.
Tim Collins
An inspiring speaker, combining extensive experience of active service with broad and detailed knowledge of global military and political history, Tim is in demand as an authority on teamwork, leadership and motivation.
Ben Brown
Ben Brown is the presenter of the peak time evening news programme on BBC News 24 Weekdays 7-10pm with Emily Maitlis. Previous to this Ben spent some twenty years on the road as one of the BBCs most Senior Foreign Reporters. He continues to travel extensively, presenting for BBC news on the big stories and disasters across the globe.
Amanda Platell
Former Head of Media for The Conservative Party under William Hague, Amanda is a regular TV presenter, corporate host and entertaining speaker.
Ann Widdecombe
The former MP for Maidstone, Ann Widdecombe is an author, writer, broadcaster and outstanding speaker who is also extremely well known for her many TV appearances and strong opinions.
Joanne Griffith
Newsreader and broadcaster on BBC Radio 5 Live Joanne has also worked as a diversity manager and commits a lot of energy to mentoring the young and people from minority ethnic communities.
Lola Young OBE Professor The Baroness of Hornsey
Baroness Young, formerly Head of Culture at the Greater London Authority where she was responsible for the development of the Mayors Cultural Strategy is a writer and empowering speaker.
Shelagh Johnston
A Leading Consultant to the world’s Top Tourist Attractions Shelagh is also Yoko Ono’s UK Representative/Advisor and an expert on the Amish culture.
Sir Trevor McDonald OBE
The UKs most respected news and current affairs presenter Sir Trevor is also an outstanding and hugely popular speaker, event host and facilitator.
Owen Thomas
Former anchor on CNN International Owen Thomas is now a familiar face around the world on BBC World. Combining calm professionalism with great warmth, Owen is just as much at home covering breaking news events in the studio, anchoring live on-location, hosting conferences for blue-chip companies or chairing debates with business or political leaders.
Sir Christopher Meyer
Christopher Meyer was posted to Washington as British Ambassador towards the end of the Clinton Presidency. After an extended five year term, he returned to the UK and currently chairs the Press Complaints Commission.
Mark Austin
Senior news presenter and the modern face of ITV news, Mark Austin has seen his versatility as a journalist pushed to the limit, from sports correspondent to a reporter in the midst of the war-stricken Iraq conflict, proving to be a truly natural talent as an after dinner speaker and event host.
Jeremy Paxman
Experienced broadcaster, journalist and Author Jeremy Paxman has received numerous broadcasting awards for his well-renowned rigorous approach to interviewing which offers the perfect personality for conference facilitating.
Eliza Manningham-Buller
The former head of MI5, Eliza was at the helm during the 9/11 tragedy and was at the forefront for leading significant change, through expanding the size of MI5 by 50%. In her speeches she refers to the challenges of managing change and explains how transformational leadership is achieved.
Zeinab Badawi
Zeinab Badawi is a television and radio reporter and news presenter, she was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News and she co-presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow for several years, anchoring the show in his absence before joining BBC News.
Jane Hill
Television and Radio Presenter Jane Hill is instantly recognisable as one of the main presenters for the BBCs News channel and on BBC1.
Romilly Weeks
Popular event host and facilitator, experienced presenter and journalist Romilly Weeks is currently Royal Correspondent for ITV News.
Nkosinathi Biko
Son of the late South African anti-apartheid activist Bantu Stephen Biko and Chief Executive Officer of the Steve Biko Foundation Nkosinathi Biko is an truly inspiring and fascinating speaker.
Tim Sebastian
Tim Sebastian is the founder and chairman of The Doha Debates which have been broadcast continuously on BBC World News since 2004. The programmes- recorded in the Gulf state Qatar- provide a unique, uncensored forum for discussing the most controversial issues in the Arab and Islamic worlds.
Jonathan Charles
Jonathan Charles has spent the past few years going in and out of some of the most dangerous places on earth. Iraq, Afghanistan and Chechnya are just a few of the wars and conflicts that he covered during his two decades as a BBC television and radio foreign correspondent. Jonathan now reads the news, as a freelance presenter, on BBC1, BBC World News and the BBC News Channel. He also presents radio programmes on BBC Radio Five Live and BBC World Service Radio. When he’s not doing that, he makes documentaries and has won or been nominated for several awards.
Ayo Johnson
Ayo Johnson is an award winning specialist in African Affairs. He is a dedicated campaigner for jusice and human rights around the world, an international broadcaster, keynote speaker and writer.
Natasha Kaplinsky
Award winning newscaster Natasha Kaplinsky is one of televisions best known presenters. She is a fantastic conference facilitator and awards host who adds a touch of glamour to any event.
