Bill Emmott is a leading authority on geopolitics, geoeconomics and international affairs, with a particular focus on Asia, globalisation and international security. A former Editor-in-Chief of The Economist, he advises organisations on strategy and resilience in an era of shocks, uncertainty and shifting global power.... Read more
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Bill Emmott is a deeply experienced writer, commentator and thinker on geopolitics and geoeconomics, with a particular focus on Asia, globalisation and international security. Over several decades, Bill Emmott has analysed and explained the emerging shape of the world order, characterised by recurrent shocks and crises that demand resilience, adaptability and long-term strategic thinking from governments and businesses alike.
From 1993 to 2006, Bill Emmott served as Editor-in-Chief of The Economist, the world’s leading weekly magazine on current affairs and business. Under his leadership, the magazine deepened its global influence and reputation for incisive analysis of politics, economics and finance.
Bill Emmott was chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (2019–2025); chairman of the Japan Society of the UK; chairman of the board of Trinity College Dublin’s Long Room Hub Arts & Humanities Research Institute; and chairman of the Wake Up Foundation, which he co-founded in 2013 with Italian filmmaker Annalisa Piras to use film to explore the challenges facing Western societies. He is currently a member of the board of The Irish Times.
He was Co-Director of the Global Commission for Post-Pandemic Policy, an initiative designed to enable informed discourse and decision-making, frame priorities and help build consensus on policy solutions to strengthen societal and global resilience.
Bill Emmott is the author of 15 books on Japan, Asia, Italy and the 20th century. His recent titles include Japan’s Far More Female Future: Increasing Gender Equality and Reducing Workplace Insecurity Will Make Japan Stronger (Oxford University Press, 2020), which examines the economic impact of the rise in female higher education and workforce participation in Japan; The Fate of the West: The Battle to Save the World’s Most Successful Political Idea (2017); Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India, and Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade (2009); and Good Italy, Bad Italy: Why Italy Must Conquer Its Demons to Face the Future (2013).
Expanding beyond print, Bill Emmott co-wrote and narrated the acclaimed documentary Girlfriend in a Coma (2013), about Italy’s political and economic decline, and served as executive producer of The Great European Disaster Movie (2015), a provocative film on the European Union and populism. Both documentaries were broadcast on BBC Four, Sky Italia and other channels worldwide.
Bill Emmott is a member of the Global Advisory Board of the University of Tokyo and an Ushioda Fellow at UTokyo’s Tokyo College. He also sits on the senior advisory panel of Critical Resource, an extractive-industries and ESG consultancy, and is a consultant to Lansdowne Partners. He writes regular columns for La Stampa, Mainichi Shimbun, Nikkei Business and Project Syndicate.
He holds honorary degrees from the University of Warwick, City, University of London and Northwestern University in the United States, and is an honorary fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. He was Visiting Fellow in Practice at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford (2015–17), and a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford (2017–18). In 2016 the Japanese government awarded Bill Emmott the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, in recognition of his contribution to UK–Japan relations.
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Bill Emmott speaks on Economics & Finance, Europe, Future, Geopolitics, Global Trends. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Bill to align the content with your delegates and goals.
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Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Bill Emmott is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).
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