Media/Politics Speakers

Former Lord Treasurer, and member of Blair's inner circle (he has known Blair for over 35 years, and even shared a flat as students). Oversaw wholesale reform while a minister, when he was responsible for £10bn budgets and over 22,000 employees.

Charles Falconer

Nick Ferrari is the well known personality and radio presenter of the daily breakfast talk show on LBC. He has a media career that spans TV, radio and press. Known for his knowledge and love of tabloid stories, Nick Ferrari is an entertaining after dinner host!

Nick Ferrari

Executive Editor, columnist and chief leader writer of The Times. He writes a popular weekly political column and "Fink Tank", a statistical column on football. A regular guest on Newsnight and The Daily Politics, Daniel is an engaging public speaker.

Daniel Finkelstein OBE

Former British Ambassador to Lebanon. Was foreign policy adviser to PMs Blair, Brown and Cameron. Global Strategy Director for the Global Business Coalition for Education.

Tom Fletcher

Matt leads Channel 4's coverage of the Americas on everything from business and culture to US foreign policy and its view of the world. He was formerly anchor for BBC World News America bulletin and the BBC's Washington correspondent.

Matt Frei

Frank Gardner is the BBC'S security correspondent and was the first network TV journalist in Britain to cover the War on Terror full-time around the world which led to him being paralysed during a terrorist attack in Saudi. However, he has bounced back from that and determined to make the most of the rest of his life; he's even ski-ing again!

Frank Gardner

Broadcaster, journalist and writer who has covered wars in the Middle East, Eritrea, Rhodesia, Somalia, Iraq and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Charles Glass

Professor of Politics and International Relations, and renowned researcher into British and European Politics, including immigration and extremism.

Matthew Goodwin

Telegraph journalist, columnist and features writer. Author of Mad Girl.

Bryony Gordon

Michael has been described as 'one of the most consequential ministers of recent times' having served variously as the Secretary of State for Education, for Justice, for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; his experience of the workings of government are second to none.

Rt Hon Michael Gove

Known to millions around the world through his distinguished career as a main anchor on BBC World News, Nik is the co-author of the acclaimed book "Thinking the Unthinkable", which looks at why current leadership is struggling with the disruptions of Unthinkable events. An eye-opening keynote speaker, Nik is also a highly-sought-after conference host and moderator and very experienced at virtual events, gaining many plaudits during Lockdown.

Nik Gowing

Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE is a British scientist, writer, broadcaster and member of the House of Lords. Specialising in the physiology of the brain, Susan researches the impact of 21st century technologies on the mind, how the brain generates consciousness and novel approaches to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. She appears regularly on radio and television and frequently gives talks to the public and private sector.

Susan Greenfield

Emma (@emmaguns) is the host of The Emma Guns Show podcast and an experienced journalist, specialising in beauty, wellness and first-person features who has written for Red, Sunday Times Style, Stylist and Women’s Health. She established her podcast, which has 100+ 5-star rated on iTunes, to create an honest, open resource able to go deeper than the written word and provide inspiration and community for her listeners.

Emma Gunavardhana ‘Emma Guns’

Recently retired Foreign Secretary, William Hague was also Leader of the Opposition from 1997-2001. He is perhaps best known for his skill in parliamentary debate, particularly in some 200 exchanges and debates with Tony Blair who considered him his fiercest adversary.

William Hague

Specialist in the relationship between business and politics, former Lecturer in American and British Politics at Oxford University

Tim Hames