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The Speaking Landscape: What Organisations Will Need Next

As organisations plan for 2026, voices who help leaders navigate complexity, risk, and rapid change are more in-demand than ever.

In 2025 alone, London Speaker Bureau delivered keynote, executive learning, and boardroom advisory sessions with 833 speakers across 67 countries, giving us a unique vantage point on what organisations are asking for next. 

In 2026, the priority is clear: understanding what your audiences will need next, and who is best placed to deliver it.

Why LSB?

Our Consultants bring extensive first-hand experience across global industries and local markets. Beyond securing the right speakers and advisors, we help organisations define and shape the conversations that matter most.

What to Expect in 2026:

Based on global demand, client conversations and emerging trends, these are the themes defining the year ahead: AI, Geopolitics, Security, and Leadership.

AI and How to Use It in Business

As AI adoption evolves, the conversation has shifted to execution. Organisations are no longer asking whether to use AI, but how to integrate it securely and at scale.

  • Less theory, more implementation
  • Leaders want clarity, not hype

Geopolitics and Geoeconomics

A shifting world order, evolving alliances, and a more fragmented economic landscape. Geopolitics is no longer a background consideration, it is a core business variable. Demand is high for experts who can connect geopolitical developments to strategic implications.

  • Strategy teams seeking context
  • Regional expertise matters more than ever

Security, Risk, and Resilience

Risk has become multidimensional. Cyber threats, geopolitical instability, regulatory pressure, and climate-related disruption are converging. Those who understand how organisations withstand shocks and adapt under pressure are increasingly sought-after.

    • From cyber to organisational resilience
    • Growing demand for credible insight

Leadership and Change Management

Transformation is continuous, and faster than ever. Demand is growing for advisors who address the human dimension of leadership, decision-making under ambiguity, leading through fatigue, and sustaining engagement in volatile environments.

  • Managing uncertainty, not just transformation
  • Human leadership under pressure

Voices Shaping The Conversation

Here is a snapshot of speakers organisations are looking to for clarity and insight:
from geopolitics and security to AI and leadership through change.

Anthony Scaramucci Anthony Scaramucci

Managing Partner at SkyBridge Capital, Podcast Co-host
The Rest Is Politics: US
Priya Lakhani OBE Priya Lakhani OBE

Founder of Century Tech, Business & AI strategist, BBC AI-Decoded
Jim Hagemann Snabe Jim Hagemann Snabe

Chairman of Siemens AG; Board Member at Temasek, C3.ai & Bloom Energy
Richard Moore Richard Moore

Former Chief of Britain’s MI6 (2020–2025)
Kadri Simson Kadri Simson

European Commissioner for Energy (2019–2024)
Mark Esper Mark Esper

Former US Secretary of Defense (2019–2020)


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