Fiona Armstrong
A presenter, producer and writer, Fiona’s work ranges from news, to features, to sport… She is currently news reading on the BBC’s News 24 Channel and reporting for ITV Tyne Tees/Border.
Tim Willcox
Highly respected speaker, event host and conference facilitator BBC presenter Tim Willcox is a former ITN correspondent and national newspaper journalist with more than 25 years experience reporting on and chasing stories around the world. He is also a documentary maker for ITV, Channel 4 and Five.
Huw Edwards
Expert conference facilitator Huw Edwards is known to millions of viewers as main presenter of the BBC’s flagship 10 O’ Clock News, Britain’s most popular television news programme.
Anita Anand
BBC presenter and journalist Anita Anand is also a highly skilled event host and facilitator. Used to interviewing politicians live, she has an inate ability to coordinate lively debate and expertly chair all kinds of events.
John Suchet
With many years experience as a newsreader for ITV News and Five News, John has a natural talent as a speaker and host/facilitator. He draws upon this wealth of experience to deliver inspiring speeches on his television career, and is also a leading authority and published author on the life and works of the classical composer Beethoven.
Jon Sopel
The current presenter of Sunday’s Politics show and senior anchor on News 24 Jon has a global knowledge of Politics around the world.
Kate Silverton
Highly accomplished, versatile journalist and a rising star of the BBC, is renowned for delivering highly professional, warm and engaging performances as conference chair, event facilitator, host and speaker.
Kelvin Mackenzie
Speaker, jounalist and former editor of The Sun Kelvin Mackenzie is a tabloid legend.
Kirsty Wark
Kirsty Wark is one of Britain’s most highly regarded and versatile presenters. As a regular presenter of Newsnight and Newsnight Review as well as The Book Quiz, her portfolio extends from current affairs to the arts.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Expert event host and facilitator Krishnan is the main anchor of Channel 4 News at Noon, which he combines, with regular presenting of the flagship Channel 4 News at 7.
Margaret Gilmore
As a BBC senior home news correspondent Margaret specialises in security, terrorism and environmental issues. She is a popular and professional event host and conference chair.
Michael Buerk
Michael Buerk has probably won more international awards for television reporting than any other British journalist most notably for his coverage of the Ethiopian famine for BBC News in 1984/5. His reports filmed with the Nairobi-based cameraman, Mohamed Amin alerted the world to the extent of the tragedy. They were shown worldwide, to an audience of billions. They led directly to a massive international relief effort itself valued in billions of dollars, which was estimated to have saved well over a million lives.
David Bull
A successful, pioneering and high profile leader in the charity world, David has been a CEO for 27 years, working in the fields of development, human rights, education and environment.
Nicholas Owen
One of Britain’s best known and most trusted presenters Nicholas Owen has won international acclaim for his sincerity and professionalism throughout his career. He is currently with BBC News, which he re-joined in February 2007. For well over a decade before that he hosted all ITNs major bulletins, including Channel Four News and News at Ten. He has also appeared in a wide range of other TV and radio programmes. He is a prolific conference facilitator and hosts many and varied corporate events. He is also an accomplished after dinner speaker.
Nina Nannar
News Correspondent for ITV News, Nina Nannar is an excellent event host and facilitator for any type of event.
Nina Hossain
Event host and panel facilitator Nina is a presenter with ITV News, working across their network news programmes including the ITV Evening News.
Peter Sissons
Peter Sissons is probably British televisions most experienced presenter of News. For nearly forty years he has worked for ITN, Channel Four, and the BBC- presenting all the main terrestrial bulletins
Sophie Raworth
Sophie is the face of the BBC1s One Oclock News programme. Before this she co hosted BBCs Breakfast News prior to moving to the 6 Oclock New in 2003. She is an experienced and charistmatic event host/facilitator.
Rt Hon William Hague MP
Shadow Foreign Secretary, former leader of the Conservative party and accomplished raconteur the Rt Hon William Hague MP is a popular speaker.
Lindsey Hilsum
Channel 4 News International Editor, Journalist and Speaker Lindsey Hilsum talks about war, peace, human rights and international affairs, based on 20 years covering conflict and diplomacy across the globe. Her areas of special interest include the Middle East and Africa.
Marcel Theroux
Award winning author and broadcaster Marcel Theroux has been making documentaries for over ten years including the End of the World as We Know It and Death of a Nation. He is a fascinating speaker and awards host who has been presenting his rather unique Literary Pub Quiz for Port Eliot’s Literary Festival for several years to rave reviews.
