
Anne Applebaum
Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian and Expert on Global Geopolitics
Finance & Economics · Politics & Government
Economics, finance and geopolitics speakers booked for Politics & Government conferences need to translate global signals — rates, inflation, geopolitical risk, capital flows — into the specific implications your Politics & Government audience cares about. The shortlist below is filtered to speakers who can do that translation cleanly, not just deliver a generic macro briefing.
Look for speakers who frame their argument as a forecast you can act on, not a tour of recent headlines. A senior Politics & Government audience will want to leave with a clear point of view, not five hands.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian and Expert on Global Geopolitics

Managing Partner of SkyBridge Capital and Global Political Commentator

Former CIA Analyst and Sunday Times Bestselling Espionage Author

Former White House Economic Advisor and Internationally Acclaimed Strategist

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Strategic Global Advisor

Visionary Global Strategist and Expert in International Geopolitics

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Tech Executive

Renowned Communications Strategist and Global Political Commentator

Former Home Secretary and Cabinet Minister with Deep Expertise in Security and Energy

Distinguished BBC Broadcaster and Renowned University Challenge Host

Distinguished Political Broadcaster, Chairman and Publishing Executive

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Senior Cabinet Minister

Former White House Director of Global Engagement and US Diplomat

Former Swedish Prime Minister and International Diplomat

Former Swedish Prime Minister and European Economic Authority

Former Belgian Prime Minister and European Parliamentary Leader

Distinguished broadcaster, former Member of Parliament, and celebrated diarist

Former Assistant Secretary of State and Strategist in Global Diplomacy

Former European Commissioner and Leader of the House of Lords

International Strategist and Expert in Sustainable Economic Policy

Former British Ambassador to the United States and Geopolitical Authority

Former Cabinet Minister, Political Strategist and Editor of The Spectator

Lead Presenter on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme and Former Political Editor

Specialist in Global Economic Development and Future Systemic Trends

Lead Political Editor for ITV and Acclaimed Economic Broadcaster

Former Secretary of State and Co-host of The Rest is Politics

Former NATO Secretary General and UK Secretary of State for Defence

Former British Foreign Secretary and Leader of the Conservative Party

International Technology Policy Leader and Best-selling Author

Former MI6 Chief and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Former British Ambassador to the United States and Distinguished Diplomat

Distinguished Authority on Equality, Data Analytics and Global Broadcasting

Former NATO Intelligence Chief and Distinguished German Diplomat

Former Labour Party Adviser and Specialist Political Commentator

Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI and Expert on Public Sentiment

Director and Chief Executive of Chatham House and Geopolitical Strategist

Former Green Party leader and pioneering environmentalist

Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Global Diplomacy Expert

Specialist in Global Geopolitics and International Security

Specialist in Digital Diplomacy and Founder of The Conversational Century

Renowned Broadcaster, Columnist and Expert on Global Political Leadership

Distinguished Military Strategist and Former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe

Former Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary with Expertise in Geostrategy

Former Minister of State for the Armed Forces and Military Strategist

Distinguished Diplomat and Former European Union Ambassador

Lead Director at Chatham House and Renowned Foreign Correspondent

Former BBC Deputy Political Editor and Times Radio Drive Time Host

Distinguished Mental Health Campaigner and Former Shadow Cabinet Minister

Former Cabinet Minister, Renowned Broadcaster and Political Analyst

Distinguished Investigative Journalist and Authority on Global Organised Crime

Group Chief Economist at Capital Economics and Specialist in Global Geopolitics

Former Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Provost of Queen's College, Oxford

Political Editor for The Guardian and Award-Winning Investigative Journalist

BBC News Analysis Editor and International Communications Expert

Former British Home Secretary and Award-Winning Author

Distinguished Parliamentarian and champion for equality and social justice

Former Cabinet Minister and authority on public trust and institutional leadership

Former No. 10 Policy Unit Director, award-winning journalist and crossbench peer

Former deputy governor of the Bank of England and Whitehall policy expert

Expert Authority on Global Affairs and International Economics
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