Best UK Speakers & Moderators Agency

Who We Are

Riva Media is a speakers bureau and talent agency supplying Keynote Speakers, Motivational Speakers and other celebrity speakers, as well as Presenters and Moderators.

We offer the best speakers in the worlds of business, entertainment and the media, working as Conference Speakers, Motivational Speakers, Inspirational Speakers, Sports Speakers, After Dinner Speakers and Event Hosts.

Hot topics include speakers on diversity, technology and innovation, finance, leadership, sustainability and mental health.

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Speakers and MCs

ian tonge2023-10-12T19:41:27+00:00

Susannah Streeter

Financial and Technology Presenter, Finance/Banking/Economics Keynote Speaker, Moderator, Podcast Presenter, Hosted flagship business shows for the BBC

admin2024-04-15T17:07:49+00:00

Ayo Sokale

Civil engineer, BBC Presenter, Former Deputy Mayor of Reading, Sustainability Speaker, Motivational Speaker, STEM Speaker, Neurodiversity Speaker

admin2023-10-22T08:49:52+00:00

Kathryn Parsons

Co-CEO Decoded, Sunday Times Columnist, Artificial Intelligence Speaker, Digital Transformation Speaker, Technology Speaker, Business Speaker, Motivational Speaker

admin2024-01-04T16:36:03+00:00

Sue Perkins

TV and Radio Presenter, The Great British Bake Off, Just a Minute, The News Quiz, Sunday Times Best Seller Author

admin2021-10-10T11:54:22+00:00

Gary Lineker

TV Presenter, Match of the Day, Olympic Games, Former England Footballer, Sports Speaker, Keynote Speaker, After Dinner Speaker

admin2023-11-25T11:55:26+00:00

Kevin McCloud

TV, Property Expert, Environmental and Sustainability Expert, Keynote Speaker, After Dinner Speaker, Celebrity Speaker

admin2022-03-20T18:19:27+00:00

George Clarke

Television Presenter, The Restoration Man, Ugly House to Lovely House, Property Expert, Keynote Sustainability Speaker, After Dinner Speaker

admin2022-02-10T10:46:49+00:00

Prof Brian Cox OBE

STEM Keynote Speaker, Inspirational Speaker, Science Speaker, Presenter, Physicist

admin2023-02-07T14:31:15+00:00

David Baddiel

Keynote Speaker, Events Host, Presenter, Comedian, Author

admin2023-02-07T14:30:01+00:00

Jimmy Carr

Comedian, TV Presenter, 8 out of 10 Cats, Big Fat Quiz of the Year, Celebrity Speaker, Event Host, After Dinner Speaker

admin2024-01-04T16:32:41+00:00

Gyles Brandreth

Performer, Writer, Broadcaster, Former MP, Editor-At-Large Sunday Telegraph Review, London Correspondent CBS News, Author

admin2023-10-12T20:15:53+00:00

Phil Gayle

International Presenter and Voice Artist, Big Breakfast News Presenter, has presented for Channel 4, BBC, ITV, DW, also a Moderator, Facilitator, Event Host and Keynote Speaker

admin2024-03-01T10:35:24+00:00

Swarzy

Presenter/Broadcaster BBC Radio 1Xtra, Former KISS FM Presenter. Radio 5 Live, Radio 4, Voice of BBC Sounds, Keynote Speaker, Moderator, Event MC

ian tonge2023-12-20T18:43:51+00:00

Bridgid Nzekwu

Highly experienced moderator and conference host. Former Channel 4 News anchor and ITV newsreader. Specialist in business, technology, and healthcare sectors.

admin2023-09-20T12:10:07+00:00

Leah Williamson

England Women’s Football Captain, 2022 Euros winner, Motivational Speaker, International Women’s Day Speaker, Inspirational Speaker, Sports Speaker

admin2024-04-12T12:40:11+00:00

Rosanna Lockwood

International News Anchor, Business, Economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability Specialist, Moderator and Event Host.

