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Keynote SpeakerBruce Whitfield

Award-winning Journalist, Best-selling Author and Sought-After Speaker

Bruce Whitfield is a London-based business speaker, journalist, author and moderator who interprets the noise at the murky intersection of business, politics and society. He has the extraordinary ability to bring clarity, humour, and insight to complex issues. This fresh perspective helps his audience understand how we can choose to... Read more

Biography

Bruce Whitfield is a London-based business speaker, journalist, author and moderator who interprets the noise at the murky intersection of business, politics and society. He has the extraordinary ability to bring clarity, humour, and insight to complex issues. This fresh perspective helps his audience understand how we can choose to fix the future.

As a sought-after keynote speaker, he is backed by nearly three decades of impeccable journalistic credentials. He is as comfortable on a stage as he is on camera or behind the microphone. He has shared platforms with Bill and Hillary Clinton, Nouriel Roubini, Charlize Theron, Lord Mervyn King, and hundreds of business and political luminaries and personalities.

Bruce Whitfield is an award-winning journalist, who, for the last 20 years has continuously hosted a nightly radio show, condensing the complex world of money, economics, and business amidst the noise and clutter of a confusing world. Bruce has also hosted numerous TV programs, is a Contributing Editor to business publications and a foreign correspondent to multiple international news providers.

He has spoken and facilitated discussions as a media leader at the World Economic Forum in Davos and delivers content to audiences around the world. His new keynote, How to Get Lucky: Where Strategy, Opportunism and Grit Collide, is drawn from the most critical lessons he has distilled through analysing successful global businesses for more than two decades. It is the perfect antidote to the prevailing negative sentiment afflicting many economies as fears of recession and stagflation undermine leaders’ ability to shape their growth strategies for the future.

His keynote and podcast series, Genius: How to Thrive at the Edge of Chaos, based on his bestselling book of the same name, examine what it takes to thrive in an increasingly complex, fast-paced, divisive global environment. These are lessons for anyone looking to succeed anywhere against the odds. His bestselling first book, The Upside of Down, focuses on how chaos and uncertainty breed opportunity.

Bruce Whitfield presents an executive education course on Speaking in Public, Storytelling, Influence & Presence on EdX and has worked with a number of corporate leaders to improve their communication skills and media presence. Bruce is available as a business speaker, MC, or moderator for audiences looking to be entertained, informed and inspired by true stories and decades of studying great leaders and successful companies.

“If you are looking for a speaker who your delegates are going to quote around dinner tables for weeks after your event, Bruce is your man. Original, insightful and thought provoking” Richard Phillips, Director, Thundermark
“Bruce is able to take some very serious complex themes and make it relatable and digestible to our audience, he uses language we understand to position some global issues. Bruce is a great messenger, he is credible and very, very funny. A definite name on my dream dinner party guest list.” Kate Mollett, Regional Director, Commvault
“Knowledgeable, entertaining, positive, professional. Bruce is thoroughly prepared, with the ability to apply his profile, journalism skills and natural inquisitiveness to the client event – the result is an MC and facilitator who has always lifted the quality of our events with his personality and excellence.” Hylton Kalner, CEO Discovery Bank

Popular Talks by Bruce Whitfield

  • How to Thrive on the Edge of Chaos
    As the world goes from an extended period of abundance to one of increased scarcity, it may feel like we are teetering on a precipice. But Bruce’s 45-minute keynote inspired by his latest book, Genius. How to Take Smart Ideas Global, examines what it takes to not only cope in...
  • The Upside of Down
    Bruce’s talk, The Upside of Down, demonstrates how important it is to have a growth mindset in a profoundly complex environment, where fear and indecision often paralyse us into inaction. Using practical examples uncovered while researching his best-selling book of the same name, Bruce shows how current times are not...
  • Managing uncertainty
  • Solutionist thinking
  • Optimism & opportunism in business