Our speakers
Powerful insights from leading voices
Engaging audiences worldwide
FT Live events are powered by prestigious speakers. Our highly trained Content Editors curate panels of leaders and experts from around the world to share insights with Financial Times journalists, addressing big issues and attracting the best audiences. We also offer an extremely limited number of speaking opportunities to sponsors, enabling them to showcase expertise and deliver their message.
Who speaks at FT Live events?
FT Live events deliver knowledge and opinion from prominent business leaders, powerful policymakers, renowned academics and influential celebrities.
Kate Bingham
Managing Partner, SV Health Investors
William J. Burns
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Mark Carney
Former Governor of the Bank of England, U.N. Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance
Marco Dunnand
CEO, Mercuria
Adena Friedman
Chair and CEO, Nasdaq
Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Christine Lagarde
President, European Central Bank
Elon Musk
CEO, Tesla
Nandan Nilekani
Co-Founder, Infosys
Sir Jim Ratcliffe
CEO, Ineos
Kadri Simson
Commissioner for Energy, European Commission
Amanda Stavely
Founder and CEO, PCP Capital Partners
H.E. Felix Tshisekedi
President, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kazuo Ueda
Governor, Bank of Japan
Janet Yellen
Secretary of the Treasury, United States
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President, Ukraine
Speaking opportunities are available through sponsorship
FT Live offers event sponsorship and partnership packages which include speaking slots. Partner with us to represent your industry, elevate your brand and deliver your message.
Championing diversity on every level
We strive for all our events to feature speakers with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and ideas, sharing a variety of viewpoints, and challenging the status quo in their industries and fields of expertise. We are a partner of the 50:50 Project aimed at increasing women's participation across media content.
This was a phenomenally insightful experience with great discussions taking place on the panels but also all around the conference. The Summit brought together exceptional world renowned executives from all parts of the industry to provide unique perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing the banks.
Vice President, Senior Equities Research Analyst, State Street Global Advisors (Global Banking Summit 2023)Viki Farmaki
Sponsorship opportunities
Speak to a member of our commercial team who can walk you through a range of event sponsorship opportunities tailored to your needs.