admin2024-03-11T09:57:15+00:00

Emma Vardy

Award-winning BBC Correspondent and Presenter, Event MC, Moderator, Keynote and Motivational Speaker

admin2024-03-13T10:32:57+00:00

Robyn Dwyer

Global News Anchor, Moderator, Event Host, Business specialist with extensive experience interviewing industry leaders worldwide, speaks fluent French

admin2024-03-30T19:11:50+00:00

Sonya Barlow

BBC Presenter, LMF Network CEO, Author, Keynote Speaker, Moderator, Event MC, specialising in entrepreneurship, technology, gender equality, inclusion, future of work, diversity and neurodiversity

admin2023-06-06T13:40:17+00:00

Chris Fox

Technology presenter and journalist with more than 12 years of broadcasting experience.

admin2023-11-28T10:15:34+00:00

Andrea Byrne

Anchor of BAFTA Award Winning Wales at Six, ITV News Presenter, Crime Files for ITV Wales, Wales This Week, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Ambassador

admin2023-02-07T14:28:15+00:00

Louis Theroux

Documentary Presenter, Weird Weekends, When Louis Met…, My Scientology Movie, Multi-BAFTA Winner, Virtual Events Host

admin2023-12-13T08:39:52+00:00

Scott Mills

DJ for BBC Radio 1, Flirt Divert, Innuendo Bingo, The Official Chart, BBC Radio 5 Live, Contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, Ambassador for Team GB

admin2023-12-13T09:30:19+00:00

Ade Adepitan

Sports Speaker, Presenter, Anti-Discrimination Champion, Paralympian

admin2023-09-11T12:34:49+00:00

Lord Sugar

Business magnate, Star of BBC's Apprentice, Founded Amstrad, Former Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, Business Speaker

admin2023-03-06T20:43:53+00:00

Baroness Karren Brady CBE

Businesswoman, Vice-chairman of West Ham United, Keynote Speaker, Business Speaker, TV Personality

admin2023-02-07T14:38:34+00:00

Rory Bremner

Presenter, Actor, Spitting Image, Whose Line is it Anyway, Have I Got News for You, Comedian, Satirist, Columnist, Writer

admin2023-04-14T02:14:12+00:00

Tim Campbell MBE

Keynote Speaker, Motivational Speaker, TV Personality, Entrepreneur

admin2024-02-13T10:41:33+00:00

Nicola Adams sports speaker and boxing champion

Nicola Adams OBE

Boxer, LGBT+ Diversity and Inclusion Speaker, Olympic Champion, Ambassador of Fight For Peace, European and Commonwealth Games

admin2023-02-07T14:27:18+00:00

Lenny Henry

Award-winning Comedian, Comic Relief, Presenter, West End actor, Othello, Diversity Speaker, Impressionist, Motivational Speaker

admin2023-02-07T14:41:28+00:00

Harry Redknapp

Football Manager, West Ham, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Winner of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, After Dinner Speaker

admin2023-02-07T14:38:02+00:00

Bear Grylls

Extreme Adventurer, Emmy Award-Nominated Programme Host, Ex-Soldier British Special Forces, Worked Alongside President Obama, Julia Roberts, Kate Winslet

ian tonge2022-12-06T00:38:57+00:00

Mike Tindall MBE

Motivational Speaker, Inspirational Speaker, Sports Speaker, Former Athlete

admin2023-04-14T02:14:56+00:00

Dame Kelly Holmes

Olympic Gold Medallist at 800m and 1500m, Sports and Motivational Speaker, Keynote Speaker on mental health challenges

admin2022-02-03T12:28:16+00:00

Preet Chandi

Skied solo across Antarctica - British Army Medical Officer - Motivational Speaker, Inspirational Speaker, Diversity Speaker

admin2023-06-16T11:13:08+00:00

Jeremy White

Senior Innovation Editor for Wired Magazine, Artificial Intelligence Speaker, Technology and Trends Speaker, Business Speaker

admin2023-12-13T09:52:26+00:00

Andy Zaltzman

Stand-up comedian, broadcaster and author

admin2023-12-13T09:38:16+00:00

Katherine Ryan

Actress, Writer, Presenter, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Live At The Apollo, Netflix comedy The Duchess

admin2023-12-13T08:38:50+00:00

Steven Bartlett

Inspirational Speaker, Entrepreneur, Investor, Motivational Speaker

admin2022-03-06T21:26:46+00:00

Michaela Strachan

Michaela Strachan was an ever-present face in the 1980s on programmes like Wide Wake Club, Boogie Box, Good Morning Britain and The Hitman and Her.

