Economy & Finance

Lecturer at the LSE specialising in international macroeconomics, finance and the Chinese economy. Her global banking experience includes working for the New York Fed, the World Bank, IMF, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.

Keyu Jin

Was UK Minister of State for Trade & Investment until August 2008. Prior to this he was Director General of the CBI and appeared in the latest incarnation of the BBC’s Troubleshooter programme, following in the footsteps of Sir John Harvey Jones. A board member at Jaguar Land Rover, HSBC and Triumph Motorcycles, he is an enthusiastic champion of British business and has led trade delegations to the Far East.

Digby Jones

Anchor for BBC World News America in Washington. Author of The Confidence Code, Womenomics, The Confidence Code for Girls. Katty has interviewed prominent politicians and world leaders including Christine Lagarde.

Katty Kay

Lead business presenter on Sky. A former analyst at HSBC, Ian entered journalism with the Daily Telegraph and has worked at The Guardian, Mail on Sunday and was Business and City Editor at The Times where he was named Business Journalist of the Year.

Ian King

James is Emerging Markets Editor at the Financial Times, the main focus of which is in several areas: economic growth and development trends in emerging markets, connections between emerging markets (particularly China and the outside world), EM demographic themes and social trends.

James Kynge

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer on Black Wednesday whose staff included David Cameron. Now in the Lords, Lord Lamont is still a regular contributor to economic debates and a sought after commentator.

Norman Lamont

Gerard, a regular speaker at Davos, is the Chief Economic Strategist for a major UK wealth management company whose expertise is sought by private and public bodies worldwide.

Gerard Lyons

James Mackintosh is the Financial Times' Investment Editor and has been a reporter and editor at the FT for 18 years, he writes and presents the daily Short View column on markets and economics.

James Mackintosh

Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Emily Maitlis is one of the most influential people working in the world of modern international media with an enviable history of success in multiple fields. Came to prominence on Newsnight due to the car crash Prince Andrew interview, and now co-hosts the News Agents Podcast with Jon Sopel. IS selective about her corporate events these days, but could see this appealing.

Emily Maitlis

Former Economics Editor on Newsnight, Channel 4 News journalist, and editor of Computer Weekly . Now freelance. Very down to earth, yet incisive. His books include 'Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future'.

Paul Mason

He was a semi-finalist in the first series of The Apprentice. With a background in business, property and finance, James presents Early Breakfast on Talk Radio every morning and is a columnist for The Financial Times. He regularly appears on Channel 4, Sky News and ITV's This Morning. An accomplished interviewer, after dinner speaker, presenter and awards host.

James Max

Daisy is a radio and TV presenter, reporter and writer with 30 years' experience centred around UK politics, economics and business as well as the British Royal Family; an authoritative voice in a hugely competitive field.

Daisy McAndrew

Award winning former BBC Breakfast business presenter who now hosts Channel 4’s “Steph’s Packed Lunch”. Steph is a trained engineer, school governor and renowned for her northern vowels.

Steph McGovern

One of Europe's leading futurists. He is the author of the acclaimed work on the future "The World in 2020: Power, Culture and Prosperity. He speaks on The Global Economic Boom, Davos, Brexit, Bitcoin and more!

Hamish McRae

Editor of The Economist. Before joining The Economist she worked for the IMF. A graduate of Oxford and Harvard, she is a regular media commentator on the world economy and international financial issues.

Zanny Minton Beddoes