Media/Politics Speakers

Tina is an award winning journalist, editor (Tatler & Vanity Fair) and author who is equally well known in the US and the UK for her insider knowledge of British Royalty; for promoting women in business and for interviewing world leaders.

Tina Brown CBE

Nick was the BBC's New York & United Nations correspondent. Before that he was posted in Washington, Delhi and Sydney. He was one of the BBC's most senior correspondents he's reported from the White House, the Kremlin, Downing Street, Afghanistan, the Korean Peninsula, Rwanda, the Middle East and the UN. Now based in Australia

Nick Bryant

CEO of WGSN, former Global Editorial Director of HuffPost Lifestyle and editor-in-chief of the news website The Huffington Post UK.

Carla Buzasi

Alastair is best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications and strategy; now concentrating on writing, speaking, broadcasting and consultancy.

Alastair Campbell

Former CNN International Correspondent who is comfortable chairing conferences and speaking on world issues

Jim Clancy

Veteran Conservative MP and former cabinet minister who has served in a number of administrations as Chancellor, Home Secretary, Lord Chancellor and Justice Minister; keen jazz fan

Kenneth Clarke

Led and delivered the London 2012 Olympics, perfectly demonstrating his sporting, political and business skills. He is now at the IOC where he is undertaking a huge turnaround programme, again drawing on his many diplomatic skills which has seen him go from Olympic Gold Medallist to successful businessman, politician and now sports administrator.

Sebastian Coe

BBC Legal Editor and Law in Action presenter who is also a comedy writer! Can speak seriously about Brexit, but equally comfortable with a witty anecdotal speech.

Clive Coleman

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

is a Keynote Speaker on Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI and the Media, Senior Fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School with an impresssive track record as a successful TV entreprenuer

Dr Alex Connock

Paul Connolly is an investigative broadcast journalist, television presenter and documentary maker. Specialising in covert filming and undercover work. His new series "Undercover: Nailing The Fraudsters" started in February 2018 on Channel 5.

Paul Connolly

Peter Conradi has worked in national and international journalism for more than three decades. As Foreign Editor of The Sunday Times and a former foreign correspondent, he can speak authoritatively on many aspects of international affairs.

Peter Conradi

BBC World Service presenter who has had extensive experience reporting across the world. Speaks Russian.

Jamie Coomarasamy

A career diplomat with particular knowledge and experience of the Middle East and south-east Asia. Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles has been British Ambassador in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. Now working for BAE Systems as international business development director in the Middle East and south-east Asia.

Sherard Cowper-Coles

Seasoned broadcaster and print journalist. Prior to being Chief Political Correspondent for Sky News, he was at the BBC and before then he had been political editor of the Sunday Express, the Daily Express and Home Affairs correspondent at the Sunday Times.

Jon Craig