admin2022-03-22T10:54:32+00:00

Biz Stone

Co-founder Twitter, Environmental Campaigner, Business Speaker, Sustainability Speaker

admin2022-03-22T10:55:25+00:00

Chad Hurley

Co-founder and former CEO of YouTube, Co-Founder MixBit, Golden State Warriors and Leeds United Investor, Business Speaker

admin2024-01-27T10:29:06+00:00

Dr Daniel Hulme

CEO of Satalia, Chief AI Officer at WPP, Global experti in Artificial Intelligence, especially Generative AI, Keynote Speaker on AI, AI Event Moderator/Host

admin2023-12-19T14:35:52+00:00

Marc Randolph

Netflix Co-founder, Founder Macworld US and MacWarehouse, Business Speaker, Digital Transformation Speaker

admin2023-02-15T10:21:11+00:00

Sophia the Robot keynote speaker, technology speaker or business speaker

Sophia the Robot/David Hanson

Artificial Intelligence expert, Global Technological Innovator, Technology Speaker, truly superhuman!

admin2022-02-15T18:38:32+00:00

Roger Harrabin

Roger Harrabin is one of the media’s most influential voices on the environment, energy and climate change.

admin2023-11-09T12:06:51+00:00

Sir Craig Oliver

Former Director of Politics and Communications to British PM, former Controller of BBC Global, Keynote Speaker on Geopolitics and Communications, Moderator, Podcast Host

admin2021-08-27T21:37:08+00:00

Michale Johnson sports celebrity keynote speaker

Michael Johnson

Record Breaking Athlete, Olympic Gold medallist, Sports Speaker, Motivational Speaker, After Dinner Speaker

admin2024-04-18T14:29:10+00:00

Eva Carroll

Keynote and Motivational Speaker on Social Mobility, Equality, Resilience, Mental Health and LGBTQ issues, Comedian, Presenter, Journalist, Actress, Campaigner, Workshop Coach and Trainer

admin2023-03-06T20:45:39+00:00

Dex Hunter-Torricke

Head of Communications, Oversight Board for Meta, Former Head of Communications at SpaceX, Executive Communications Manager at Facebook and Executive at Google

admin2023-03-06T20:49:43+00:00

Dr Göran Carstedt

Former Head of IKEA Retail Europe, Keynote Speaker, Environmental Speaker, Business Leader

ian tonge2024-03-20T13:19:56+00:00

Nina Schick

Author, advisor and speaker, specialising in Generative AI.

admin2022-03-25T22:28:35+00:00

Christian Howes

Digital Speaker, Keynote Speaker, Tech Speaker

admin2023-03-06T20:46:36+00:00

Jo Fairley

Co-founder of Green & Black’s, Eco Speaker, Business Speaker, Entrepreneur

admin2023-08-16T07:21:24+00:00

Bruce Daisley

Former boss of Twitter EMEA & YouTube UK, Keynote Speaker, Technology Speaker, Workplace Coach, Author, Podcaster

admin2023-03-06T20:43:25+00:00

Guy Verhofstadt

Keynote Speaker, Former Prime Minister, EU Parliamentarian, Author

admin2023-12-11T13:37:31+00:00

Sir Andrew Strauss OBE

English Cricket Administrator, Former England Captain, Sports Speaker, Business Speaker, Inspirational Speaker, Motivational Speaker

