Our Economics & Finance Keynote speakers

Philip Hammond

British Conservative politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019

Francois Hollande

President of France 2012-17

Olivier Goy

Founder and CEO of October (formerly Lendix), the #1 SME lending platform in continental Europe

Nigel Farage

British Politician and Leader of the Brexit Party

Yanis Varoufakis

Former Minister of Finance in Greece

Supachai Panitchpakdi

former Secretary-General of UNCTAD (2005-2013), former Director-General of the World Trade Organization (2002-2005) and former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand

Nouriel Roubini

Renowned Economist who predicted the 2007 Global Financial Crisis and Credit Crunch

Beatrice Weder di Mauro

Adviser to the German Government on Economic Policy

Linda Yueh

Leading Economist, Broadcaster and Author

Molly Crockett

American neuroscientist noted for her work on human morality, altruism and decision making

Jose Manuel Barroso

Chairman Goldman Sachs International

Paul Mason

Award Winning British Journalist, Broadcaster and Author

Joseph Stiglitz

Nobel Prize Winning Economist

Lorenzo Bini Smaghi

Experienced European Central Banker

John Coates

Derivatives Trader turned Behavioural Neuroscientist

Zanny Minton Beddoes

Editor-in-Chief of The Economist

Xavier Sala i Martin

Professor of Economics, Columbia University

Tomas Sedlacek

Author of Economics of Good and Evil, philosopher of economics

Richard Quest

Renowned CNN Business Correspondent

Jean Claude Trichet

Chairman of the Group of Thirty. Chairman of Board of Directors of Bruegel University. Former President of The European Central Bank

Rafidah Aziz

Malaysia's longest serving Minister of International Trade and Industry

David Miliband

Inspirational Statesman

Jeroen van der Veer

Former Chief Executive Officer of Shell

Barbara Judge

Chairman Institute of Directors and UK Pension Protection Fund