Hiring a professional moderator for your business event ensures a seamless and engaging experience. Their ability to manage time, handle unforeseen issues, and engage the audience effectively makes them essential for any corporate event. At Great Business Speakers, we specialise in connecting you with the ideal moderator for your specific event needs. Our network of experienced moderators is committed to helping you achieve your event goals, whether it’s a workshop, conference, or team meeting. Let us help you create a successful, stress-free event by finding the perfect expert to lead it.
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Jonathan Charles is a strategic communications and geopolitics expert, reputation management consultant and broadcaster.
Jonathan was a familiar voice and face after thirty years on BBC Television and Radio. He was a BBC Foreign and War Correspondent covering some of the biggest stories of recent years, reporting on 29 wars and conflicts including Iraq, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Chechnya, Northern Ireland and a host of others, winning several awards for his journalism.
Jonathan established television operations for the BBC in Brussels and Frankfurt, and operated in many conflict zones throughout the world. For five years, he presented the television news on BBC1, BBC World News and BBC News Channel.
David Rowan is one of the world’s leading technology speakers and thought leaders. He has invested in over 180 early-stage tech companies, including eight that became billion-dollar “unicorns”, and runs venture funds that invest in health-tech and climate-tech.
He is founding UK Editor-in-Chief of the highly respected WIRED magazine, and author of Amazon #1 business bestseller Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from the World’s Smartest Minds (Penguin). David Rowan has delivered over 900 keynote talks around the world and event moderator for governments, WIRED, TED and the World Economic Forum.
Elsewhere he is technology columnist on The Times, GQ and Condé Nast Traveller. Not just a speaker, David Rowan practice’s what he preaches, being an active adviser to & investor in 60+ tech start-ups to date.
Amelia Kallman is a highly regarded futurist, speaker and author who has been named one of the ‘Top 25 Women in the Metaverse’ and ‘Top 20 World-Leading Futurist Speakers 2024’.
Specialising in technology, innovation, and the emerging opportunities and risks associated with AI, XR, the metaverse, and Web 3.0, Amelia empowers organisations to navigate innovation, build strategies and make informed decisions about the future.
She regularly consults for a number of Fortune 500 companies, with clients including Unilever, Puma, Avixa, PWC, Allianz, Lloyd’s, Red Bull, TD Synnex, and the UK Parliament.
Amelia makes the complex accessible, empowering her audiences with the foundational knowledge, context, and language they need. She leaves her audiences feeling inspired, with actionable insights they can apply immediately.
Jeremy White is a public speaker and executive editor of Wired, the influential technology and trends magazine that covers the innovations and businesses building the future.
In charge of analysing and identifying emerging trends and technological shifts that will affect both consumers and businesses, Jeremy is an expert speaker in a multitude of subjects from the Internet of Things to AI, smart homes to cybersecurity, autonomous cars to innovation in the financial sector.
His expansive knowledge of the product world and forecasting design and tech trends has seen him be commissioned for consultancy services to some of the world’s largest consumer brands on industrial design and user experience.
Danni Hewson is an accomplished financial commentator, broadcaster, and corporate event host, with over two decades of experience covering business, markets, and personal finance.
Her career began in journalism, but she rose to national prominence as the trusted voice of business news on BBC Radio 5 Live, fronting the flagship programme Wake Up To Money. She also became a familiar presence on BBC Breakfast, the BBC News Channel, and the BBC World Service, where her clear, engaging delivery helped demystify complex financial stories for a wide audience.
Today, Danni serves as a Financial Analyst at AJ Bell, where she delivers expert analysis and insightful commentary on everything from global markets and economic trends to household budgeting and investment strategies. Her work spans broadcast media, digital platforms, and live events. Danni has appeared on a number of media platforms and podcasts, including Talk TV sharing her financial analysis and expertise.
Highly sought after as an MC, panel moderator, and conference chair, Danni has partnered with clients across the corporate sector, financial services, and public bodies. She is also a founding ambassador for AJ Bell’s Money Matters campaign, advocating for greater financial confidence among women, and co-hosts its popular bi-weekly podcast covering practical money topics.
Alex McQueen is a BAFTA-nominated British actor who has appeared in many TV, film and radio productions, including 75 episodes of Holby City, playing the sarcastic anaesthetist Keith Greene.
In a career spanning over 20 years, Alex MacQueen has appeared in more than 40 films and over 60 different TV programmes, including multiple episodes of The Inbetweeners, Hilda, The Thick of It, and Hunderby, among many others.
He is best known for his role as Julius Nicholson in the BBC’s Thick Of It and as Neil’s dad in the Channel 4 comedy The Inbetweeners.
He has worked alongside various Directors including, Woody Allen, Kenneth Branagh and Richard Curtis.
In 2016 Alex starred opposite Sir Michael Caine in Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth. Later that year he appeared alongside Sir Kenneth Branagh in The Painkiller as part of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company season at The Garrick Theatre, London.
A political correspondent and presenter for many years with ITV, Alex Forrest Whiting brings authority and panache to all her broadcast work.
She has reported and presented for a variety of national and international news organisations including ITV News, BBC World, Al Jazeera English and Germany’s international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle (DW) she has a deep knowledge of international affairs.
She is an accomplished event Moderator, Host, Facilitator and Emcee for all corporate and business events.