admin2023-04-11T06:08:58+00:00

Amar Latif

Motivational Speaker, Inspirational Speaker, Presenter, TV Personality

admin2023-02-07T14:34:51+00:00

Phil Tufnell

Inspirational Speaker, Presenter, TV Personality, Former Cricketer

admin2023-12-13T09:39:16+00:00

Jonny Wilkinson

Former England Rugby Player, World Cup Winner, British Lions, Six Nations, ITV Sport Pundit, World Rugby Hall of Fame, Keynote Speaker

admin2023-12-10T10:35:03+00:00

David Rowan

Keynote Speaker, Tech Speaker, founding Editor-in-Chief of WIRED magazine’s UK edition

admin2023-03-14T18:05:29+00:00

Mika Hakkinen

Double Formula One World Champion Mika Hakkinen scored back-to-back titles in 1998 and 1999 as lead driver for the all-conquering McLaren Mercedes Benz team.

admin2022-02-11T18:07:37+00:00

David Coulthard sports speaker, keynote speaker

David Coulthard MBE

David Coulthard is a former Formula 1 Grand Prix driver, television broadcaster, author and entrepreneur.

admin2023-11-12T12:10:16+00:00

Shivvy Jervis

Technology, Innovation, Trends, the Metaverse, AI, Cyber Security, Neurodiversity - Business Speaker, Moderator, Awards and Event Host

admin2022-02-03T12:20:32+00:00

Lily Cole

Model, Actress, Sustainability Speaker, Environmental Speaker

admin2022-03-06T21:17:13+00:00

William Chase

Founder of Tyrrells Crisps - Entrepreneur - Business Speaker, Sustainability Speaker

admin2023-02-07T14:33:01+00:00

Jamie Carragher

Former Liverpool and England footballer, Keynote Speaker, Events Host, Commentator, Presenter, Sports Speaker

admin2022-02-10T10:31:55+00:00

Holly Branson

Event Speaker, Presenter, Business Speaker, Author

admin2023-03-06T20:47:47+00:00

Jensen Huang

Keynote Speaker, Tech Speaker, Entrepreneur, Engineer

admin2023-12-11T13:38:21+00:00

Tim Sweeney

Keynote Speaker, Tech Speaker, Gaming Speaker, Entrepreneur, Programmer

admin2022-03-22T10:59:39+00:00

Tim Peake

Keynote Speaker, STEM Speaker, Motivational Speaker, Astronaut, Pilot, Soldier

admin2021-08-27T21:41:37+00:00

Alan Shearer

Former England, Newcastle, Blackburn and Southampton striker, highest scorer in Premier League history, Match of the Day, Celebrity Sports Speaker

admin2022-03-02T14:34:38+00:00

Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson

Paralympic Gold Medallist, Former wheelchair racer, Television Presenter, Politician, Sports and Motivational Speaker

Moderators and Facilitators

ian tonge2023-10-12T19:41:27+00:00

Susannah Streeter

Financial and Technology Presenter, Finance/Banking/Economics Keynote Speaker, Moderator, Podcast Presenter, Hosted flagship business shows for the BBC

admin2023-10-12T20:15:53+00:00

Phil Gayle

International Presenter and Voice Artist, Big Breakfast News Presenter, has presented for Channel 4, BBC, ITV, DW, also a Moderator, Facilitator, Event Host and Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker
Zoe Kleinman - BBC Technology Presenter,
Moderator, Digital Transformation Speaker,
Technology Public Speaker, Cyber Security
Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Haddy Ndure - News Anchor, Presenter,
Event Host, Moderator, Keynote Speaker,
Diversity and Inclusion Speaker,
Inspirational Speaker, Motivational Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Juliette Foster - Award-winning
Presenter, Event Host, Awards Host,
Moderator, Diversity and Inclusion
Speaker, Motivational Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Ayo Sokale - Civil engineer, BBC Presenter,
Sustainability Speaker, Environment Speaker,
Motivational Speaker, Inspirational Speaker,
STEM Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Joe Tidy - The BBC’s first Cyber Security
Correspondent, BBC Radio 4 Presenter,
Digital Transformation Speaker, Cyber
Security Speaker, Technology Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Susannah Streeter - Financial and Technology
Presenter, Moderator, Digital Transformation
Speaker, Speaker with track record presenting
BBC Business News

Partnered by the IRT Media Group, Riva runs social media campaigns and attracts brand partnerships on behalf of its clients. Specialising in the biggest issues of our age we have the best speakers on digital transformation, artificial intelligence, technology, cyber security, sustainability, climate change, the environment, diversity and gaming.

