Dr. Rebecca Harding is an independent trade economist, public speaker and digital and sustainable trade and supply chain specialist. Her affiliations include roles as an Associate at Earendel Associates, a Senior Fellow at the British Foreign Policy Group and an Associate Partner in the T3i Partner network. She is the... Read more
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Dr. Rebecca Harding is an independent trade economist, public speaker and digital and sustainable trade and supply chain specialist. Her affiliations include roles as an Associate at Earendel Associates, a Senior Fellow at the British Foreign Policy Group and an Associate Partner in the T3i Partner network. She is the founder of strategic advisory business, Rebeccanomics which convenes the Centre for Economic Security and the Sustainable Trade Forum. In 2022 she was awarded the “Net Zero Entrepreneur of the Year” at the annual Scale Up Group’s Enterprise Awards.
She has built three data-based technology businesses in the data, digital trade and ESG space, held senior positions as Head of Corporate Research at Deloitte, Senior Fellow at London Business School, and Chief Economist roles at the Work Foundation and at UK Finance (formerly the British Bankers Association). She acted as Specialist Adviser to the Treasury Select Committee and advised the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Entrepreneurship. She has acted as a trade finance and supply chains expert witness, is a member of the World Trade Board, the ITFA’s ESG Committee and the ICC’s sustainable trade finance technology sub-committee. Between 2004 and 2018 she was a Director and Trustee of the German-British Forum. She advises members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Security.
Rebecca is well-known in the world of trade and trade finance as an expert and an as an entertaining and insightful key-note speaker and moderator who draws on her unique combination of practice-based experience and academic research in international economics, political risk and trade. More recently she has expanded her public speaking into economic “war-gaming” taking a fictional geopolitical crisis and “gaming” with the audience the consequences for strategy and business.
Her co-authored books, “The Weaponization of Trade: the Great Unbalancing of Policy and Economics” and “Gaming Trade: Win-Win Strategies for the Digital Era” have defined the trade-based nature of geostrategy in the digital era. She provided the business case for the adoption of paperless trade documents into UK law (the Electronic Documents Trade Act); her work on the “regulatory paradox” of current sustainability reporting requirements has catalysed the establishment of the ITFA’s cross-industry ESG Working Group to set sustainability reporting and audit standards. She has authored 8 other books on the German economy, global innovation policy, and SME financing and Venture Capital. Her high media profile includes frequent appearances on BBC Television and Radio, Sky News, CNBC, and Times Radio, as well as citations in the broadsheet media.
Her latest book, The World at Economic War (2025), recently named by Martin Wolf as one of the best books of the year, offers a timely and incisive analysis of how economics has become a battleground of modern geopolitical conflict, revealing how global interdependencies, digitalisation and strained post-war institutions are reshaping power, security and the future of international trade.
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Rebecca Harding'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 Rebecca tailored to your event.
Rebecca Harding speaks on Business & Management, Economics, Emerging Markets, Future & Technology, Geopolitics. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Rebecca to align the content with your delegates and goals.
London Speaker Bureau can book Rebecca Harding for events worldwide, subject to Rebecca'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 Rebecca Harding 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 Rebecca can accommodate.
London Speaker Bureau will brief Rebecca Harding 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 Rebecca can offer.
Rebecca Harding 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.
Rebecca Harding's areas of expertise include Business & Management, Economics, Emerging Markets, Future & Technology, Geopolitics. To get a clear sense of Rebecca'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.
Rebecca Harding can be booked through London Speaker Bureau for corporate conferences, leadership events, internal team meetings, association gatherings and private client engagements where expertise in Business & Management, Economics, Emerging Markets, Future & Technology, Geopolitics is relevant. Details of Rebecca'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 Rebecca Harding 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 Rebecca Harding, particularly during peak conference seasons. Where possible we also accommodate shorter lead times - please contact London Speaker Bureau to check Rebecca's current availability for your dates.