Nick Ross is one of the UK’s best known and longest-serving broadcasters, most recognised for live events and for Crimewatch which he presented for over 20 years. He has awards for best broadcaster, best documentary, and best factual series, and his credits include several eponymous programmes including a long-running Radio... Read more
Nick Ross is one of the UK’s best known and longest-serving broadcasters, most recognised for live events and for Crimewatch which he presented for over 20 years. He has awards for best broadcaster, best documentary, and best factual series, and his credits include several eponymous programmes including a long-running Radio 4 phone-in Call Nick Ross, a BBC-2 talk show Nick Ross, and Westminster with Nick Ross with live coverage of parliament and election campaigns. He launched British breakfast TV and Watchdog and has presented many of the main factual TV shows including the forerunner to the Six O’clock News, A Week in Politics, Newsnight, On The Record, and the main radio news programmes including World at One, The World Tonight and Newsdesk. In 2009 he completed a year-long investigation The Truth About Crime, a landmark series for BBC One, and has other shows in development.
He has served on numerous government inquiries and committees, is a director of Crimestoppers, the UK Stem Cell Foundation and Sense About Science, an ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund, and is president, patron or chairman of around twenty charities. He is a member of several bioethics committees, twice been chairman of the Science Book Prize, Guest Director of the Cheltenham Science Festival, and inspired the Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science at UCL where he is an honorary fellow and visiting professor.
If you are looking for the best, whether to stimulate ideas or achieve consensus, in small groups of top executives, gatherings of the entire workforce and suppliers, public consultations or events like London’s mayoral candidate debates, Nick Ross can add considerable value with humour, intelligence, and business and political expertise. He is frequently involved in the planning process and he chairs meetings throughout Europe, the US, and SE Asia for national and international companies and organisations, the UK government and the European Commission. Almost every client has recorded well-above expectation levels of satisfaction.
He has been a member of leading medical and scientific and ethics committees and has wide experience of industry and commerce. He has a broad knowledge of IS issues, telecoms, financial service industries, IPR, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and is experienced in promoting corporate vision and strategy, change programmes and restructuring, customer focus, and total quality initiatives. He is accomplished as a catalyst in senior management dialogue and brainstorming sessions as well as in holding together very large-scale events or major international televised programmes. He is able to involve staff in open debate even in large and difficult environments, and is used regularly as a consultant in planning events to ensure they are lively and fulfil their aims.
He is President of HealthSense (formerly Healthwatch), chairs and the Wales Cancer Bank advisory board, is an Honorary Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons, is a Life Member of the Royal Society of Medicine, and a non-executive director of Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust.
He was awarded a CBE in 2021 for services to broadcasting, charities and crime prevention.
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Nick Ross's speaking fees depend on the event format (in-person or virtual), the location, the length of the engagement and the level of customisation required. Please contact London Speaker Bureau for an up-to-date fee quote for Nick tailored to your event.
Nick Ross speaks on Facilitators & Moderators, Society & Education. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Nick to align the content with your delegates and goals.
London Speaker Bureau can book Nick Ross for events worldwide, subject to Nick's schedule. Please send us your event date, location and format and we will confirm availability and handle travel and logistics on your behalf.
Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Nick Ross is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).
Most keynote speeches run between 45 and 60 minutes, often followed by a 15-30 minute Q&A. Other formats - shorter conference slots, panel appearances or longer workshop sessions - may also be possible. Share your agenda with London Speaker Bureau and we will confirm what Nick can accommodate.
London Speaker Bureau will brief Nick Ross on your audience profile, sector and objectives so the keynote can be shaped around your event. The level of customisation possible depends on the speaker and the lead time - contact us with your brief and we will confirm what Nick can offer.
Nick Ross delivers keynotes in English. This profile may not list every language available; ask London Speaker Bureau to confirm. If you require simultaneous interpretation or a multilingual format, please mention this in your enquiry and London Speaker Bureau will arrange it for you.
Nick Ross's areas of expertise include Facilitators & Moderators, Society & Education. To get a clear sense of Nick's style, credentials and how they engage an audience, please review the biography, popular talks and any videos or testimonials shown on this page, or request a detailed speaker brief from London Speaker Bureau.
Nick Ross can be booked through London Speaker Bureau for corporate conferences, leadership events, internal team meetings, association gatherings and private client engagements where expertise in Facilitators & Moderators, Society & Education is relevant. Details of Nick's background and previous engagements are included in the biography above; contact us if you would like a more detailed list of past clients or case studies.
Beyond keynote speeches, many of the speakers on our roster also take part in workshops, executive masterclasses, panel discussions and fireside chats. Contact London Speaker Bureau with your preferred format and we will confirm what Nick Ross is able to offer alongside or instead of a keynote.
We generally recommend enquiring at least three to twelve months in advance to secure your preferred date with Nick Ross, particularly during peak conference seasons. Where possible we also accommodate shorter lead times - please contact London Speaker Bureau to check Nick's current availability for your dates.