Our client list includes the BBC, Microsoft, EY, Cisco, BMW, Barclays, HSBC, BSH, the United Nations, the European Commission, SAP, Kaspersky, Total, ITN and News UK.

Keynote Speaker
Steven Bartlett - From Social Chain co-founder to
Dragon's Den star, his 'Happy Sexy Millionaire'
book and captivating speaking style inspire
audiences worldwide
In Partnership with True Talent
Keynote Speaker
Nicola Adams - Boxer, Sports Speaker, Diversity and
Inclusion Speaker, Motivational Speaker,
After Dinner Speaker, Celebrity Speaker
In Partnership with True Talent
Keynote Speaker
Gary Neville - English football pundit and former player
In Partnership with True Talent
Keynote Speaker
Jenson Button - F1 World Champion
revered for his precision and strategic driving
In Partnership with True Talent
Keynote Speaker
Adrian Chiles - Renowned TV presenter known
for his engaging style and insightful interviews
In Partnership with True Talent

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Testimonials

Riva Media is my go to agency for sourcing European speakers. Harry and Cat are fantastic to work with and make the process smooth and easy. From providing speaker recommendations, negotiating contracts and coordinating logistics – the execution is seamless. I always enjoy working with this incredible agency

Carmen Kimberling, SAP

Harry, I’d like to THANK YOU for your incredible partnership ahead of our first ever Government Digital Transformation Summit. I particularly appreciated how you took the time to understand the context and purpose of this high-profile event, and worked closely with me to identify the perfect speakers for the different sessions in our agenda. Your counsel and flexibility made it so easy to secure just the right people to help inspire and educate our audience of government marketing practitioners. In addition, I was so grateful for how you took complete ownership of the process of liaising with speakers, provided us with timely updates and flagged any issues before they even arose!

Facebook

Riva Media are very professional and responsive. I recently had a very pleasant experience of booking a public speaker through them and it couldn't have gone better - looking forward to working with them again in the future.

Erin Knox-Macaulay, Axon

Riva Media are fantastic to work with. All their speakers are extremely professional. They are the go-to agents for us.

Janos Nieddu, Chase Publishing

Harry Gibson and Riva Media are a pleasure to work with. Harry is highly efficient, communicative and knowledgeable about the business. Working together with Riva Media is a very effective, collaborative experience. We look forward to working together on many further events in the future!

Jane French, The Right Address

We've been impressed by the range and quality of speakers, moderators and event hosts provided by Riva Media. We also greatly appreciate their swift responses to any inquiries and the efficiency with which they handle their business.

Ian Tonge, CEO, IRT Media Group

I've had two previous agents over my career of 20+ years and Harry Gibson @RivaMedia is the best by far. Proactive, collaborative, he genuinely cares about his clients. Highly recommended!

Bridgid Nzekwu, Presenter, Corporate Host, Award-winning Media Trainer

Riva Media has been representing me for years both in London and Istanbul. The CEO, Harry Gibson, really understands every inch of the TV industry and journalism. When it comes to putting us forward for event hosting and moderating, he always defends our value. In sum, he always wants the best for his clients and always has our back!

Maria Ramos, Presenter

Great service, professional and supportive staff. An industry leader!

Afua Adom, Presenter, Keynote Speaker, Event Host

Harry Gibson and Riva Media are a pleasure to work with. Harry is highly efficient, communicative and knowledgeable about the business. Working together with Riva Media is a very effective, collaborative experience.

The Right Address

I’ve been working for Riva Media for over two years and it has been a pleasure working for them. They are professional, value their employees and have a great work ethic. Proud to be a member of such a great team and looking forward to more years of working together. Thank you Riva Media!

Elsa Isaku, Hair Stylist